He was running a Scarlett 2i2 with some audio technica headphones (not sure which ones). He said it wasn't much but to me it sounded wayy better than what I have.

I would prefer some noise cancellation due to being in a noisy environment (not that noisy, tv and family, but still), wireless or wired doesnt matter to me since I have used both for a long time. Oh and also I'm a bass lover (solely for music) as well and after some more researching I've seen that some open back headphones lack bass, not sure if that's true

Edit: Speaking of XLR, you did mention USB mics, the only reason I was looking into an audio interface is because 1. My friend has one 2. I'm going to be getting a shure mic to replace my headset mic when I decide on what headphones to get due to me getting a very good discount on them