Are the HD555s 5.1 or no? - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio

Young Spade · 07-02-2008, 11:04 AM

I just got them and love them, but I was wondering, I was going to use them for games and wanted to know if they can have 5.1 if I use a amp that has dolby encoding and all that stuff.

Impagliazzo · 07-02-2008, 11:29 AM

Which sound card do you use with it?

I use regular (non 5.1) headphones (Philips SHP805) with my X-Fi and when it's on game mode and CMSS3D enabled I can pinpoint enemies in FPS with ease.

Young Spade · 07-02-2008, 11:32 AM

No, I am going to use it with an xbox 360. I was planning on hooking that up to an amp and using an optical cable from the amp to the xbox. Would that help or is that all a waste of money?

audionewbie · 07-02-2008, 11:37 AM

Like i said in the other thread they are not 5.1. they are stereo headphones designed with music in mind. I recently got the 595's and looked at specs quite a bit.

the only people who make 5.1 headphones make them with pc's in mind not music. you can fake it with the x-fi's upmixing ability but that is about all.

Agnostic · 07-02-2008, 11:59 AM

Nope. Just a regular stereo headphone.

LostPhil · 07-02-2008, 12:43 PM

Only stereo headphones BUT you can simulate surround sound using a special amp. It's reported to be better than those 5.1 headsets you can buy.

JVC 5.1 headphone amp