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Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
February 20 2011 00:23 GMT
#381
Has anyone tried the Tritton. I'm leaning so hard towards their products if it wasn't for their wiring.
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Rabbitmaster
Profile Joined August 2010
1357 Posts
February 20 2011 00:37 GMT
#382
I use the Steelseries Siberia. Very comfortable to wear, good and "handy" microphone, and pretty good sound quality for the price.
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Lamppost
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada317 Posts
February 20 2011 00:39 GMT
#383
After reading the 20 pages of this thread I think it is safe to say that the siberia v2 is the most cost effective mic
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Anjuu
Profile Joined August 2010
United States57 Posts
February 22 2011 05:42 GMT
#384
I wanted to post an initial review of the Corsair HS1A. My old gaming headset finally broke from ware and tear and I've been pretty wary of replacing them as I know I can be very demanding soundwise. I'm going to include some background information on my listening habits and sordid audiophile background as I know I would find helpful to give credibility to my review--most people probably wont so...+ Show Spoiler +

* Went through an audiophile stage for about 5 years where I lived and breathed home stereo and actually worked in a pretty mid-high level stereo store when I was in college.
* At home my system includes B&K separates, custom made capacitor-less bookshelf mains with amazing staging and realism with a huge wife-unfriendly sub that sounds as tight as all the small subs claim to be.

That's the basics, suffice it to say I'm a bit old school--I'm the kind of guy that likes heavy equipment because I know that generally means it was made well. I'm the kind of guy that doesn't like flashy marketing ploys (like products with THX or Blizzard endorsement) or multi-channel surround sound (especially not in headphones--wtf?) as anything more than a neat gimmick. I'm the kind of guy that believes you have to listen and tweak to see if a product was any good. I also believe you can't tell if something is good listening solely to synthesized or electronic sounds even if that's a defining element to your favorite music but instead you have to listen to organic instruments namely the human voice, cello and similar because your ear can actually tell what sounds more "real" with them. However, all that being said, I love me rock and roll so if the system is too flat well that's plain boring (I'm looking at you Monitor and other similar English speakers).


Right, back to the HS1A's. First I'd give them 4.5 out of 5 (for the money) and I've only owned them for about 2 hours. Here's the breakdown:

* $80--good price for me
* Very comfortable
* Seems to pass my sturdiness requirements
* Sound: impressive for the price, though if I had to pick on them I noticed a touch of tinniness and the bass while being reproduced faithly is only about 90% as exciting as I like it. This may just be because I'm unfortunately not in a place where I can hook them up to anything near a real amplifier.


What can I say, I'm verbose but here's the unabridged details:
+ Show Spoiler +
I bought them without being able to give them a listen in a store, knowing that I could return them if I didn't like them . They looked sturdy and comfortable, my two main requirements for gaming even over sound quality because quite frankly I'm probably a lot more concerned about when to stop droning. I must admit when I first saw them I was very concerned because Corsair is a memory company, what do they know about sound??? But on the other hand--there was nothing gimmicky on the box which stood out from everything else so I was curious enough to give them a try.

For $80, out of the box I was really impressed. Very nice construction, some use of plastic but it feels like most of the key parts are metal--time will tell on this one. They come with two sets of earpads, synth-leather and a cloth type thing. The mic doesn't detach as far as I can tell. I really liked that the cord came with a weave around it.Also, they have a nice classic look which may be a perk or a minus depending on taste.

...Then I played them and I gotta admit, I think they sound pretty great. The first song I listened to on them was a mainstay of mine, "The King is Dead" by A Wilhelm Scream (hardcore punk and ultimate baddasses). It may seem like a really unusual song to A/B stuff on but it's one of my favorites and the first 20 seconds is sheer music genius that has great dynamic range as well as range in sound spectrum (low and high hz) and also will quickly tell me if what I'm listening to was built to paint a picture of the band (staging). That being said, it's one of the hardest bits of music I've ever heard a system try to reproduce faithfully and it can sound like amazing or uncomfortable depending on the system. Immediately I was impressed. Great staging (which I would think would be easy in headphones but sadly isn't always the case), Very clear delineation between the lead and rhythm guitars and the bass. The bass was tight but I was initially uncertain if the bass packed enough punch. As the song progressed I did detect a bit of tinniness. This may be unique to this song as I have not heard it on anything else I've listened to. Even still I knew immediately I would not be taking these back to the store.

Next up I played "If You Want Me" from the Once soundtrack. Mostly because I had it handy. But I found something that would become a trend I really wanted to finish this song and many others long after I got a feel for how well the headphones sounded. This song is a duet, both male and female voices--I wouldn't say I felt like they were in the room with me, but I didn't detect anything off.

