Best headset and DAC & AMP for games like CS:GO? Sennheiser G4ME ZERO , ONE, PC363 or HD598? FiiO E10k? Other suggestions welcome! Thanks in Advance!

[RenzoRaptor]

Hello! I am buying peripherals for my new gaming setup and I'm stuck between these:

 

Headphones: Sennheiser G4ME ZERO , ONE, PC363 or HD598 (I need it for CS:GO and other FPS, need positional audio)

 

DAC + AMP: FiiO e10k (The only DAC + AMP I know)

 

Other suggestions are welcome , but these are my options.

 

Thank you!

[AstroBenny]

You don't need a gaming headset for "positional audio"

I recommend watching this for a general comparison between gaming headsets and headphones:

 

Better off getting a decent pair of headphones and a dedicated mic.

What's your budget?

@SSL Can advise further because my knowledge stops here.

[Networking Wolf]

You might just want to get a really good pair of headphones and then get a nice microphone. I have a Audio technica AT 2020 usb microphone and i love it

[FunkyFeatures]

I have the G4me One.

If you absolutely need a built in microphone, get the G4me One.

If not, get the HD 598 or DT 990 Pro

 

Open headphones > Closed headphones. I was blown away coming from closed to open headphones, I can wear mine for all day

[ZetZet]

Many pro players play with in-ears 

[Dackzy]

Do you have noise in your sound if no, you dont need an dac, can your onboard power the headphones to the volume you want if yes, you don't need a amp.

 

The HD 598 is kinda not wotrh it since the HD 558 sounds so close to them and cost less.

The game zero/one is not headphones they are headsets the same for  PC363.

@SSL has a guide for headphones.

I would say that you would look at the audiotechnica AD series since they have a really big soundstage and that is a really good thing for fps games.

[Dackzy]

9 minutes ago, ZetZet said:

Many pro players play with in-ears 

If we talk turnoment yes they use in-ears since they need to have those big ass things on so they can't hear the people yelling, but if we talk private use then no they use real headphones.

[ZetZet]

3 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

If we talk turnoment yes they use in-ears since they need to have those big ass things on so they can't hear the people yelling, but if we talk private use then no they use real headphones.

nah, many of them use in-ears even if they don't need to use sound dampening headphones. or they use sponsor headphones for advertisement. 

 

 

cs:go audio is broken anyway.

[Dackzy]

Just now, ZetZet said:

nah, many of them use in-ears even if they don't need to use sound dampening headphones. or they use sponsor headphones for advertisement. 

I have never seen that. Yeah the always use that shitty headset or headphones a sponsor gave them.

[ZetZet]

9 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

I have never seen that. Yeah the always use that shitty headset or headphones a sponsor gave them.

those sound dampening headphones aren't shitty, they are industrial quality. but they don't produce sound, only dampen it.

[Dackzy]

Just now, ZetZet said:

those sound dampening headphones aren't shitty, they are industrial quality. but they don't produce sound, only dampen it.

I was talking about the headset they get sponsored from companies like razer and such

[ZetZet]

3 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

I was talking about the headset they get sponsored from companies like razer and such

oh. Many of them are on Kingston HyperX Clouds. Which isn't half bad.

[Dackzy]

Just now, ZetZet said:

oh. Many of them are on Kingston HyperX Clouds. Which isn't half bad.

yeah they are pretty good.

[sobe]

4 hours ago, RenzoRaptor said:

Hello! I am buying peripherals for my new gaming setup and I'm stuck between these:

 

Headphones: Sennheiser G4ME ZERO , ONE, PC363 or HD598 (I need it for CS:GO and other FPS, need positional audio)

 

DAC + AMP: FiiO e10k (The only DAC + AMP I know)

 

Other suggestions are welcome , but these are my options.

 

Thank you!

 

 

The G4ME Zero, G4ME One, 363, and 598 are all the same headphone(set) with two differences:

1- The G4ME One and HD598 are open / The G4ME Zero and 363 are closed

2- The G4ME Zero, G4ME One, and 363 have microphone

 

 

Personally speaking I would get the G4ME One, as open can be very beneficial for spatial positional audio.

 

Also, I would not buy an dac or amp with any of these, as it is simply not needed.

[Dackzy]

7 minutes ago, sobe said:

 

 

The G4ME Zero, G4ME One, 363, and 598 are all the same headphone(set) with two differences:

1- The G4ME One and HD598 are open / The G4ME Zero and 363 are closed

2- The G4ME Zero, G4ME One, and 363 have microphone

 

 

Personally speaking I would get the G4ME One, as open can be very beneficial for spatial positional audio.

Yeah and he can power them with his onboard so he doesn't need an amp for them.

[RenzoRaptor]

Okay, I sized down my option, having difficulty between the Sennheiser G4ME One or the Sennheiser HD598 + Antlion Modmic 4.0 Omni.

 

Need some help please? Thanks!

[sobe]

I'd recommend uni-directional modmic, otherwise it will pick up sounds in all direction. You may not want that, lol.

[RenzoRaptor]

Just now, sobe said:

I'd recommend uni-directional modmic, otherwise it will pick up sounds in all direction. You may not want that, lol.

Any suggestion between the two headsets? Is the G4ME ONE basically HD598 but with a built in Microphone? 

 

You seem to be an expert here!

 

Thanks for everything so far!

[Dackzy]

7 minutes ago, RenzoRaptor said:

Okay, I sized down my option, having difficulty between the Sennheiser G4ME One or the Sennheiser HD598 + Antlion Modmic 4.0 Omni.

 

Need some help please? Thanks!

They are kinda the same headphone

Maybe save some money and buy the hd 558 they sound so close the hd 598.

[RenzoRaptor]

Just now, Dackzy said:

They are kinda the same headphone

Maybe save some money and buy the hg 558 they sound so close the hd 598.

Do they have the same soundstage? I need that positional audio

[sobe]

Just now, RenzoRaptor said:

Any suggestion between the two headsets? Is the G4ME ONE basically HD598 but with a built in Microphone? 

 

You seem to be an expert here!

 

Thanks for everything so far!

 

I'm no expert, I simply have experience with various headphones/headsets

 

As for the G4ME One or the 598, personally speaking I would get whichever is cheaper. Perk to the One is that the mic is attached, the perk to the 598 is that a modmic would be detachable. 

 

 

As for 558 vs 598, etc. The 558 and 598 are almost identical.

[Dackzy]

1 minute ago, RenzoRaptor said:

Do they have the same soundstage? I need that positional audio

It has a good soundstage.

I am not 100% sure but I think that the hd558 has a little bigger soundstage or the same.

[Dackzy]

3 minutes ago, sobe said:

Perk to the One is that the mic is attached, the perk to the 598 is that a modmic would be detachable. 

 

 

 

and you will be able to use it with other headphones.

[SuicideAnomaly]

2 hours ago, Dackzy said:

It has a good soundstage.

I am not 100% sure but I think that the hd558 has a little bigger soundstage or the same.

The 598's have a larger soundstage.

[SuicideAnomaly]

If you intend to switch between headphones often, I would just go with a desktop mic. Because, well, cords suck.