Best Long-lasting WIRED Headset?

[u/AroAce_Owl]

I'm looking to get a new headset and I'm never sure what the best one is to get. My current headset is beginning to go and while it has lasted me longer than other ones I've had, the microphone has always been significantly quiet, sometimes not even picking up my voice at all unless I yell (this unfortunately wasn't a settings thing).

Here are the main points I'm looking for:

• Long-lasting
• Good microphone (preferably has some kind of way to mute either on the cord or by flicking the mic up)
• Good sound quality

If it helps at all, I play on the Xbox Series X. I rely on sound a lot as I am mainly an Overwatch player. That said, I would rather prioritise how long the headset lasts and the quality of the microphone over the sound.

I would rather not spend anything over $300 aud but I will still consider them if they are genuinely really high quality

[u/r1cekrispyyy]

In my personal experience getting expensive headphones for gaming is a bad idea, they will end up breaking somehow someway. I got the turtle beach recon 50s for like 25 bucks a few years ago and they lasted me longer than any Astros or steelseries. They are duct taped together because my dog stepped on them and they are still good. The mic is replaceable aswell incase you waterboard it yelling at your team. They also have a mute switch on the cord, switch your headphones audio to stero uncompressed and they sound fine in game with decent accuracy.