is it really worth whatever the price of a good headsets is? I mean, i can buy a couple of cheap ones and they will get the job done.

You mean kind of like how a pair of 0.5w speakers gets the job done, so why would I want my 5.1 surround sound ones?

What is the price of high-quality headsets anyway?

Mine were $130, but they can go well over $200, I believe. If you want a really good one.

Anyways, to answer your previous question another way, there's getting the job done, then there's getting the job done well.

A good headset is an awesome thing. My current one is the http://en-de.sennheiser.com/pc-350. Why is this better than others? Beats me. I didn't buy it. My younger brother did a couple years ago. I see they cost $200+. I supposed they'd better sound awesome at that price. I can't compare them well to others because he modded them to have more bass (teenagers!).

Most people I know who play games casually haven't really discovered how easy it is in FPS games to find the direction of events with stereo headphones. This of course works well in Skyrim.

Without a shadow of a doubt the best gaming headset that works with PC, Xbox and PS3 is the Astro a40 and you can have them plugged in to the Xbox and Blu ray player and iPhone. I had Tritton ax pros and turtle beach headsets but nothing is as good as the a40s although the down side is they will set you back around ￡200 - ￡220 lol.

My Turtle Beaches certainly stopped the neighbour below banging on my door every day.

I have a good headset, Bose too in fact it was around 150 $ i believe not that expensive but the quality is still really good but i wouldn't go under 100 $ for a headset if you want a good one.

JH16Pro. I close my eyes and I am in Skyrim.

I agree, a good pair of headphones can seriously make gaming a lot nicer. I don't actually use a pair of over-ear, headsetty headphones, I use some Beyerdynamic DTX 101 IE IEMs (In-ear monitors) for my gaming. It's nice to use them when I can be bothered, instead of using my crappy speakers. You can hear the wind, and birds chirping and leaves rustling. A lot more immersive.

can anyone reccomend a good set of earphones for someone with 70% hearing loss iin one ear/ (the left ear is fine, but my right ear is 70% deaf)

For starters at the lower price point nothing beats the Sony MDR-V6. You can also try Shure's SRH440 or Sennheiser Hd280, or senn 439. All can be found at or around 100usd. Best thing to do is go to a music instrument store, a place where you can buy monitoring equipment, and try them on to see what you like.

You will get WAY more bang for you buck if you do some research and void the Bose, Skullcandy, SOL, Beats propaganda.

I would avoid the gaming setups. All have really crappy sound, they try to impress by increasing bass but the separation isn't good and the midrange becomes muffled and the high frequency stuff clips off. Also many are couple through USB and suffer from static hissing. Not to mention that their durability is poor. An entry level set of studio monitors could last you more than a decade, whereas the turtle beach, triton etc are not likely going to last so long.

But perhaps more important for you would be to get a good amplifier. You might be able to find an affordable mixer that will allow you to independently adjust the L/R volumes. Or a decent amp that has a balance adjustment... Not sure how that might affect your echo location in game though.. I can definitely 'hear' which side things are happening on in Skyrim, but I'm not sure how mesing with the channel volume or balance would impair that for you..