Drop + EPOS / Sennheiser - H3X

Does he need a microphone? If not, get him a pair of Philips SHP9500, they’re $60-$90 depending on sales. If he does, the Drop+Epos H3X are fantastic for under $100. If you want to spend more, get him the PC38x off of Drop.com as they’re cheaper than off Amazon.

Epos H3X, on sale for $39 on Drop. Way better than that price suggests. Basically an entry level Sennheiser headphone.

Those Cloud 3s came with a tuned DAC as part of the USB cable. These Epos cans do not.

The EPOS H3X is on sale for 20 bucks on drop.com right now. ANC is a rare find on desktop headphones, so closed back sets are probably as good as you are going to get, which they are. And while it doesn't have a dedicated "surround sound" feature, it has plenty of soundstage and positioning to give you solid 3D audio. Most surround sound gimmicks headsets are software based anyways, so you could always enable windows sonic or similar software if you really want to give surround sound a try.

I got a pair of these and i can't get my computer to recognize it....

for the price yes

Yeah you will not beat these for that price. Even at their retail it's hard to find better. As long as you understand the positives and negatives of closed back headphones versus open back these will be amazing for you.

I have a big head also and they fit me very comfortably. One size hats don't fit my head.