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Hi, have been looking for replacement surround headphones to my philips abc hd1505u. They are by far the best sounding 5.1 headphones I’ve ever tried. Bought SteelSeries pro wireless but they didn’t do it for me. I’m looking at used Sony mdr 700hw now but don’t know how they are for gaming? Please help!

I've been working on trying to get surround sound working literally all day. I have a reciever, and my graphics card is a gtx 1650 super ( which as far as ive read supports 5.1 surround). I tried running cyberpunk 2077 and all 5 of my speakers were working but the back speakers were just copying my front speakers. when i open the speaker set up in windows 5.1 is greyed out. i hope this makes sense my brain has literally turned to mush after trying to fix this for literally hours

I've been digging around trying to figure out which is best, i've found mixed reviews of both. This is for my home surround sound computer, I have a Sound Blaster Audigy Rx internal sound card going to my Marantz dolby atmos receiver using a fiber optic cable. I'm trying to figure out what is the best way to set it up if anyone has any experience with this i'd be more than happy for recommendations. Thanks, MP

hye, i now have a onkyo ls 3100. i love it!!!! but the speakers are acting up so i need a new one. i first looked for a new onkyo ls, but there almost done for it :(. so now my question: anyone have suggestions? i loved that its a 2.1 so i would love another 2.1 whit a bluethoot sub if possible. i also loved the bt function that i could use my speakers whit my phone. thanks for the help :D.

I have an eight year old Insignia HDTV, and I'm wondering what sound bar or home theater system I can connect to it if any at all. And if I can connect one, which one do you recommend at a reasonable price?

Quite a few years ago now, I got myself a Logitech G35, which I have been using for gaming ever since. Problem is that it's old, and the cable and headband is practically falling apart. There's a great sale on the WH-1000XM3 right now, and I thought I would buy those, and use them wired for gaming and wireless for everything else. Someone in my family already has the XM3s to I decided to try them for gaming before pulling the trigger on my own pair. To my disappointment, the surround sound effect on these is terrible. With the G35, it actually sounds like the sound is moving around you, but with the XM3, the sound just dims and distorts in a weird way. I tried CS:GO and a surround sound test on YouTube. Am I doing something wrong, or is this just how they are supposed to behave? I have read somewhere that they are way better in wireless mode soundwise, but I tried the same surround test with my phone, and got the same result. PS: I plan to use an external mic when gaming. All responses appreciated

Okay, I searched quite a bit for this but haven't found a good (and recent) answer... I'm looking for a new AV-Receiver which should power my 7.2 system that's connected to my old Pioneer VSX AV-Receiver. My setup right now is, that I have an old AVR which can't handle 4k 120Hz so it's connected via HDMI to my GPU but not to any screen and my two Screens are also connected to the GPU (in total 3 Display outputs are used). I am looking for an AVR that will be able to pass WQHD (for future proofing 4k would be better) HDR Signals with 100+Hz to my gaming Monitor and also power the speakers. Has anyone experience with such a setup for gaming? (Latency doesn't really matter since that can be tweaked) and no... A Headset is not the answer. I wear Headphones 8-10 Hours each day at work so I want to keep that open sound. Only thing is my personal price limit of 1200 Freedom Dollars. Thanks

So i have a Jamo 5.1 surround system hooked up to my sony sdr de515 amp. Its quite old so no HDMI or anything like that only RCA out. At the moment i just have a rca left and right to aux into my laptop and stream 4k stuff through there on my https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/kogan-50-4k-hdr-led-tv-series-8-ju8100/ but i really want to get something like a fire stick 4k (Since i already have a few echo dots in the house) because of the remote and convenience. Although how can i hook up the 5.1 speakers to the fire TV stick? Or is there a better option to stream 4k Netflix and what not to my TV while being able to connect my speakers? Any help is appreciated thanks!

