Headsets are toys for children.
I use studio-oriented headphones with cheap table mics. Same price as an expensive “gaming headset” made of legos and leds, but with vastly superior audio and build quality.
As Reinhardt would say, it’s precision german engineering - literally for it is made in germany. I have a 9 year old AKG K240 still working perfectly. Sturdy mofo already outlasted 3 of my PCs.
Plantronics Gamescom 818 wireless headset.
When it breaks ( I use it 40 hrs a week for work so it’s when not if ) may need to get something different as I can’t find it for sale anymore.
I have AKG k240 studio headphones that I use with a Fifine USB recording mic. They aren’t the fanciest but they do their job and the AKG headphones have nice sound quality for the price.
I use Sennheiser x massdrop HD6XX.
But its a bit pricey, considering its more expensive than “gaming” headsets, which are usually around the 80-150 range, this is a bit more i think. On top of that, you’ll need an amp for it. Its too flat without the amp, not loud enough either.
All together, it cost me 600 dollars CAD (including things like import taxes)
But something “audiophile” grade is ultimately what you’re looking for. I think there are cheaper, but still good options in the headphones + amp category.
But i genuinely think going for just a “gaming” headset is a waste of money. Most of these brands just put together a cheap pair of speakers, slap their logo on it, use some gamer-style design and inflate the price like 4x more than its worth.
Speakers
Have used Krakens, now I use arctis pro’s /w gamedac.
Surround sound is good. Sound quality is better than the krakens. The gamedac/equalizer is actually really great. Comfort is through the roof albeit they are a little tight as you might read in reviews. They get loud, the bass is good with some equalizer fiddling.
All in all I absolutely love them. Downside $$$.
The issue with choosing a new headset is, you need to do some research into the cans, ohms and what you’re looking for specifically; over ear, on ear, open back, closed back, ohm - power/output.
A headset, to me, is unlike choosing a chair or a desk or other peripherals aside from the mouse/monitor. Ya, you want all those things to be good and comfy but most of those you can get away with… a headset is something special and is what’s going to put you in the game, IMO.
A Bose QC35, with a boom mic magnet stuck to it.
pro: good Noise cancelling, last forever, good sound, and comfy as all hell.
con: Costly, needs to replace pads on them about once a year.
+1 on this, if noise cancelling wasn’t a requirement, or using it as my day headset while I code, I’d be all over studio headphones.
I use a Razer Tiamat 7.1 V2. It is an analog headset that has 10 discrete speakers. It is paired with a SoundBlaster X-Fi Fatality Edition sound card.
The overall quality isn’t super great (getting 5 speakers in an ear cup means they have to be small, and this limits maximum quality). But the positional audio is out of this world.
The only downside is that 7.1 surround sound doesn’t have a “vertical” element, so while your 360 degree audio is excellent, your up-down audio is almost non-existent.
I still love it though.
How much money can you afford? Do you care if it is open back (leaking sound) or closed? Are they only for home use or you want to take them on the go too? What is your sound source (mb soundcard or something else)?
My AirPods.
I use a blue snowball for a mic.
One question. Can you distinguish sounds in the vertical level?
I can distinguish if someone is on the rigjt or left, but not uf is above or under me.
Corsair Virtuoso Wireless. Best headset ive ever owned hands down
a pair of bose in-ear headphones from like… 2007
the sound is somehow still fantastic, the silicone inserts are crazy comfy, and its lightweight, and…! doesn’t weigh on the top of my head like the sennnheiser game one set i got for gaming but no longer use, i just dont want something that heavy on my head
the bose headphone are made for music, so the sound is great. theres better options out there since its like… 13 or 14 years old now, but its held up and stayed great that whole time
ive been thinking about getting the soundsport wireless in-ear bose headphone but im not sure if the aptx low latency will be noticable or not for gaming so im leaning on stayin wired. sure would be nice to get up and move around without losing my music tho
Kingstom hyper x cloud 2 , very good for gaming for sure.
