Although these headsets are pretty decent, they pale in comparison to similarly priced headphones from companies that specialize in audio equipment. Something in that ($200) price range are the Sennheiser 595s. I say this as someone who has used both.

Thats why I usually shy away from the more flashy Skull Candies. And while Beats by Dre look quite nice, they apparently don't sound great.

I'm quite happy with my Audio Technica Pro 700, but wish it would cancel more external sounds.

If you click on the picture, it takes you to a Flickr page with a caption. They're Astro A40 BXR's http://www.astrogaming.com/a40-headset-bxr-edition

They(Astro A40) are used widely for console tournaments (like halo and call of duty). You can daisy chain them to create voice LANs for your team.

If you click through the picture, it says they are BXR red headphones. Not sure what that's from http://www.flickr.com/photos/ikayama/5696871115/

Awesome looking audio equipment rarely sounds awesome, for a given price.

In fact I would say there is a strong reverse correlation, for most categories.

i.e. Beats by Dre

Are they actually awesome, or do you just like that they are smiling at you :)