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aksfjh
United States4853 Posts
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Neurosis
United States893 Posts
1. Comfort 2. Gaming 3. Music This will end up costing around 100$ but I will go higher if it's worth it. | ||
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Fishgle
United States2174 Posts
On October 16 2011 19:45 Neurosis wrote: Alright before I go ahead and buy these, can someone suggest to me a better combo than the Audio Technica AD-700 + Zalman Zm-Mic1. My priorities are: 1. Comfort 2. Gaming 3. Music This will end up costing around 100$ but I will go higher if it's worth it. Do you not like the mic, do you not like your headphones? Large heavy closed cans with amazing sound may not be the most comfortable. More expensive does not equal better. As for comfortable, i find the sennheiser 555/595 to be absurdly comfortable. For gaming, i don't really care. i use the same mic as you. | ||
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Neurosis
United States893 Posts
On October 16 2011 20:00 Fishgle wrote: Do you not like the mic, do you not like your headphones? Large heavy closed cans with amazing sound may not be the most comfortable. More expensive does not equal better. As for comfortable, i find the sennheiser 555/595 to be absurdly comfortable. For gaming, i don't really care. i use the same mic as you. Well I have a feeling I will love the ad 700 but I was just looking for some more opinions before I go ahead and buy it. | ||
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MrStorkie
United Kingdom697 Posts
 and sometimes i'm worry that i might annoy my roommate | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On October 16 2011 21:03 Neurosis wrote: Well I have a feeling I will love the ad 700 but I was just looking for some more opinions before I go ahead and buy it. If your head is narrow, they will slide easily. Also, despite the size, the pads do not go around the ears but rather lightly on top. ATH-AD700 is also light on bass. As mentioned, clip-on mic is not good if reliability is very important or you need something that will not pick up sounds around you. If you already know those things, then that's a good option for you at that price range. Not much else to say. On October 16 2011 19:37 aksfjh wrote: I'm looking for new headphones, but not really sure where to start. I live in a noisy environment (both electronically and acoustically) and use the headphones for both music and gaming. The music is usually dance/electronic and the games aren't very positional (SC2, WoW, and the newest single player hit every 3-4 months). My budget is very flexible and I'm mainly just looking for options. Also, since I live in an electrically noisy environment, I'm not sure if I should go with an external amp or not. Any guidance in this area is greatly appreciates. I should also mention that comfort is only relatively important. It's not imperative that I wear these headphones all the time, but the ability to wear them for 2-4 hours at a time would be nice. Is in-ear okay? That would give you better isolation. Other than that, Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 80 are full-size headphones with good isolation (better than most full size headphones but worse than many IEMs) and good sound for that kind of music. Many dedicated headphone amplifiers have good noise rejection, both RF and from the power supply rails, so that's not necessarily something to ignore. But unless maybe you get sensitive IEMs that are picking up a lot of hiss, I probably would just skip any additional sound hardware. | ||
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Goldenfighter
United States45 Posts
For gaming and music and comfort | ||
GTR
51668 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/ev8VT.jpg) well, at $4.10 per pair, i'm not complaining about the quality, lol | ||
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FubsyGamr
United States212 Posts
So, my new rig is done, and I'm ready for BF3...just one more week.... Anywho, I'm looking for a great set of headphones to go along with my rig, for pwning some n00bs in BF3 and MW3. (: I have no budget limit Things I want: (I understand if I can't have all of these things) -Surround Sound (to hear people walking behind me) -Great sound quality -PC Compatible (duh) -Wireless (would be nice, not 100% required) **-I don't know what else to ask for, make recommendations!** | ||
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HuggyBear
Australia377 Posts
On October 18 2011 15:00 FubsyGamr wrote: Ok guys! So, my new rig is done, and I'm ready for BF3...just one more week.... Anywho, I'm looking for a great set of headphones to go along with my rig, for pwning some n00bs in BF3 and MW3. (: I have no budget limit Things I want: (I understand if I can't have all of these things) -Surround Sound (to hear people walking behind me) -Great sound quality -PC Compatible (duh) -Wireless (would be nice, not 100% required) **-I don't know what else to ask for, make recommendations!** AD700's :D | ||
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ArcticVanguard
United States450 Posts
On October 18 2011 15:00 FubsyGamr wrote: Ok guys! So, my new rig is done, and I'm ready for BF3...just one more week.... Anywho, I'm looking for a great set of headphones to go along with my rig, for pwning some n00bs in BF3 and MW3. (: I have no budget limit Things I want: (I understand if I can't have all of these things) -Surround Sound (to hear people walking behind me) -Great sound quality -PC Compatible (duh) -Wireless (would be nice, not 100% required) **-I don't know what else to ask for, make recommendations!** If it's a headset you need and it's just gaming you're using it for, the Steelseries 7h is a pretty good choice if you can get a good deal on it. The mic quality is decent and the sound quality is definitely "good enough". It's not a surround sound set though, but the USB sound card that comes with it has a feature that simulates 5.1 surround sound. They're crap for music though. You can't hear the bass well. I can't speak for more expensive headsets though. As far as I'm aware, surround sound and great sound quality are pretty mutually exclusive if it's not simulated surround sound. The problem with surround sound in headphones is that you have to pack more drivers into a smaller space, unlike in a home theater system, where you can spread out the speakers. This results in a thinner sound and much lower quality, and most of the time, the positional audio isn't very noticeable. If you're looking for headphones or you're looking for something for music as well, you're not going to get everything on that list, least of all the surround sound. | ||
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T.O.P.
