Headphones/Headset?

[byalexandr]

Hey guys, I want to eventually get around to replacing my crappy Turtle Beach X12 headset. It gets VERY uncomfortable after short amount of time and actually starts to hurt after a while. The thing is that my ears tend to tick out a little wider than normal, so my ears keep pushing up against the driver wall inside, plus my glasses push against my head from how firm the ear cups are. Can you guys recommend me a headset with extremely deep and large earcups? The cheaper the better, but not sounding like it. A microphone would be a definite plus, as would leatherette instead of cloth. Thanks!

[Guest]

The Hyperx Cloud II seems to be pretty deep (huehue)

[byalexandr]

The Hyperx Cloud II seems to be pretty deep (huehue)

Are the Razer ones any good? They seem to have pretty large earcups. Lol

[Guest]

Are the Razer ones any good? They seem to have pretty large earcups. Lol

Razer isn't great at headsets

The sound is far from most other headsets 

They also often cause ear-fatigue  

[byalexandr]

Razer isn't great at headsets

The sound is far from most other headsets 

They also often cause ear-fatigue  

But the earcups seem larger than the ones on the Cloud II. Anything from Sennheiser or Sony worth considering?

[Guest]

But the earcups seem larger than the ones on the Cloud II. Anything from Sennheiser or Sony worth considering?

The earcups are big, but they compress and start to hurt your ear, and the headband is really tight for it's shape

Sennheiser HD 558s have great soundstage for it it's price, but it doesn't have a mic 

I'm not sure about Sony though

 

HyperX Clouds are the best overall for price though

[tcolecruz]

Are the Razer ones any good? They seem to have pretty large earcups. Lol

RAzer headsets have the worst mics in the world and are waaaay out of his price range.

[byalexandr]

RAzer headsets have the worst mics in the world and are waaaay out of his price range.

Considering people suggested buying the Cloud II @$100 I think I could afford a Razer headset. What would you consider?

[byalexandr]

Are these even worth considering? My friend has one and they seemed comfortable enough and the mic quality was decent.

 

http://www.razerzone.com/store/razer-kraken-usb

[tcolecruz]

Are these even worth considering? My friend has one and they seemed comfortable enough and the mic quality was decent.

 

http://www.razerzone.com/store/razer-kraken-usb

No. HyperX Cloud I are better in literally every way and cost 20 bucks moer

[byalexandr]

No. HyperX Cloud I are better in literally every way and cost 20 bucks moer

The point is to have big earcups and the Cloud headset looks the same as my Turtle Beach headset. I don't want to risk it, is there anything else? Sony, Sennheiser, Beyerdynamics, Audio Technica?

[byalexandr]

Hmm... According to Linus, they're not that bad. Is the Cloud II a major improvement over the Cloud?

 

[MayflowerElectronics]

Don't base your headphones on the size of the ear cups. There's a lot more to comfort than just that.

 

Material type, clamping strength, headband and weight all come into play.

 

I'm not sure if the original clouds are still for sale, but i'd pick up one of those if you must get a headset, but I suggest watching this first.

 

[tcolecruz]

Don't base your headphones on the size of the ear cups. There's a lot more to comfort than just that.

 

Material type, clamping strength, headband and weight all come into play.

 

I'm not sure if the original clouds are still for sale, but i'd pick up one of those if you must get a headset, but I suggest watching this first.

 

Cuz it has Tyler? ;-)