7.1 Soundcards

[OtacMatej]

I have a question, does a hyperx 7.1 soundcard sound better than any cheap 7.1 soundcard? I mean like the one that comes with the cloud 2 aux input to usb output vs the same thing but not hyperx branded, and cheaper?

 

Left the pic of the cheap one as an example

[jaslion]

This is fake 7.1

 

It's simulated surround sound on the hyper x and that sound "card" is virtual surround.

 

Neither are real and will not sound real because it's faked.

 

 

[jaslion]

So I recommend you just use 2.1 because virtual 7.1 has issues. There have only ever been 2 real 7.1 headsets and both were from razer. Worked well but cost a ton, were a mess of cables and the quality was lacking with often the smallest drivers failing after some years of use.

[manikyath]

those cheap usb thingies are often hot garbage. if there's any noise on the USB power, that comes straight trough.

 

cant quote on how well the HyperX handles that, but i give that a better chance than a "sort by price" ebay special.

[OtacMatej]

10 minutes ago, manikyath said:

those cheap usb thingies are often hot garbage. if there's any noise on the USB power, that comes straight trough.

 

cant quote on how well the HyperX handles that, but i give that a better chance than a "sort by price" ebay special.

Not ebay but yeah, the original 7.1 would cost me 20$ and then there is the volume over 3.5 which is very low for some reason.

[OtacMatej]

30 minutes ago, jaslion said:

So I recommend you just use 2.1 because virtual 7.1 has issues. There have only ever been 2 real 7.1 headsets and both were from razer. Worked well but cost a ton, were a mess of cables and the quality was lacking with often the smallest drivers failing after some years of use.

Do you know the names?

[jaslion]

6 minutes ago, OtacMatej said:

Do you know the names?

Razer taimat but they haven't been made in many years.

[OtacMatej]

12 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Razer taimat but they haven't been made in many years.

found them used for $65. A little out of my budget though

 

[jaslion]

Just now, OtacMatej said:

found them used for $65. A little out of my budget though

 

Do not get them.

 

They are brittle and break easily.

 

Just get a nice pair of headphones. 7.1 and 5.1 only work well if there is actual space between the speakers.

[OtacMatej]

1 hour ago, jaslion said:

Do not get them.

 

They are brittle and break easily.

 

Just get a nice pair of headphones. 7.1 and 5.1 only work well if there is actual space between the speakers.

Reccomendations on which pairs i should check out? I have a pair of cloud 2s and am thinking of getting a pair of arctis 3 i found for like $23.

[OtacMatej]

Just now, OtacMatej said:

Reccomendations on which pairs i should check out? I have a pair of cloud 2s and am thinking of getting a pair of arctis 3 i found for like $23.

oh and kraken pro v2 pewdiepie edition

[jaslion]

Just now, OtacMatej said:

Reccomendations on which pairs i should check out? I have a pair of cloud 2s and am thinking of getting a pair of arctis 3 i found for like $23.

Why are you looking for something else? For that budget you can get like a samson 850 open back which is nice but this is like EXTREME budget stuff.

[OtacMatej]

7 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Why are you looking for something else? For that budget you can get like a samson 850 open back which is nice but this is like EXTREME budget stuff.

idk, checking out if there is any good option that would be better than a Kingston pair of Hyperx Cloud II or Arctis 3?

[jaslion]

2 minutes ago, OtacMatej said:

idk, checking out if there is any good option that would be better than a Kingston pair of Hyperx Cloud II or Arctis 3?

What even is your budget?

[OtacMatej]

1 minute ago, jaslion said:

What even is your budget?

lets say 50$

[jaslion]

7 minutes ago, OtacMatej said:

lets say 50$

Yeah the clouds are about as good as it gets.

[OtacMatej]

2 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Yeah the clouds are about as good as it gets.

are the nari ultimates good? and would the HyperSense work with only a 3.5mm connection, lost dongle?

[jaslion]

2 minutes ago, OtacMatej said:

nari ultimates

Which one and those are normally far out of budget

 

The hypersense works normally in 2.1 on 3.5mm

[OtacMatej]

3 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Which one and those are normally far out of budget

 

The hypersense works normally in 2.1 on 3.5mm

Found them used for around 30$ Have no idea if they are 2.1, they work with aux, but wont charge from the sellers words 

[jaslion]

Just now, OtacMatej said:

Found them used for around 30$ Have no idea if they are 2.1, they work with aux, but wont charge from the sellers words 

Ok so these are broken as long as the battery isn't swelling they'll work ok.

 

It's better than the hyper clouds but also it's broken and has been modified

[OtacMatej]

5 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Ok so these are broken as long as the battery isn't swelling they'll work ok.

 

It's better than the hyper clouds but also it's broken and has been modified

so they would atleast sound better than the kingston version cloud 2s? and what abt the hypersense?