Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio

What to look for in gaming headphones

1. 3D Imaging. How well you can 'see' with your ears. You can visualize the surrounding, enemies, etc in good detail without seeing them.

2. Soundstage/Audio positioning. How spacious the headphones are. Easier to locate enemies & determine their location to the left, right, forward or back. See it as tunnel vision. A headphone with a small soundstage is like looking straight at a tree.. A headphone with a big soundstage is like looking at forest.

3. Detail. How well the headphone picks up faint background noise, ambiance, & other audio nuances.

4. Clarity. Headphones with great clarity allows you to hear sounds without smearing, making the sound easier to identify..

5. Bass. For competitive play you don't want loud bass that drowns out other frequencies. You want crisp, tight bass..

Gaming headphones ratings
1-4 star performers. Headphones I know little about get no stars. & ratings are based on headphones that are good for Competitive gameplay & price to performance ratio. Top 10 headphones for gaming for each price bracket.
Entry level gaming headphones
100.00 or less:
Street price
Koss 75 **
Sony MDR7506 ***
AKG 81 DJ
Sen 280 ***
Sen 515 **
Sen 212 pro **
Sen 485
Sony SA1000 **
AKG 501 ***
AT500 **

Mid range gaming headphones
200 or less
AT700 ***
AT900 ****
Beyer DT 770 03 **
Sen 555 ***
Sen 595 ***
Sen 580 **
Ultrasone Pro line 550
Sony SA3000 ***
Sony MDR7509HD ***
AKG 340 ****

High end gaming headphones
300 or less
Sony SA5000 ****
AKG 701 ***
AKG 601
AKG 271
Beyer DT880 ****
Beyer DT990 **
AT 900 LTD
Denon 2000
Ultrasone 2500
Sen 600 **

5.1 adapter/systems for stereo headphones guide.

Posted 06-10-2008 at 01:44 AM by kool bubba ice (Ultimate gaming headphone guide.)
Updated 06-10-2008 at 01:46 AM by kool bubba ice (error.)

What do I need?
Headphones & a 5.1 adapter. See below for some recommendations.

1. JVC SUDH1
Pros: Can be had below retail. Portable & small. Nice build quality. Supports DTS. the Japanese version has an AC input.

Cons: Eats batteries like crazy.
Not made for hard to drive headphones.

audiocubes.com jvc.com

2. Astro mix amp

Pros: Used DH next gen chip set. Nice selections of inputs including USB....

kool bubba ice

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