Looking for FPS Headphone/Headset recommendations

Kainhander · June 23, 2021

Hi All,

I'm in the market for a new pair of cans to play games with. My second pair of HyperX Cloud Flights have bit the dust, for some reason the microphone stops working after about 18-20 months. I'm using a pair of Anker Soundcore Q20's as a stopgap, but the soundstage(?) is absolute crap- I can't hear footsteps or directionality until it's too late. This will be my absolute #1 requested feature. I'm not sure what I need for this though (open vs closed back, etc).

The second feature I'm looking for is a mic that's halfway good. I've been listening to microphone samples on youtube, and almost all the gaming headsets have a nasally over-compressed sound to them. I'm not expecting a golden warm radio sound, but something better than the rest that doesn't sound like crap with my deeper voice.

I've been evaluating the Cooler Master MH-751's vs some Audio Technica ATH-AD700Xs with a ModMic on paper, but I can't make a choice. Does anybody have any recommendations between these two for what I'm looking for, or have a better recommendation? Looking to stay in the sub-$200 range.

As for fitment, I have a big head, and wear glasses. For example, all the SteelSeries Arctis headset bands are just barely too small for my melon.

Thanks!

Montana One-Six · June 24, 2021

Take a look at the Sennheiser HD 599 (or HD 599SE).

They are overall a pretty good choice for gaming and media imo. Switched to those a while back from some mid-range 7.1 Logitech headset and like them a lot better.

Haven't played competitive FPS games in some time but I can make out footsteps or other directional sounds pretty good in other games (I mainly play Insurgency Sandstorm).

Like the ATH-AD700Xs you looked at those are also open back. Which means they don't isolate outside noise.