I can see why at first glance gaming headsets seem like a con seeing as you could get an equivalent pair of audio headphones with the same sound quality for much less but given gaming headsets are designed to be worn for very long periods of time and incorporate a microphone and two channels, they're not a bad deal. Within reason. I think any manufacturers trying to sell 'true 5.1' with earphones is a con frankly and Astro sold me a duff headset. So I'm currently looking at some Trittons or Turtle Beach.