For the lest couple of day now I have noticed I don't get any directional audio when playing games in my pc through my headphones just wondering do I need to purchase a sound card at all to fix this or is there something wrong with my settings. I have tried a few things but nothing seems to work. I have tried changing to Windows sonic for headphone and dolby atmmos but when I select these options my pc saying that the option is unavailable. PC specs Ryzen 3 2200g MSI b350m gaming Pro mobo GTX 1060 12gb ddr4 Headones are Sony WH-H900N

I currently am setting up a surround sound system for movies on my PC, and I was wondering if I could even utilize it for gaming. I mainly play CSGO, PUBG, Apex, R6S etc. on my arctis 7, and I know CSGO has HRTF (what other games use this technology or something similar?). Back to surround sound. Do games even support real surround sound? and if they don’t, could I just disable my other speakers and use a 2.1 setup that uses HRTF (or something similar) while gaming? If not I can just continue using my Arctis 7 for gaming. Thanks

I am currently using my onboard sound (Purity Sound 2) and stereo Beats headphones. I was looking into headsets (especially the HyperX Cloud series) and I found that the Cloud II has virtual surround sound. What I heard from a friend was that it is better to get a real sound card that renders sound. Any insight on what I should pick? What are the pros/cons of both, and which is a better buy? I want surround sound in my headset but I don't want to spend too much on it. Thanks!

Hello, I am looking for the best over-ear headphones with surround sound that will also cancel out any other background noise. Does anyone have any suggestions?

I want a surround sound system for watching tv, playing music and gaming but i want to be loud and clear enough for multiple bass and to be bass heavy. So far i have found the http://www.richersounds.com/product/speaker-packages/pioneer/htp072/pion-htp072#BVRRWidgetIDand the http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/speaker-system-z906, which 1 should i get or do you guys know any other system

This is my gaming and home theater build and currently i plan to use the z506 but is there any better options for less than 200. This is my build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/F2hq7P

so i am thinking about getting some good headphones help me choose please i am not a audio geek .( steelseries siberia V2 usb 7.1 surround ) headphones cost 100 usd and the other option is getting a ( razer kraken PRO) with a sound card which can simulate 5.1 surround cost 100 usd or get a (steelseries siberia V2 non 7.1 version with asus sound card which can simulate virtual 5.1 cost IS 110 !!!! usd ) ... I am confused between getting the 7.1 surround or the 5.1 surround . will there be a difference between 7.1 & 5.1 ?? is the steelseries siberia V2 better or worse than the razer kraken pro ???! (^^50 mm drivers ^^) (^^40mm drivers^) Q1.should i get the siberia v2 7.1 or the siberia v2 with sound card pci-e with 5.1 surround or usb with 7.1? Q2.so should i get the razer kraken pro or the steelseries siberia v2 7.1 or steelseries siberia v2 non 7.1 ?? Q3.if the answer to question 2 is not steelseries siberia v2 7.1 then which sound card should i buy the asus xonar dg pci-e which simulates 5.1 surround or asus xonar u3 usb which can simulate 7.1 surround sound ? Q4. if there is better head phones then the steelseries siberia v2 and the razer kraken pro ??? Q5.i am a competitive cod/bf3 player so i must have surround but the question is which one 7.1 or 5.1 ??? ...... YES i know about razer surround and currently use it but after december this year they will take 20 usd ... i don't want to use razer surround ... If you don't know about any thing abou headphones and know about sound cards and 7.1 vs 5.1 please leave a answer and this is vice versa if you thing about head phones and sound cards answer these 100 questions of mine :P LINKS to these headphones and the sound card :- 1.steelseries siberia V2 usb (7.1) surround : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002Q8IHEK 2. razer kraken pro with on asus xonar dg 5.1:http://www.amazon.com/Razer-Kraken-Analog-Headset-RZ04-00870300-R3U1/dp/B009SJR2BE/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1374705497&sr=1-2&keywords=razer+kraken+pro 3.steelseries siberia V2..( 5.1) with asus xonar dg 5.1: http://www.amazon.com/SteelSeries-Siberia-Full-Size-Gaming-Headset/dp/B002Q8IHDQ 4. asus xonar dg 5.1 sound card : http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-XONAR-Headphone-Audio-Card/dp/B0045JHJSS OR SHOULD I GET THE ASUS XONAR U3 SOUND CARD WHICH SUPPORTS 7.1 ?? 5. asus xonar u3 usb sound.card with 7.1: http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Xonar-Sound-Cards-XONAR_U3/dp/B0054L8GVK hope this is in the right section of the forum and ps i am also posting this on peripherals section of the forum please admin/moderator do not delete it because this is both a audio and peripherals question .. ps linus or slick if u saw thi post i watch you guys from 2011 maybe not slick from 2011 but linus from 2011

