Headphones vs. Speakers for Gaming

[WeeWill]

I just wanted to know what you guys thought. I have my own opinion.

[Dackzy]

7 minutes ago, WeeWill said:

I just wanted to know what you guys thought. I have my own opinion.

So should we comment what we think is best and why or just click on speakers or headphones?

[Aytex]

Headphones, who the fuck wants to hear echo in the backround if you have a mic on...

its really annoying

[Dackzy]

2 minutes ago, Aytex said:

Headphones, who the fuck wants to hear echo in the backround if you have a mic on...

its really annoying

Russians my friend  

[Hero7750]

When I play tactical games I like using headphones because its better for hearing things. When I play games such as bf4/ gta v I like to use my speaker system cause I love the bass from gunfire, explosions, etc

[Aytex]

15 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

Russians my friend  

rush beh suka blyat

[SSL]

Speakers have greater potential, but may cost more or be more difficult to set up. There's also the issue of isolation/privacy.

[Scruffy90]

Nothing beats gaming in surround sound

[Dackzy]

I use headphones with the biggest soundstage I can afford, so I mainly use the K612 pro for gaming and if I want more bass I use my HE 560 with a little smaller soundstage. Sometimes I use speakers if I don't need positional audio.

[spwath]

I use surround speakers.

[Dackzy]

8 minutes ago, spwath said:

I use surround speakers.

I knew you would say that  

[spwath]

7 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

I knew you would say that  

Yeah, i just like my speakers so Much better than headphones. Can really feel bass, and nothing on my head

[Dackzy]

Just now, spwath said:

Yeah, i just like my speakers so Much better than headphones. Can really feel bass, and nothing on my head

I remembered that you have that 4.1 setup that you got for a pretty good price.

Please tell me that is you..

[spwath]

7 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

I remembered that you have that 4.1 setup that you got for a pretty good price.

Please tell me that is you..

It iz

[Dackzy]

1 minute ago, spwath said:

It iz

Oh thank god. I don't trust my brain when I am sick  

[Pomfinator]

Speakers are just so much more relaxing.  I love headphones, but even mediocre speakers have as good as or better imaging than great headphones.  Not really a fault with headphones, just a physical reality of having bigger drivers farther away from each other that both your ears can hear.

[tp95112]

Depends on the season. Right now since its summer I cannot stand headphones. Im just using either ear buds or my speakers.

[BrightCandle]

Speakers are more comfortable but either you use 5.1 speakers to get full surround sound or you go headphones with 5.1->2.0 via Dolby Headphone/SBX/CMSS/Razor surround etc to get that binaural like input for sound direction cues. Gaming on 2.0 isn't very competitive nor does it really show the full sound potential of a single player game.

[Hossein_AAA]

There's no straight forward answer to this. To be honest you're going to need both.

I prefer Speakers overall. Z906 is the one that I own. 

for those people who say use this headphone for better bass or use that, clearly they hadn't have the experience of a bass shaking their internal organs. I mean why the hell would I play the . Battlefield 1 Mission: Friends in High Places: Total War with Headphones?!? 

There are only 2 problems with speakers:

1.You can't raise the volume high at all times. People around you'll say "TURN IT DOWN".

2.In online multiplayer where you HAVE to talk to other people. where 95% of the time I don't even bother.

Headphones are for outside use to listen to music people, or you want game in a kitchen where 5 chefs are cooking.