Hong Kong4685 Posts
On October 18 2011 22:07 ArcticVanguard wrote: If it's a headset you need and it's just gaming you're using it for, the Steelseries 7h is a pretty good choice if you can get a good deal on it. The mic quality is decent and the sound quality is definitely "good enough". It's not a surround sound set though, but the USB sound card that comes with it has a feature that simulates 5.1 surround sound. They're crap for music though. You can't hear the bass well. I can't speak for more expensive headsets though. As far as I'm aware, surround sound and great sound quality are pretty mutually exclusive if it's not simulated surround sound. The problem with surround sound in headphones is that you have to pack more drivers into a smaller space, unlike in a home theater system, where you can spread out the speakers. This results in a thinner sound and much lower quality, and most of the time, the positional audio isn't very noticeable. If you're looking for headphones or you're looking for something for music as well, you're not going to get everything on that list, least of all the surround sound. What headphones actually pack multiple drivers? Most of them are just stereo. Expensive IEMs have multiple drivers, but they are still 2 channel. Surround sound = gaming company gimmick. Gaming company and great sound quality are mutually exclusive. | ||
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iMYoonA
Australia462 Posts
Previously owned both steelseries 3h and 5hv2... its all trash. | ||
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Khenra
Netherlands885 Posts
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ArcticVanguard
United States450 Posts
On October 18 2011 22:20 T.O.P. wrote: What headphones actually pack multiple drivers? Most of them are just stereo. Expensive IEMs have multiple drivers, but they are still 2 channel. Surround sound = gaming company gimmick. Gaming company and great sound quality are mutually exclusive. I remember seeing some, but I can't remember the names at the moment, it's been a long time since I looked at gaming headsets. But yes, I agree wth you 100%. | ||
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Irratonalys
Germany902 Posts
On October 18 2011 15:00 FubsyGamr wrote: Ok guys! So, my new rig is done, and I'm ready for BF3...just one more week.... Anywho, I'm looking for a great set of headphones to go along with my rig, for pwning some n00bs in BF3 and MW3. (: I have no budget limit Things I want: (I understand if I can't have all of these things) -Surround Sound (to hear people walking behind me) -Great sound quality -PC Compatible (duh) -Wireless (would be nice, not 100% required) **-I don't know what else to ask for, make recommendations!** AD700's :D i think the ATH A700 are better for gaming , they have a closed back which filters out almost all the ambient noise | ||
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johanngrunt
Hong Kong1555 Posts
On October 18 2011 08:05 GTR wrote: well i got my 11 pairs of logitech ultimate ears 200 this morning well, at $4.10 per pair, i'm not complaining about the quality, lol How did you get them for that price! 0.0 | ||
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iMYoonA
Australia462 Posts
On October 18 2011 22:33 Irratonalys wrote: i think the ATH A700 are better for gaming , they have a closed back which filters out almost all the ambient noise ad700's have a better soundstage because they are open and hence you will get better positioning audio from them. | ||
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T.O.P.
Hong Kong4685 Posts
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vyyye
Sweden3917 Posts
Not 100% yet though, is the sound card good enough for the headphones and vice versa? Anything in that combo that yells "NO!" to anyone? I'll use it for mostly music and gaming, but a movie will be watched (err, heard) every now and then. Music taste is pretty varied, anything from Mahler to Bloodbath which is the reason I stayed away from the K702s. | ||
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