Best gaming DAC to PAIR with Sennheiser HD598?

[Darylxx]

I want a 7.1 dac to pair with my sennheiser hd 598, would you recommend Soundblaster G5, G6 or Sennheisser GSX 1000?

 

 

[FloRolf]

Why do you need 7.1 processing for a 2.0 Headphone? 

[Darylxx]

4 minutes ago, FloRolf said:

Why do you need 7.1 processing for a 2.0 Headphone? 

Because it's just sound much better. 

 

I used to have G5 once and I sold it months ago, I'm so regret selling it. It improved my HD598 in every area, especially when I use it for gaming. It sucked me into another dimension.

 

Now I want to buy it again but just ask for opinion, perhaps if G6 and sennheiser GSX 1000 would sound better.

[rice guru]

Just get a good dac amp. And use the razer suround software or Dolby Atmos for headphones works just as good and probably cheaper.

[pas008]

10 hours ago, rice guru said:

Just get a good dac amp. And use the razer suround software or Dolby Atmos for headphones works just as good and probably cheaper.

razer surround is nowhere near the virtual surround sbx or dolby is

 

 

OP use hesuvi you get them all

[rice guru]

2 minutes ago, pas008 said:

razer surround is nowhere near the virtual surround sbx or dolby is

 

 

OP use hesuvi you get them all

thanks ill make use of hesuvi as a reccomendation instead i dont really like using this stuff myself but i know people do

[pas008]

7 minutes ago, rice guru said:

thanks ill make use of hesuvi as a reccomendation instead i dont really like using this stuff myself but i know people do

not all games/engines or even movies take sound serious for headphone users

[an actual squirrel]

23 hours ago, FloRolf said:

Why do you need 7.1 processing for a 2.0 Headphone? 

The way to think about this is that it is like a binaural recording of a 7.1 system. Because it's a binaural recording, it can be played back on headphones. But a binaural recording can also maintain the extra directional information that a 7.1 system has.

 

Regular stereo, since it breaks things down into left and right, front and back sounds aren't handled well. This is the main problem that is addressed with 7.1 processing.

 

This video talks about some of the advantages of using virtual surround sound/hrtf in pubg