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Are Surround Gaming Headphones BS?

Ever wondered what "virtual 7.1" means? Is "true 7.1" better? Whose is the most convincing? We've got the answer!

 

 

Buy "true 7.1" headsets on Amazon: 
Razer Tiamat 7.1 v2 (10-driver): https://geni.us/uaWY9I

 

Buy virtual 7.1 headsets on Amazon:
Razer ManO'War 7.1 (Razer Surround): https://geni.us/TtcFBso
ASUS STRIX Fusion 700 (ASUS proprietary): https://geni.us/NxtxA8u
SteelSeries Arctis Pro (DTS Headphone:X 2.0): https://geni.us/1g2UCPb
Logitech G933 (DTS Headphone:X): https://geni.us/t3sj83B

 

Buy surround DACs on Amazon:
Sennheiser GSX-1200 Pro (Sennheiser proprietary): https://geni.us/hpbvTd
Sound BlasterX AE-5 (BlasterX Acoustic Engine Pro): https://geni.us/gFmYWa

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3 hours ago, RobbinM said:

I've seen you do lots of videos with sound bars, gaming, but surround sound lacks a little attention I think.

So my question is: "Does surround soundbenefit your gaming experience?"

You can include comparisons of 2.0 vs 5.1 vs 7.1 vs "Virtual Surround" headphones

You could end with some consumer advice on which off-the-shelf surround set has the best bang for the buck.

Don't forget adding a comparison of sound cards when using analog outputs (I prefer Asus Essence STXII with original OPAMPs even though other OPAMPs are included)

Add some amazon links to surround sets, sound cards and headphones and you're golden.

 

--edit--

This might actually be a topic to big for a Quickie though.

And if you need me to comment on the actual drivers inside the speakers, crossover design and component choices you can ask me anytime.

From the techquickie suggestion thread.

You guys really made this video in 3 hours?

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Why is there gay porn running at 2:50

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♂ Are ♂ Surround ♂ Gaming ♂ Headphones ♂ BS? ♂ (Right Version)


seriously tho, who was the man of culture who included gachi soundboard in this video?

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2 minutes ago, Jorno said:

♂ Are ♂ Surround ♂ Gaming ♂ Headphones ♂ BS? ♂ (Right Version)


seriously tho, who was the man of culture who included gachi soundboard in this video?

Aprime, if there are memes it's almost always Aprime.

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I'm sad that you guys didn't test the windows 10 built-in spatial sound "windows sonic"  and regarding that, in the windows settings for the headphones did you turn on the "turn on 7.1 surround sound" setting?

 

As you can see in this imagE?

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I'm sorta the virtual surround sound guy in the audio forums here. I'm so glad you guys decided to cover this. I wholeheartedly agree with the conclusion that you don't need gaming headphones per se, you can just add headphone surround sound processing to whatever headphones you want to use. 

 

One mystery is why the aiming accuracy is worse than the pointing accuracy for some people. You're theoretically giving people more sensory information, so people should be doing better. I think the reason has to do with mouse sensitivity - the people who weren't gamers were making incorrect assumptions with how much they were turning, and thus were basing their answers on misleading movement information.

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Just registered now, i want to ask one question? I have an AE-5, so i want to know what exactly settings was set in test, just surround cranked up or just gaming preset? 

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1 hour ago, r3dok said:

Just registered now, i want to ask one question? I have an AE-5, so i want to know what exactly settings was set in test, just surround cranked up or just gaming preset? 

I want to know more of this... I have HD650 and AE-5, currently seeking the best setup for PUBG mostly

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13 hours ago, Medicate said:

Why is there gay porn running at 2:50

 

13 hours ago, Jorno said:

♂ Are ♂ Surround ♂ Gaming ♂ Headphones ♂ BS? ♂ (Right Version)


seriously tho, who was the man of culture who included gachi soundboard in this video?

I don't know what you're talking about. It's clearly the sound of an f1 car going around Monza

 

 

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Correct me if I am wrong, but does Linus just recommend getting some good quality headphones, disregarding if they are surround sound or stereo headphones, and buying dolby atmos or any other surround sound software?

 

And if that's the case is windows sonic a decent enough software?

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17 hours ago, VegetableStu said:

strange, I'm kinda curious on how poorly the 7.1 headset "reproduces directionality" now o_o even Creativelabs mentioned never doing multidriver headphones because "that's not how things work"

 

Yep, an ear cup isn't a room, a cup over your ear produces the "ocean" as we all know from childhood.

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On 2/11/2019 at 9:29 AM, DarkPoe said:

I want to know more of this... I have HD650 and AE-5, currently seeking the best setup for PUBG mostly

Yeah, in PUBG sound is superior than without preset. I have ATH-M40x with AE-5

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Honestly, after this video, I feel like I learned nothing

the shown tables in the video were unclear to me what you were comparing against what

for example I saw headphones compared to sound cards ....

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You missed testing Windows' built in spatial sound option surprisingly. It would have been a nice comparison to have.

 

I would personally have recommended trying HeSuVi also.... https://sourceforge.net/projects/hesuvi/ It may not be perfect, but it's free and very customizable. It may be worth trying out before spending money on other solutions.

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  • 2 weeks later...

anyone have a link to the atmos software used in this t

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  • 1 year later...

I have more questions than I started with. Now I'm questioning just gettinga G933... What should I get?? I just want the optimal setup for sourround gaming

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