New Headphones

[Bordermick]

Hello everyone, I am currently looking into buying new headphones. I currently have the Hyper X Cloud 2's and I feel that they are too weak in terms of bass. I want a pair of over ear headphones in the price range of around $200 CAD. I am mainly going to be using them for gaming and listening to music. I play a lot of FPS games like CS but I also listen to a lot of Hip-Hop and Rap so I enjoy heavy bass. From what I understand, open headphones are the way to go for gaming but you loose out on the bass . I also would like a pretty comfortable pair that are not going to hurt my ears after 6+ hour sessions. I heard that the Audio-Technica ATH-M50x are pretty nice for bass, but I also heard that they are not that great for gaming. I noticed that these Sennheiser's are on sale for a good price right now here, but I assume they have weaker bass because they are open. I am essentially  trying to find the sweet spot, powerful bass but still good for gaming for example, hearing footsteps. Anybody have some recommendations? Thanks in advance.

[Guest]

V-Moda Crossfades if you get it under your budget.

[Josephdalepi]

drop a bit of cash on the razer tiamat 7.1

i got them and love them to bits

[Josephdalepi]

V-Moda Crossfades if you get it under your budget.

not optimal for gaming

any kind of surround software gives me a weird noise in the right ear

[The Official Czex]

not optimal for gaming

any kind of surround software gives me a weird noise in the right ear

 

wut. You literally just suggested the "7.1" Tiamat' s which use software to virtualize surround sound. The CrossFade' s have no software, they can sound good within their own.

[Josephdalepi]

wut. You literally just suggested the "7.1" Tiamat' s which use software to virtualize surround sound. The CrossFade' s have no software, they can sound good within their own.

dude

look at the tiamat, you idiot

they have several drivers in each ear for surround, not software

and i dont have in issue with software, but the crossfade hm100s seem to not like it

[DarkBlade2117]

drop a bit of cash on the razer tiamat 7.1

i got them and love them to bits

Lol avoid Razer audio, also what you just said makes you a hypocrite as Razer USES SOFTWARE, and it is shitty.

@OP Look into Sennhieser w/ mod MIC

[Josephdalepi]

Lol avoid Razer audio, also what you just said makes you a hypocrite as Razer USES SOFTWARE, and it is shitty.

@OP Look into Sennhieser w/ mod MIC

the tiamat USES NO SOFTWARE

i own them you idiots

http://www.amazon.com/Razer-Tiamat-Surround-Gaming-Headset/dp/B007CS9WYI

look at the fifth image

or just SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE

[Bordermick]

Lol avoid Razer audio, also what you just said makes you a hypocrite as Razer USES SOFTWARE, and it is shitty.

@OP Look into Sennhieser w/ mod MIC

Yeah, I was planning on getting a mod mic. You think those Sennhieser's I posted above will be good for me?

[iShad]

the tiamat USES NO SOFTWARE

i own them you idiots

http://www.amazon.com/Razer-Tiamat-Surround-Gaming-Headset/dp/B007CS9WYI

look at the fifth image

or just SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE

Calling people idiots, and bought a Tiamat, sigh.

[Opask]

Nah open backs can still have plenty of bass.

 

I was going to say get the HD598s but they aren't on sale anymore.

 

I have the hd558s and they are pretty awesome. They used to be $300 headphones but they have gone down a lot in 2 years. They use the same driver as the hd598s and can be modded to sound almost identical at a lower price. The mod isn't hard to do it takes like five minutes.

 

The bass is at a perfect level for me but I don't listen to rap or hip-hop so ymmv.

 

I will say don't get any of the gamer headphones or the ones that advertise 7.1 surround. Its mostly marketing bs and ups the price for what are usually terrible headphones.

[iNoa97]

Hyperx Cloud II

[iShad]

Yeah, I was planning on getting a mod mic. You think those Sennhieser's I posted above will be good for me?

