If you have too much ambient noise and you want to keep the same volume- LAN's- Big comfort padsYou can go with Hyperx Cloud

If ambient noise or roommates with a very active libido are a concern, opt for the closed ear headphones (and therefore the weird stink that accompanies ear-sweat).

I can typically hear ambient noise pretty clearly while wearing them.

This would NOT be a good headset for someone who significant ambient noise

For whatever reason, it would make ambient noises way too loud in comparison to things you'd actually want to hear, such as footsteps or even bomb defusal sounds

The mic is fantastic, it cuts out a lot of ambient noise, the oversized ear cups are super

Highly recommend A+

CoD IW - openness nearly as good as GSP 500, but more powerful sound

The cords that came with the headset have bent at the connector to the headphones, which I'm not fond of, and am not too worried as it hasn't impacted the sound quality nor overall performance.

I also recently bought the Sennheiser HD 280 Pros, they sound but not as good as

The sound is then dumped right into the headset around your ear as it follows the cord up

This replaced my Logitech G35’s since it does not work on Windows 10