feathers632

Your research wasn't very substantial.  Basing your decision on a pair of slightly above average earphones is kind of silly.  I was an Oculus user for a year and it was a lot of fun but in no way compares to the Vive experience.  Vive doesn't come with headphones... it comes with a headphone jack socket so you can easily plug in any headphones.  I prefer to use a separate cable because I have Sennheiser Game One with the mic.

No.  Vive comes with tripod mounts and wall mounts.  If you don't want to use the included wall mounts then you can screw the lighthouses on to standard tripod mounts or even just sit them on a very firm surface.  They must not be moved or knocked when powered.  Vive tracking is superior.  Those lasers see everything.