Now for some hardcore metal, Every Time I Die's, "White Smoke." Again I wasn't looking for anything in particular but it was accessible because I've been listening to it a lot. I ended up again being very happy to hear the song faithfully reproduced and didn't touch a button for a few songs on the album because of how enjoyable it was for me.

Now since I've gone on and listened to probably about 9 or 10 of my audiophile songs. Everything from Shostakovich's (The name isn't on my ipod but I think it's) "Trio # 2 in E Minor" Largo--classical; "Zigeuneweisen by Uncommon Ritual--odd Appalachian & Classical style of Edgar Meyer's; "Man of Shadows" from Curandero--Jazz fusion with very distinct sounding instruments, pecular time signitures and perhaps the best kept secret I know; Still D.R.E. by Dr. Dre--Rap Sorry Dr. D these put a major beat down on your "Beats" (seriously I listened to those things and was completely let down) though the bass on the HS1As may be a touch light for some; "Inaudible Melodies" Jack Johnson--this song always wakes me up--very nice reproduction here; "Sista" Rachelle Ferrell--R&B with a lot of very fat bass, er Phat, sorry but for this kind of bass I thought it was deadon; "Since We've Been Wrong" by Mars Volta--Progressive Rock I guess is what they are; "Black Girls" by Violent Femmes; and "Bad as they Seem" By Hayden--acoustic rock heavy focus on male voice and guitar but I like to a/b this song because there's so much detail in the guitar strings and grit in his voice.

Anyway, I gotta admit I think I really f*&@#ing lucked out and got so excited I decided to share with you all. Bottom line These things sound very good for $80, Sadly, I'm on a business trip so I can't tell you how Starcraft 2 sounds on them but I'm sure the Hydralisks sound exactly like Hydralisks are supposed to. :D Also, I haven't owned them long enough to put any sort of stamp of approval on them but man, I can't believe how excited I am about these guys. Oh one last bit of info, just a bit earlier today I listened to a pair of Senheisers PC350 (crazily the guy that sat next to me on the plane was wearing a pair and let me try 'em out). They sounded good but don't compare to the Corsair's especially given the price difference and the reputation of Senheiser.

One last note...as I wait for TL to calm down: the synthetic leather pads sound better and block more noise, cloth are a bit more comfortable.
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FlopTurnReaver
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Switzerland1980 Posts
February 23 2011 23:34 GMT
#385
My Speedlink Medusa 5.1 something broke recently (Dunno really what it is, just didn't work anymore, installed new driver, worked for a day then broke again and can't do anything about it anymore) so I'm probably gonna buy a new one tomorrow. Right now I'm pending between the Razer Carcharias and the Corsair HS1. From what I've read both headsets are pretty similar sound quality wise.

Any reasons why to decide for either one?
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lindn
Profile Joined July 2010
Sweden833 Posts
February 23 2011 23:44 GMT
#386
heard the corsair HS1A is good for being so cheap, prolly going for those next time
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
February 24 2011 00:16 GMT
#387
On February 24 2011 08:34 FlopTurnReaver wrote:
My Speedlink Medusa 5.1 something broke recently (Dunno really what it is, just didn't work anymore, installed new driver, worked for a day then broke again and can't do anything about it anymore) so I'm probably gonna buy a new one tomorrow. Right now I'm pending between the Razer Carcharias and the Corsair HS1. From what I've read both headsets are pretty similar sound quality wise.

Any reasons why to decide for either one?


I've tried the Razer at a buddy's and to be honest, when you put the headphones on, it's hard to hear yourself talking lololol

The microphone is crisp though!
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Graham
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Canada1259 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-24 00:47:32
February 24 2011 00:20 GMT
#388
Just picked up a pair of Corsair HS1As on sale for $55 at Memoryexpress if any Canadians with access to ME are interested in picking them up. Haven't tried them out yet but figured they seem to have positive reviews and the price was great. Figured it was a good chance to replace my awful microsoft life chat ones.

edit: First impressions:
- comfortable as hell. My old ones were small and would cause ear pain after awhile. The HS1As are huge though and easily fit around my ears. So far I've only used the microfiber pads but they also include a pair of synthetic leather.

- the audio is fantastic. At first the audio sounded funny, but plugging it directly into my PC tower as opposed to running it through my keyboard fixed it.

- price is awesome. I'd definitely be willing to pick these up at $90; getting them on sale for $55 was a no brainer!

- has a braided cable which is a nice touch.

