http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-PC-166-Multimedia-Headset/dp/B000H0IDUW The Sennheiser PC166 USB headset has blown me away; the headphones a crazy comfortable, I could probably never wear them forever and the mic is indestructible. I bought one for my little brother for Christmas and the mic has better sound quality than my phone, by a long shot.
Also It has good localized sound so people can't hear what is playing on you're headphones even when it's really really loud. Surround sound headsets seem to have trouble with noise localization.
I went through the same searching for a headset for a long time, the same thing you're doing, I tried some turtle beach headphones and was really not impressed the but the Sennheiser I've had for 6 months now is wonderful.
My current headset is this
http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-PC-166-Multimedia-Noise-Canceling/dp/B000H0IDUW/ref=pd_21.
I've had it for two years with no issues.
I have these, very satisfied with the quality and comfort (for the price) http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-PC-166-Multimedia-Noise-Canceling/dp/B000H0IDUW/