so i am thinking about getting some good headphones help me choose please i am not a audio geek .( steelseries siberia V2 usb 7.1 surround ) headphones cost 100 usd and the other option is getting a ( razer kraken PRO) with a sound card which can simulate 5.1 surround cost 100 usd or get a (steelseries siberia V2 non 7.1 version with asus sound card which can simulate virtual 5.1 cost IS 110 !!!! usd ) ... I am confused between getting the 7.1 surround or the 5.1 surround . will there be a difference between 7.1 & 5.1 ?? is the steelseries siberia V2 better or worse than the razer kraken pro ???! (^^50 mm drivers ^^) (^^40mm drivers^) Q1.should i get the siberia v2 7.1 or the siberia v2 with sound card pci-e with 5.1 surround or usb with 7.1? Q2.so should i get the razer kraken pro or the steelseries siberia v2 7.1 or steelseries siberia v2 non 7.1 ?? Q3.if the answer to question 2 is not steelseries siberia v2 7.1 then which sound card should i buy the asus xonar dg pci-e which simulates 5.1 surround or asus xonar u3 usb which can simulate 7.1 surround sound ? Q4. if there is better head phones then the steelseries siberia v2 and the razer kraken pro ??? Q5.i am a competitive cod/bf3 player so i must have surround but the question is which one 7.1 or 5.1 ??? ...... YES i know about razer surround and currently use it but after december this year they will take 20 usd ... i don't want to use razer surround ... If you don't know about any thing abou headphones and know about sound cards and 7.1 vs 5.1 please leave a answer and this is vice versa if you thing a about head phones and sound cards answer these 100 questions of mine :P LINKS to these headphones and the sound card :- 1.steelseries siberia V2 usb (7.1) surround : http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002Q8IHEK 2. razer kraken pro with on asus xonar dg 5.1:http://www.amazon.com/Razer-Kraken-Analog-Headset-RZ04-00870300-R3U1/dp/B009SJR2BE/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1374705497&sr=1-2&keywords=razer+kraken+pro 3.steelseries siberia V2..( 5.1) with asus xonar dg 5.1: http://www.amazon.com/SteelSeries-Siberia-Full-Size-Gaming-Headset/dp/B002Q8IHDQ 4. asus xonar dg 5.1 sound card : http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-XONAR-Headphone-Audio-Card/dp/B0045JHJSS OR SHOULD I GET THE ASUS XONAR U3 SOUND CARD WHICH SUPPORTS 7.1 ?? 5. asus xonar u3 usb sound.card with 7.1: http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Xonar-Sound-Cards-XONAR_U3/dp/B0054L8GVK ps i am also posting this on audio section of the forum please admin/moderator do not delete it because this is both a audio and peripherals question .. ps linus or slick if u saw thi post i watch you guys from 2011 maybe not slick from 2011 but linus from 2011

Price point: 80 - Max 125$ Main use: Skype/raercomms, Gaming So a very good microphone is really inportant for me and surround sound. Soundcard: Onboard sound card and no room to add one on myn motherboard. Maybe an usb sound card ? just like the g430 Wired/wireless both are fine for me but having the option to charge the wireless whilste gaming is a must. Anyone has a good suggestion? And sorry for the short text but typing english is not one of myn strongest points :')

I just need help find good, affordable gaming headsets. I want sensible suggestions.