NVAKAEL GeForce Experience

I think comfort is as important as the sound quality. The sound in a earmuff normally shuts down because a wire disconnects at the point where the earmuff meets the cord/wire and this happens because of a repetitive pulling or twisting force. You should consider wireless and Turtle Beach make wireless headsets which if your lucky you can test at a major electronic store nearby like JB Hi Fi. I only buy Razer now for mouse/surface and keyboard to so I'm a little bias but I've never had any problems with them.

Don't want to be bothered to pay extra for wireless, I've got a "wireless" mouse that stays plugged in half the time anyway because it uses its charge so quickly. Also going to take some advice I should have taken beforehand and refrain from companies that are known primarily for gaming gear as opposed to audio gear.

Wireless isn't that expensive if you look around. Logitech G930 is wireless and reasonable value. If I was you I'd ignore all the advice and just go out and find something you like.

Used the Logitech G930, lasted 3.5 years and only broke because of myself not the quality of the headset.

Currently have been using Razer BlackShark 2.0. (Worked for 10 months thus far)

Both headset have been great for outside noise reduction and overall sound quality.

The G35/930 might be plausible. Is it possible to turn off the 7.1 and just go with stereo? I've never run into a headset that actually handled 7.1 for music in a manner that didn't make it sound echoey.

Yes, you can turn it off, there is a switch on the side of the headset.

When G35 surround sound is switched off, the headset functions as a standard stereo headset. The headset also performs as a stereo headset if you don't install the logitech drivers.