*note: I've never owned any $100+ headphones/etc and my previous headset was the Microsoft Lifechat LX-3000 which, while durable (had them for a few years with moderate use), had mediocre quality.

gulati
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States2241 Posts
February 24 2011 01:14 GMT
#389
go with sennheiser pc161's. they have been time tested headphones which have excellent sound quality, good comfort, a great microphone, and good ventilation for your ears. best of all, they are cheap (i got mine at JR in nyc for 59 bucks brand new)
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Sephy90
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1785 Posts
March 05 2011 23:23 GMT
#390
Ok so my headset just broke and I'm sad as shit. I'm looking to buy Logitech g35's since I've had a bit of experience with them and they sound amazing and are comfortable. I'm sure you guys have something to recommend that would be better? I'd prefer to have surround sound/great bass/and of course a mic!

Mind helping me out TL? <3
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jericu
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia1 Post
March 09 2011 01:52 GMT
#391
Dang, this thread is too long to backread (kudos though!)... In regard to the same question posed on the first page, what would be the BEST ( budget is $90) for a MAC gamer? I was going to get a PLANTRONICS on ebay but sources say they aren't MAC compatible...
Hope some one can help
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JimSocks
Profile Joined February 2009
United States968 Posts
March 09 2011 03:14 GMT
#392
i'm waiting for steelseries siberia v2 ps3 version. suppose to work on pc, ps3, and xbox 360 too. hey, i play consoles too. have to wait a couple of months till release tho.
gamingfanz
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1 Post
March 28 2011 17:54 GMT
#393
I personally like the Logitech G930 at around 120 bucks... but that's just personal preference.
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Goodseed
Profile Joined December 2010
Korea (South)270 Posts
March 28 2011 18:01 GMT
#394
Most pros use like regular ear phones when practicing but are they regular iPod ear phones?
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Matuka
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom74 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-28 18:03:02
March 28 2011 18:02 GMT
#395
AKG GHS-1, perhaps the best sub-£100 pair of cans around at the moment?
Mind you, I got the SteelSeries Siberia V2 and Plantronics Game Com 777 at the moment. Using the GameCom 777. (:
{ToT}ColmA
Profile Joined November 2007
Japan3260 Posts
March 31 2011 20:51 GMT
#396
yo, i need a new headset for like max 55EUR is there something in that pricerange that is comfortable and good? :3

i ve no clue bout headsets, the one i got now is a stealseries 3h (thats what its labeled as :3)

would be cool if it absorbs sound from outdoor so i can focus on ingame stuff, my neighbours like to listen to loud arabic music, dont wanna listen to that!
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Facehugger
Profile Joined April 2011
Sweden17 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-01 04:05:45
April 01 2011 01:05 GMT
#397
I own Sennheiser 350, and after 1 and half year usage I hear crackling sound when changing headphones volume on the wire. Also the bass is very poor for the price, not very good for the movies, these headphones are for voice communication in games mostly. I have only Realtek sound card, however I've read on the different forums that the bass is poor even with dedicated sound card.

I am really interested in Logitech G35 Surround Sound Headset. Can anyone recommend it? What about the build in sound card? Bass is any good? I've switched from Razer Imperator to Logitech G500, can I expect same build quality(durability,feel, good quality plastic) from Logitech headphones as well?
semantics
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
10040 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-01 02:55:05
April 01 2011 02:54 GMT
#398
G35's are pretty dam solid, i got them for my laptop becuase i'm not lugging around a dac with my laptop, and the G35 doesn't require me to lug around a box with it to work, although it does require drivers. It's a bit pale in the bass department for some people, it's fine for games not so much for bass heavy music, corsair HS1 which uses the same algorithms pretty much as it's both Dolby tech tends to do better in bass, but i don't like the cushions used, the non leatherette soaks up the sweat leaves a person sweating in a long session. G35's has a pretty tight sound stage you get the feeling of right behind you or to your left etc better then the HS1 but the HS1 is better for music, and the sound stage is larger which is all just depends on what you like.
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
April 01 2011 03:36 GMT
#399
On April 01 2011 10:05 Facehugger wrote:
I own Sennheiser 350, and after 1 and half year usage I hear crackling sound when changing headphones volume on the wire. Also the bass is very poor for the price, not very good for the movies, these headphones are for voice communication in games mostly. I have only Realtek sound card, however I've read on the different forums that the bass is poor even with dedicated sound card.

I am really interested in Logitech 35 Surround Sound Headset. Can anyone recommend it? What about the build in sound card? Bass is any good? I've switched from Razer Imperator to Logitech G500, can I expect same build quality(durability,feel, good quality plastic) from Logitech headphones as well?


I tried the logitech 35 surround sound headset.
It's so scary how amazing it is, the bass is loud, strong and the voice quality is tons better than my siberia v2.
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Argoth.
Profile Joined December 2004
Germany1961 Posts
April 01 2011 10:08 GMT
#400
I have the AKG K530 (55€) + Zalman clip mic. those headphones are awesome for their price.
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