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Hello everybody.
I'm writing this quick so excuse me if you find some grammar mistakes in my post (I have to continue to study for brevet, but this idea just popped up in my head)
So i kinda have a 4 man pro team for Call Of Duty (I know it's nerdy, but it's fun) and we usually do gamebattles on MLG.
Right now i use a normal stereo headset, really cheap and a Nokia bluetooth mic which i put on my neck.
Now i kinda want a cheap gaming headset for more comfort, price range is like something close to 100$, i saw some Turtle Beach PX22's i don't know if they're available in Lebanon, if someone knows a store that may sell them just post it down below, maybe Najjar cause it's really close.

Thank You Guys, and if you have another headset suggestion (I don't want the PS3 Stereo one which is available at nino) just post it also.
Virgin has some turtle beach headphones and some other gaming brands
you can grab steelseries siberia v2 in that price (I Think) and they are really good for FPS, they are available on Virgin at a discounted prices nowadays (I think).

I dont know if you are in for a mouse but virgin has the Razer Deathadders @ 30$ (Transformer version, the mouse is same its just colored which i like on a personal note ) which is a awesome price for this mouse

http://steelseries.com/products/audio/steelseries-siberia-v2
Isn't turtle beach not the best gaming head phones?
You may want to check the "Genius Cavimanus Virtual 7.1 Channel Gaming Headset", pcandparts.com have them for 108$.
5 days later
Out of curiosity, is the difference between a gaming headset and a normal good quality headset the same as the difference between a gaming mouse and a generic mouse?
A gaming mouse has more buttons and faster "click speed" . A gaming headset just gives you the surround and the main sounds of the game, whereas a normal good quality headset gives you a open sound instead of the details.
Chafic wroteA gaming mouse has more buttons and faster "click speed" . A gaming headset just gives you the surround and the main sounds of the game, whereas a normal good quality headset gives you a open sound instead of the details.
The 7.1 surround of gaming headsets is often accomplished by having multiple drivers inside each ear, giving a fake transition between channels and never sounding as good and natural as proper stereo headphones. Good quality headphones have better soundstage, and with a good game that supports stereo properly (BF3 and CoD are excellent examples), the amount of precision that you can get with good stereo headphones in terms of position is breathtaking (personal experience). For games that are not so good at positioning with stereo, you have virtual surround that can do the job pretty well, and a selection at that (Soundcards: Creative has SBX ProStudio, ASUS has Dolby Headphones, and Razer has the Razer Surround software that has recently had people dumping their soundcard virtual surround features in favor of this. Try it on your PC).

The detail resolution of good quality headphones is higher. You don't necessarily hear as much detail using gaming headsets vs. good quality headphones.
mmk92 wroteOut of curiosity, is the difference between a gaming headset and a normal good quality headset the same as the difference between a gaming mouse and a generic mouse?
Reverse that. A good quality headset is much much better than gaming headsets at the same / higher prices. You often pay $200 for a gaming headset and those $200 can buy you a pair of studio-grade monitoring headphones or its bassy and fun variant. Let's not talk about the difference there.

Even $100 headphones such as the ATH-M50s, Sennheiser HD518, or ATH AD700 sound much much better.
Thank yasamoka.
All I have to say on the topic is that I bought a Sennheiser headphone and I like it's sound.
I won't recommend it here because it is a low budget part (HD 201). As a gaming headphone I'd recommend a more expensive mid-range model from Sennheiser, the difference being that the rendering of bass frequencies would be better.
I recommend looking for reviews before online to pick your headphone. That's what I did, and I got what I expected.