Recommended Headphones

[ShadowMoses]

Hi

 

  I need a headphones for gaming and I heard that audiophile headset is way better than Logitech ,corsair etc.. gaming headphones

some suggested a Blue Mix Fi is it good for gaming ? , Mostly I game single player games and some multiplayer so i don't want to lose footsteps. Budget around 300-350$

and do I need an amp?

Thanks 

[GirlFromYonder]

7 minutes ago, ShadowMoses said:

Hi

 

  I need a headphones for gaming and I heard that audiophile headset is way better than Logitech ,corsair etc.. gaming headphones

some suggested a Blue Mix Fi is it good for gaming ? , Mostly I game single player games and some multiplayer so i don't want to lose footsteps. Budget around 300-350$

and do I need an amp?

Thanks 

Sennheiser HD 599 with the latest modmic.

[merco]

25 minutes ago, ShadowMoses said:

and do I need an amp?

not quite sure either I recently watched this: 

 

 

and from what I could gather it seems to depend on what you are playing. 

 

like the Sennheiser GSX 1000 he mentioned in the beginning might be great for 7.1 when you play single player games, but when you play competitive shooters it wouldn't make sense. You would often be better off with stereo sound to locate enemies, because most games don't support anything other than stereo sound. 

[mbntr]

well, I use a Sennheiser HD4.50, it's not an audiophile headset i mind you, but it has bluetooth and active noise cancelling even when connected via headphone jack, the audio quality is decent, it has a built in microphone (although I use an external XLR one) and comes at around 170$.

The ANC is a nice feature with loud computers and family members, if you have any

[merco]

2 minutes ago, mbntr said:

I use a Sennheiser HD4.50

Are you gaming with the bluetooth function? If so do you notice any lag?

[mbntr]

2 minutes ago, merco said:

Are you gaming with the bluetooth function? If so do you notice any lag?

 I usually use the cable since my pc doesn't have a bluetooth card, the ANC still works, according to the reviewers there is a lot of lag, I haven't experienced any, but as I said I don't usually game with bluetooth

[merco]

1 minute ago, mbntr said:

 I usually use the cable since my pc doesn't have a bluetooth card, the ANC still works, according to the reviewers there is a lot of lag, I haven't experienced any, but as I said I don't usually game with bluetooth

Do you ever take them outside or do you find them too bulky? I was wondering about it since I can get those relatively cheap and the sound seems to be pretty good at the price point. 

[mbntr]

2 minutes ago, merco said:

Do you ever take them outside or do you find them too bulky? I was wondering about it since I can get those relatively cheap and the sound seems to be pretty good at the price point. 

I use them outside, the range is ok, I can leave the phone downstairs and go upstairs and I can still use them, the battery life is absolutely amazing, I get around 36H with noise canceling.

They aren't very bulky and they are quite light, I can use them all day without them getting uncomfortable.

My only problem is that the earcups are a bit too small, your mileage may vary

[rice guru]

How quite is your environment? as for gaming open backs are generally that best

[ShadowMoses]

7 hours ago, merco said:

not quite sure either I recently watched this: 

 

 

and from what I could gather it seems to depend on what you are playing. 

 

like the Sennheiser GSX 1000 he mentioned in the beginning might be great for 7.1 when you play single player games, but when you play competitive shooters it wouldn't make sense. You would often be better off with stereo sound to locate enemies, because most games don't support anything other than stereo sound. 

Thnx for sharing the video so generally open back is better , and why is 100$ headphone + 100$ amp-dac way better than those 300$ gaming headset ?

[ShadowMoses]

4 hours ago, rice guru said:

How quite is your environment? as for gaming open backs are generally that best

It's quiet , so better go with open back?

[merco]

13 minutes ago, ShadowMoses said:

why is 100$ headphone + 100$ amp-dac way better than those 300$ gaming headset

I was wondering about this myself

[rice guru]

44 minutes ago, ShadowMoses said:

Thnx for sharing the video so generally open back is better , and why is 100$ headphone + 100$ amp-dac way better than those 300$ gaming headset ?

its like the difference between a custom built and a per built pc the prebuilt can do thae trcik but you dont have a choice in terms of what you are getting they can just cheap out on certain parts  most ofthen in headsets the driver or mic quality and lure you in with a gamer aesthetic and rgb. higher tear $300 headsets are mostly not bad actually if you have the cash and dont mind the potential compromises the company made then iyour good.   in this case at this budget you can even get away with not even using a amp/ dac and just use your motherboard and spend more money on a headphone by itself easy to drive headphones in the market like the hd 58x, and hd 599 and not even use an amp/dac. as motherboard audio does the same thing mind you not as good but if its clean will do the job fine. for gaming I generally reccomend spending more on the headphone itself rather than any other portion of your setup. just like spending more on your graphics card the driver itself is the biggest thing that makes a difference with audio not the usb dongle, or an amp/DAC