I'd get the dt770 instead of those hd558 if you want some bass.

[Bordermick]

Hyperx Cloud II

Read the post my man.

[Rmusic10891]

the tiamat USES NO SOFTWARE

i own them you idiots

http://www.amazon.com/Razer-Tiamat-Surround-Gaming-Headset/dp/B007CS9WYI

look at the fifth image

or just SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE

It's all snake oil dude. No need for all caps.  

[DarkBlade2117]

the tiamat USES NO SOFTWARE

i own them you idiots

http://www.amazon.com/Razer-Tiamat-Surround-Gaming-Headset/dp/B007CS9WYI

look at the fifth image

or just SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE

By the way, any surround 7.1 sucks, it is all a gimmick, I made my HyperX Clouds "surround" with software just fine.

Also, I owned and OWN 4 Razer products. They all suck, Razer has some of the worst "gamer" peripherals.

[Josephdalepi]

By the way, any surround 7.1 sucks, it is all a gimmick, I made my HyperX Clouds "surround" with software just fine.

Also, I owned and OWN 4 Razer products. They all suck, Razer has some of the worst "gamer" peripherals.

yay opinions

either way, the tiamat 7.1 works great

[iShad]

yay opinions

either way, the tiamat 7.1 works great

Not really, I bet you haven't use any decent headphones enough to form a valid opinion.

[Josephdalepi]

Not really, I bet you haven't use any decent headphones enough to form a valid opinion.

vmoda crossfade m100

logitech g930

bose soundtrue

all excellent headphones, all of which i love

for gaming and computer usage? 

i still prefer the tiamat

[iShad]

vmoda crossfade m100

logitech g930

bose soundtrue

all excellent headphones, all of which i love

for gaming and computer usage? 

i still prefer the tiamat

Sorry all junk.

[Josephdalepi]

Sorry all junk.

im sorry, i ant talk to you anymore

goodbye

[Guest]

We are not exactly helping OP at all, just having a jerk circle of headphones W@rZ.

IMO,

V-Moda for sound quality and music, everything else you guys can fuss over.

I would never buy Razer stuff tho.

Peace out.

[Bordermick]

We are not exactly helping OP at all, just having a jerk circle of headphones W@rZ.

IMO,

V-Moda for sound quality and music, everything else you guys can fuss over.

I would never buy Razer stuff tho.

Peace out.

Thanks, lol.

I am liking the way these are looking though: http://www.amazon.ca/Beyerdynamic-PRO-Headphone-250-ohms/dp/B0006NL5SM

[Kobathor]

the tiamat USES NO SOFTWARE

i own them you idiots

http://www.amazon.com/Razer-Tiamat-Surround-Gaming-Headset/dp/B007CS9WYI

look at the fifth image

or just SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE

Many drivers in each cup?

 

That literally means 0 bass.

@SSL help suggest good headphones

[sobe]

Sorry all junk.

 

I wouldn't call the V-Moda on the list junk, but everything else especially the Tiamat is absolute garbage. Considering he thinks the Tiamat is so great, I highly doubt he has ever used the M-100 anyway.

 

 

im sorry, i ant talk to you anymore

goodbye

 

Good, don't. You made yourself look like a complete idiot on top of being a jackass.

 

And just for some actual information for the future, 7.1 speakers work the way they do because there is enough distance between them and your ears to form a proper "field" of sound (we're talking at several feet from you), alongside some other intricacies that may be out of your scope judging by your lack of knowledge.

 

 

 

Thanks, lol.

I am liking the way these are looking though: http://www.amazon.ca/Beyerdynamic-PRO-Headphone-250-ohms/dp/B0006NL5SM

 

The DT770 will offer a lot, but considering your mention of bass + gaming (particularly CS), I would say look at the DT880 or DT990 instead. The 880 is semi-open while the 990 is open. If you went with the 770 though for the closed aspect, I think you will be happy with it, plenty o' bass to go around.