$350 is the very highest I’m willing to spend. I’d prefer it not to be open back, tbh.
I’ll only be using it at home. My motherboard is a MSI MPG X570 GAMING PRO CARBON WIFI
Senheisser hd 280 pro…have been using it for well over a decade. For microphone I just use my webcam. Good enough for comms in ow.
Airpod pros 
I have lot of headphones, earbuds and different mics. For best experience you are better off using different headphones and mics for music production and gaming.
For music production you are better off with large over-ear headphones from big brands (Sennheiser, AudioTechnika, AKG, etc). You can expect high quality audio. They get hot around your ears and differ in how uncomfortable they get when you start sweating. Most of them leak sounds and some of them intentionally let in sounds from the environment as a feature. I was often dissatisfied with build quality for the price (lot of plastic instead of metal in an expensive unit?).
For a lot of other activities I prefer features that come at the expense of sound quality. For gaming (especially VR) I prefer earbuds with active noise cancelling technology. Helps a lot with immersion. Earbuds are more comfortable (lower weight, no heat around the ears) and don’t physically conflict with VR headsets. Wired versions often have a mic on the cable that can be good enough for in-game voice chat with push-to-talk setup.
In case of microphones I’d pick a dynamic mic only if I wanted to use open voice chat instead of push-to-talk. This works well only if the mic is part of a headset that holds the mic close to your mouth. If the hardware and setup are good then the mic won’t pick up keyboard and mouse noise. These environmental noises are often a problem when people use open voice chat with a sensitive condenser mic or a bad dynamic mic. With push-to-talk these environmental noises aren’t an issue and another advantage is that people don’t hear if you burp or say the F-word or something similar. Attaching a dynamic mic to the desk with a stand (to try to hold it close enough to your mouth) is uncomfortable.
For push-to-talk what you need is a cheap $20-$30 condenser mic on your desk. You don’t gain much from buying an expensive unit for in-game voice chat.
I use my business phone’s headset.
…like the ones they use in call centres.
Also sometimes an actual CORDED hamburger phone.
Cause…old skool.
With your buget of $350 these are the best options:
Sennheiser 6XX on Drop (Open) - $220
Schiit Fulla - $99
Modmic Uni - $49
Total: $368
(HD 6XX are identical to HD 650, which retail $369. These are considered “higher end” than the options below, which are considered entry level).
Sennheiser HD 599 (Open) - $199
Modmic Uni - $49
Total: $248
Sennheiser HD 569 (Closed) - $169
Modmic Uni - $49
Total: $218
Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO (Open; 80 ohm) - $179
Modmic Uni - $49
Total: $228
Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO (Open; 80 ohm) - $142
Modmic Uni - $49
Total: $191
Keep in mind the DT 770 or DT 990 come in 250 ohm options, which requires a Headphone amp, like the Schiit Fulla. So if you get the 80 ohm version, you can use your computers sound card without needing an amp. There are better headphone amps, but that one is inexpensive. And it has a mic input to plug your Modmic Uni into (many do not).
(The DT 770 and DT 990 compete directly with HD 599 and HD 569. The DT 1770 and DT 1990 which are in the $500 range compete with the HD650/HD6xx/HD660S. Sennheiser doesn’t have closed at the mid-range level, only their entry level HD569. They do have a top-end closed HD820 at $2000, but that is overkill).
The Modmic Uni also doesn’t have as good of a mic as the Modmic USB (which has a dual mic system I believe), but you want your Mic on the same DAC so you can do latency free mic monitoring (where you hear yourself talking so you don’t yell). And the Uni is better than any built-in mic on any headset anyway.
I highly recommend open over closed for games. For music it depends on the type. Rock, and any style of music with strings generally are better with open. Any type of music with heavy bass will sound “better” in closed - or maybe “feel” better. I am somewhat weird in that I still like open, but my nephew who is a bass head prefers closed.