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Nothing special- I use these cheap ass Sennheisers: Not a gaming headset per se and no surround, but bah, they work fine for me. Good sound. No RF pop.
http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-RS1.../dp/B0001FTVEK
What do you have?
I just bought the Tritton Axpros. Here is the link on Amazon. True Dolby 5.1 unlike the Astros. 8 speakers in these bad boys, they are arriving today.
I already bought the Tritton 720 and tried the Turtle Beach x51's, I took those back because of mad popping caused from rf interference, and teh 720's rock as is but I wanted to spend a little bit more for a much better set of headphones.
Nothing special- I use these cheap ass Sennheisers: Not a gaming headset per se and no surround, but bah, they work fine for me. Good sound. No RF pop.
http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-RS1.../dp/B0001FTVEK
Oops heres the Amazon link.
http://www.amazon.com/TRITTON-Digita...7524453&sr=8-1
In my experience, Gaming Headphones are a waste of money. I have never found a decent gaming headphone set that advertises itself as such. They always, always, always sacrifice quality over big boomy bass and nasty mid-range sounds.
Most of the hardcore gamers who also know audio that I'm aware of use either these:
Sennheiser HD 280 Pros
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846
Or these:
Etymotic ER-4p
http://www.amazon.com/Etymotic-ER-4P.../dp/B0007WZLDC
The latter of which being HIGHLY recommended because of how incredibly sensitive they are. You can literally hear an enemy from across a map with the 4p's in. You can hear details about your environment you thought you weren't even supposed to be able to hear -- enemies walking and reloading from a distance, enemies running from ALL the way across the map. Once you get used to the level of detail, you can easily pick out how far someone is away from you.
To be honest, I've rarely been in a situation where surround sound would have saved my life. Even with stereo headphones, I know instantly which side and approximately where I'm being shot at, and as I turn, the accuracy in the headphones takes care of the rest. I can spin 145-180 degrees and pull off a relatively fast headshot from just about anywhere I know an enemy could be, so I would rather have the additional detail added from a pair of monitor-quality headphones than the supposed surround sound, which I am extremely skeptical of. How can they advertise a "center channel" in a headphone? Unless the headphones have an attached speaker that sits directly in front of your face, it's absolutely impossible to have a true center. channel. Where does the .1 go? Is there a single subwoofer that sits on one side of your head?
5.1 in a headphone has always been bizarre to advertise to me. Seems a lot more like snake oil and advertising... actually it seems damned impossible from the way I see it. Even if they "work" relatively well, they are certainly not going to offer anything near the accuracy/sensitivity of the 280s or the 4p's, and that's too big of a trade off, IMO.
Actually the Tritton axpros are the only ones ive seen offering True 5.1 others like the Astros are simulated via processing. I saw some video reviews on youtube and on tiger direct and the people were blown away by these when compared to any other headphones out there. You can adjust the levels for each channel, subwoofer, highs, lows mids etc.
Other headphones ive had you can tell which direction someone is coming from but not how far away they are necessarily, these headphones accorind to one reviewer change that.
I got the Everglide S500's for $25 with shipping included off woot about 18 months ago. Can't complain with that price.
http://www.amazon.com/Everglide-S500...pr_product_top
Ok, but again, how can a headphone be 5.1? There are only two places the speaker can be situated to your ear... right or left. That makes it a physical impossibility for these headphones to have a center channel. Also, where is the .1 subwoofer? Does it hang off the side of your ear? Or is it a "simulated" .2, with a bass coil in both ears?
It is simulated through mathematics that I imagine few here can explain. It is obviously not physical surround sound though. I've never tried it so I can't comment on the quality.
I use $10 headphones. I find headphones really uncomfortable and usually just use speakers.
Earforce X1
The fact that you use $10 headphones is probably why you find them so uncomfortable. Go to a local audio store and see if they have any Denon headphones. Your head and ears will thank you.
