Headset advice

[ReLightz]

Hi, recently I've been looking at headsets and can't decide between virtual 7.1 with the corsair void or good stereo with the hyperx cloud. I mostly just play games such as cs go and h1z1 and listen to music, would the 7.1 really be better?  Thanks!

[Felix-pod2]

I would personally go for the Cloud. I got the Cloud X`s myself and they really are good, recommended if you can get them. As for 7.1, I`m not that into it, and i would always take better hardware based improvements in audio over virtual or software, but I heard it`s great for gaming, not so much for music.

[Tz000]

1 hour ago, Xiety said:

Hi, recently I've been looking at headsets and can't decide between virtual 7.1 with the corsair void or good stereo with the hyperx cloud. I mostly just play games such as cs go and h1z1 and listen to music, would the 7.1 really be better?  Thanks!

No 7.1 in headsets is just a marketing gimmick... Do not spend your money on it...

 

 Buy yourself a good pair of headphones or at least the cloud's.  Depending on your budget there may be good headphone options that will sound alot better for music+gaming over the clouds you will just have to get yourself a mic.  Ill show you a couple options below:

 

Headphones:

 

Open back:

https://www.amazon.com/Philips-SHP9500S-drivers-Stereo-Headphones/dp/B01N3LM3J5/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522469507&sr=8-1&keywords=phillips+shp9500+headphones

 

Closed back:

https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATH-M40x-Professional-Headphones-Headphone/dp/B00UG7QMPO/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1522469744&sr=1-3&keywords=ath+m40x 

 MUST GET THESE PADS w/ m40x they improve comfort + sound : https://www.amazon.com/Brainwavz-Angled-Memory-Foam-Earpad/dp/B00ZY8PGJI/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1522469814&sr=1-1&keywords=hm5+angled+pads

 

Mics:

https://www.amazon.com/Antlion-Audio-ModMic-Attachable-Microphone/dp/B00R98JVVU/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1522469833&sr=1-2&keywords=antlion+modmic

 

https://www.amazon.com/Sony-ECMCS3-Omnidirectional-Stereo-Microphone/dp/B0058MJX4O/ref=sr_1_9?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1522469833&sr=1-9&keywords=antlion+modmic

 

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-mini-mic

 

 

 

 

[ShoshinUK]

6 hours ago, Tz000 said:

No 7.1 in headsets is just a marketing gimmick

From my experience (with stereo, virtual 5.1 and 'true' 5.) within games I think that statement is a little strong.

Surround in headsets is certainly a love or hate thing, and if your into quality sound most hate it.

It wasn't for me, and for 3 main reasons.

1. The overall sound quality is poor compared to decent stereo (but this could be hardware quality related)

2. I found it confusing for gaming (I'm more into competitive FPS than immersive solo games)

3. In many games I found it was worse for directional audio overall (it seemed and felt unreliable)

 

Plenty of my mates, who are very skilled/experienced FPS gamers use it and love it, plenty don't as well!

I have now experienced good quality stereo sound, and am investing in very good stereo sound (all via headphones) and could never consider going back unless the above 3 points are fixed.