Headphones recommendation

[Wolfire]

Hi, im looking forward to buy a new pair of headphone with a budget of around 250$. I mostly play video games and listen to music. For the gaming side, i love it when the bass is punchy, when you feel the gunshots and the explosions. As for the music, i love to hear all the small details of a song. I know that audio stuff can be hard to choose but im sure there is something out here for me. 

[Jack The Banana Developer]

i recommend TURTLEBEACH STEALTH 700 i've stealthed so many suckers with those babiess :PPPP

[LukeSavenije]

I feel a m50x here...

[Jack The Banana Developer]

Just now, LukeSavenije said:

I feel a m50x here...

ignore this @Wolfire

[Brooksie359]

You want to have super loud base but also want to be able to hear all the finer details. Damn that is a hard thing to find because usually excessive base drowns out the finer details. 

[Brooksie359]

Just now, Jack The Banana Developer said:

ignore this @Wolfire

Are you trolling?

[Jack The Banana Developer]

Just now, Brooksie359 said:

Are you trolling?

no accident post ;/ 

[AgentAY]

I have the Corsair Void Pro RGB USB and they're absolutely amazing. but with your budget id recommend you get the wireless version.

[Wolfire]

22 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

You want to have super loud base but also want to be able to hear all the finer details. Damn that is a hard thing to find because usually excessive base drowns out the finer details. 

Yeah i know, i might have to split it into 2 different pair 

[Wolfire]

Also, on multiple occasion i read/heard that surround sound 7.1/5.1 is sorta useless. But in games like r6s or pubg i do feel that it could help. I also play on ps4 and pc

[LukeSavenije]

37 minutes ago, Jack The Banana Developer said:

ignore this @Wolfire

why? m50x are great headphones for the price, especially for music

[Wolfire]

1 hour ago, LukeSavenije said:

why? m50x are great headphones for the price, especially for music

One thing tho about audio creation hardware (wich the m50x seems to be) is that it should have a flat eq, ive never had something with a relatively flat eq

[Brooksie359]

2 hours ago, Wolfire said:

Also, on multiple occasion i read/heard that surround sound 7.1/5.1 is sorta useless. But in games like r6s or pubg i do feel that it could help. I also play on ps4 and pc

7.1 is quite useful. I have had many times where it has let me know exactly where someone is coming from and react fast enough to even have the jump on them. I use a pair of hyperx cloud II. They have decent sound quality and good 7.1. I wouldn't describe them as being overly basey though and have the more clean sound.   

[xtroria]

Is it for home use only or for outside as well?

 

V-moda m100 is great if you want bass

[Wolfire]

11 hours ago, xtroria said:

Is it for home use only or for outside as well?

 

V-moda m100 is great if you want bass

Mostly home use

 

[Wolfire]

Are the sennheiser 598 a good pair?

[Velcade]

5 minutes ago, Wolfire said:

Are the sennheiser 598 a good pair?

They are a great pair of headphones.  I was going to recommend Sennheiser.  Their collaboration with massdrop on the Sennheiser HD 6XX are another great option.  

 

These are open back headphones so you'll get a 'fuller' sound stage and are suitable for home listening. 

[r2724r16]

13 minutes ago, Wolfire said:

Are the sennheiser 598 a good pair?

Nope, I bought both the open and closed ear HD 598 and I didn't like any of them. They just sound too "smooth" for normal use. 

 

Just get a ATH-M50x.

[germgoatz]

ATH-M40X

[Wolfire]

6 minutes ago, r2724r16 said:

Nope, I bought both the open and closed ear HD 598 and I didn't like any of them. They just sound too "smooth" for normal use. 

 

Just get a ATH-M50x.

Too smooth for normal use?

[r2724r16]

Just now, Wolfire said:

Too smooth for normal use?

I really don't like Sennheiser's signature sound, that's all I can say.

[FloRolf]

Loads of people recommending m50x for gaming. What a time to be alive @Dackzy!

 

We shouldn't have left the audio subforum, lmao. 

 

 

Edit:

OT @Wolfire

Check out this gear recommended by the actual audiophile subforum. 

I can't really speak for them as I haven't tried them but the AD500X or the better 700X are considered great gaming cans because they have actual Soundstage, unlike the m50x. 

 

[xtroria]

11 hours ago, Wolfire said:

Mostly home use

 

HD6xx if you want open pair

 

Vmoda M100 for closed pair with the XL pads

[Wolfire]

4 hours ago, FloRolf said:

Loads of people recommending m50x for gaming. What a time to be alive @Dackzy!

 

We shouldn't have left the audio subforum, lmao. 

 

 

Edit:

OT @Wolfire

Check out this gear recommended by the actual audiophile subforum. 

I can't really speak for them as I haven't tried them but the AD500X or the better 700X are considered great gaming cans because they have actual Soundstage, unlike the m50x. 

 

Oooh nice thread, also the ad700x  seems pretty interesting

[Dackzy]

stay away from the M50x, they are pretty horrible for their price now. Muddy mid-bass bloat that bleeds into the lower mids and makes them bad, weird mids with a dip so they sound both widthdrawn in the lower mids, but they also have forward upper mid and then the sharp treble. Plus they have a very small soundstage and not very good imaging. They have just been hyped a ton by youtubers and people that are new to this field.

 

If you want closed, then I would look at the AKG K550 or K553, it is the same headphone they just have a different name depending on where you are in the world. For open I would say AD900x, K612 though neither of them have bass that will make the headphones shake or feel a explosion unless you turn them up quite a bit, at least not compared to a closed headphone like the K550/553.