Okay after gaming with these for several hours, the verdict is in. These things truly are badass. The directional sound is much more precise. You can hear things and tell if they are above you or below you and things on the side and behind you, you can truly tell if they are close or across the map. I played MW2 and Cod4 and could not believe the difference over the 720's I own.
Turtle Beach headphones are very much overpriced, I will never buy them again. I had the x1's they were okay, I bout the 51's (newest best version) and took them back for $200 they sounded nowhere near as good as these and they had horrendous popping from the new rf receiver they use. Wireless is the only upside but wahts the point if you feel like there are rice krispies going off in your head?
When I was gaming I had Beyer Dynamic DT770 80ohm.
The bass was insane and sounded great in games. I could hear footsteps from other players ridiculously easy. They gave me a HUGE edge in FPS'ers. I never even got an amp for them to really bring out the full potential (without turning them into Darth Beyers)
This is like 3 yr old though. Once I bought my gear, I quit keeping up with tech./audio fidelity.
mine are standards, something in middle price range
Beyers are still pretty badass headphones, and Darth Beyers are still one of the most revered mods/designs of any cans out there.When I was gaming I had Beyer Dynamic DT770 80ohm.
The bass was insane and sounded great in games. I could hear footsteps from other players ridiculously easy. They gave me a HUGE edge in FPS'ers. I never even got an amp for them to really bring out the full potential (without turning them into Darth Beyers
This is like 3 yr old though. Once I bought my gear, I quit keeping up with tech./audio fidelity.
Headphones don't age like other tech, as long as you take care of them.
I use the turtle beach headeset x1's.
i bought Turtle Beach Ear Force X1's about 2 days ago
they are worth every penny, but i still can't really tell WHICH direction the footsteps are coming from sometimes...
50/50 on the direction
but I can hear them, which was not possible on the tv
Last edited by MiamiHeat; 11-12-2009 at 11:29 PM.
Don't want to offend you or anything but are you trying to concentrate on which direction?
When I started playing cs I would hear footsteps too but after I started concentrating (no not increasing the volume), I could tell directions
Have you tried rotating around the same spot? This sometimes help
for PC I use a Plantronics 750 DSP headset. I love the sound on them and the mic seems to never pick up background noise in my house. $80 headset though. I wear glasses and this headset is very comfortable with my glasses on.
Some downsides though (besides the price). The cable feels really flimsy, like I could grip it in both hands and pull it apart if I really wanted to.
You cant use it with a console as it has a seperate plug for input and audio.
sometimes you get a bad model and the Mic is really loose causing it to drop all the way to its lowest limit so you cant position it and have it stay there, but Plantronics is pretty good about replacing the headset if its still under warranty.
http://www.plantronics.com/north_ame.../audio-750-dsp
Last edited by phyzik; 11-18-2009 at 08:24 PM.
Wireless is the Key!
I just got a new wireless using RF (instead of Blue Tooth). I am excited to try it.
VOIP+Game headset.
Asus HS-1000W
The Turtle Beach x51's were RF previous versions were using Infra Red, and They were popping bad probably from interference from all of the electronic gadgets I have in my house. I took them back right away.
They just came. So far, I am very impressed. Sound quality for a wireless product is top notch and range is very good.
I just bought Audio-Technica ATH-M50S headphones. I'm super excited and from the positive reviews I've read throughout the 'net, I hope they live up to my expectations. I'm going to keep my eyes on the UPS guy like a hawk. Anybody else does that when they order stuff online?
Anyone know anything about the M50s?
Nope, haven't even heard of them, but I've been out of the headphone game for a while. I got my 5th pair of headphones and called it quits for a while.I just bought Audio-Technica ATH-M50S headphones. I'm super excited and from the positive reviews I've read throughout the 'net, I hope they live up to my expectations. I'm going to keep my eyes on the UPS guy like a hawk. Anybody else does that when they order stuff online?
Anyone know anything about the M50s?
I just use my Sennheiser 202's.... 25 bucks on newegg... very good for the price
earforce x4
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