Reddit mentions of Logitech 980240-0403 - DT MIC

In terms of sound quality you could get much better headphones plus some clip-on or table mic for much less than a headset that has even remotely the same quality as was discussed here.

If you really want a headset, it depends mainly on your budget and preferences what you should/could get. For me, the size of the ear-pads would be the main criteria. Last time I considered buying a headset, these from corsair were the ones I'd have bought.

If you would be okay with headphones+mic I can recommend the Teufel Massive. I mainly picked those as they are true over-ear and I can wear them for a long time without headaches or sweaty ears and use them as well for my PC as for everything else. In my opinion the sound quality is really good, especially in lower frequencies (like that sweet sound of a cannon in AOE III or any bass-heavy music). As a mic I have a cheap Logitech to put on the desktop (got this one for ~$15) which does okay.

Not knowing where to start is a bummer. Lots of good advice already offered, so I'll just throw in my 2 cents. I like to make recommendations based off of budget and preferred music genre. As a rock, classic rock, trance, etc. fan, I would recommend The Fidelio x1/x2. Lively sounding headphones, comfortable, easy to drive, and built like tanks. The Sennheisers already mentioned in another reply are good.

Also, I use a usb desk mic. I don't like boom mic in my face. I use this https://amzn.com/B00022TNHM. If you want to get fancy, something like this. https://amzn.com/B014PYGTUQ. It sits out of the way, and it works fine at my computer desk. USB mics don't interface with your sound card, so ground loop hums and stuff are rarely a concern. That might be an option. Hope that helps.

Response got long winded. TLDR I'm using this now which was the solution for me: https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-AT2020USB-PLUS-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B00B5ZX9FM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1474319029&sr=1-1&keywords=at2020+usb+plus

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My solution was a different microphone. Unfortunately I suspect it won't be the solution in your case. I was using this AKG Pro Audio P3S Dynamic Microphone. After some research I came to the conclusion that Dynamic Microphones aren't really great for recording vocals. At least compared to other types such as Condenser Microphones.

Anyway, before getting my new microphone I tried a cheap Logitech desktop Mic I had in storage (I have no idea why its $40, I got it for ~$8). This was better than the Dynamic Mic but not by much.

So I decided to get a new microphone. I wanted something nice so I started researching condenser microphones. The small issue with them is they usually need a preamp of some kind, as far as I could tell anyway. Good preamps can be $100 bucks and I'm not one to cheap out on hardware so I wasn't going to get a low end one.

Instead I decided on the Audio Technica AT2020 USB Plus. This way the preamp is built into the microphone and everything is converted to digital at the microphone instead of inside the computer, which avoids any interference. This solved my problem with people hearing me in discord.

https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-980240-0403-Desktop-Microphone/dp/B00022TNHM/ref=pd_sim_147_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=21H7GP1F03L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL320_SR320%2C320_&psc=1&refRID=PRVJGZ281QN5A6CSXTXX

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