xbox 360 headsets

[dazzer1975]

Not sure of the best place to post this but thought this forum was the closest match.

What are peoples opinions of this headset foir the xbox 360?


Amazon.co.uk: Sharkoon X-Tatic 5.1 2nd Revision Dolby® Digital Certified Headphones: Electronics & Photo

your average pc gaming set with normal jack wont work with voice and in game music and fx so this looks to be certainly an improvement over the microsoft bundled versions and while the sq may not be a match for it, this looks like it may be sort of "designed" in the same way as the k280 and k290 akg's?

What ya think?

[onform]

Read the reviews under the main article people who actually own them and play games with them have left comments.

[dazzer1975]

I have, but I wanted head-fi'ers comments

[vulc4n]

Originally Posted by dazzer1975

I have, but I wanted head-fi'ers comments

Quite honestly, I don't think I would ever spend my money on a headphone that is advertised as having:

• 8 speakers for perfect surround sound
• Subwoofer with vibration

That should clue you in right there that these things are not going to sound that great, at least by Head-Fi standards.

As an alternative I would look into getting some standard Sennheiser headphones along with a Dolby Headphone processor.

Which Dolby Headphone processor? Which headphones?

Edit: For a mic, buy an external clip on + 3.5mm to 2.5mm adapter.

[dazzer1975]

Thats a good suggestion regarding the dolby processor but the trouble is I would need a set of headphones for the voice element of xbox live hence I have been looking at gaming headsets.

If I was handy with a soldering iron, I would just buy the most highly regarded headphones with mic and atach the xbox connector as it doesnt take a straight jack 1/4 or 1/8 "

So it is also the problem of utilising in game fx with the voice elemnent.

There are about 2 or 3 phones which seem to be able to connect to the xbox and allow game music and fx with the voice part and the only other one I would have gone for was a turtle beach headset, owever, they didnt have the model I would have really liked, hence I am trying to garner opinions here on headsets which incorporae the mic.

but thanks for the doly processor heads up, looks an interesting bit of kit.

[JeffMac]

Originally Posted by dazzer1975

Thats a good suggestion regarding the dolby processor but the trouble is I would need a set of headphones for the voice element of xbox live hence I have been looking at gaming headsets.

If I was handy with a soldering iron, I would just buy the most highly regarded headphones with mic and atach the xbox connector as it doesnt take a straight jack 1/4 or 1/8 "

So it is also the problem of utilising in game fx with the voice elemnent.

There are about 2 or 3 phones which seem to be able to connect to the xbox and allow game music and fx with the voice part and the only other one I would have gone for was a turtle beach headset, owever, they didnt have the model I would have really liked, hence I am trying to garner opinions here on headsets which incorporae the mic.

but thanks for the doly processor heads up, looks an interesting bit of kit.

Not sure if I understand you correctly, but all headphones with any adapter can be made to output all sounds (music, fx, and voice) using the option to output voice chat to "speakers." Then, you don't need a headset at all. You just need headphones (which act as the speakers) the surround processor, and a mic that attaches to the controller. That's what I do, and it works great.

JVC-sudh1 adapter
etymotic ER4S or Sennheiser HD 580
Microsoft stock headset (worn sort of "over" the other headphones just for use of the mic only, though I may get something a little less clunky.)

And for what it's worth -- the setting I'm talking about above (play voice through speakers) is likely exactly how those Sharkoon's work. I haven't tried them specifically, but I've used the Tritton 5.1 surround headphones, and that's how you have to set them up. In fact, the included mic on those was just clipped to the side of the headphones, not integrated in any way. I'm sure the Sharkoon functions similarly.

[dazzer1975]

[quote=JeffMac)


JVC-sudh1 adapter
etymotic ER4S or Sennheiser HD 580
Microsoft stock headset (worn sort of "over" the other headphones just for use of the mic only, though I may get something a little less clunky.) [/quote]

Thats what I am on about, but an integrated solution, i.e. not having to wear a decent set of headphones and then trying to also wear the microsoft headset for the chat element, like you said it feels a bit clunky and chucked together.

And for what it's worth -- the setting I'm talking about above (play voice through speakers) is likely exactly how those Sharkoon's work. I haven't tried them specifically, but I've used the Tritton 5.1 surround headphones, and that's how you have to set them up. In fact, the included mic on those was just clipped to the side of the headphones, not integrated in any way. I'm sure the Sharkoon functions similarly.

Thats it, but its the whole voice chat element which has thrown me, simply because at the moment, via the micro0so0ft headset it is only the voice through there and the game sounds through the spoeakers, now I am understanding more clearly how the system works, using the headphones as the speaker output, so then, a dolby processor and a mic would transform any headphone into a 360 headset?

Can I ask what mic other than the one attached to a microsoft headset you are using or would like to use if any are available for that purpose?

[vulc4n]

Originally Posted by dazzer1975

Thats a good suggestion regarding the dolby processor but the trouble is I would need a set of headphones for the voice element of xbox live hence I have been looking at gaming headsets.

As pointed out by JeffMac there's nothing special required to use the voice chat on XBL. Simply enable voice output over speakers and you then only need to take care of the mic.

In theory you should be able to use a 3.5mm to 2.5mm to use a different mic. Alternatively, simply use a modded stock headset for its mic.

[vulc4n]

Originally Posted by dazzer1975

Thats it, but its the whole voice chat element which has thrown me, simply because at the moment, via the micro0so0ft headset it is only the voice through there and the game sounds through the spoeakers, now I am understanding more clearly how the system works, using the headphones as the speaker output, so then, a dolby processor and a mic would transform any headphone into a 360 headset?

With that setup you will have all the game sound + voice chat on your headphones.

Originally Posted by dazzer1975

Can I ask what mic other than the one attached to a microsoft headset you are using or would like to use if any are available for that purpose?

Like I said, you can try a 3.5mm to 2.5mm adapter. Might not be that straightforward though if MS is using a nonstandard pinout. Also, the stock headset could be modded pretty easily to be simply a mic. You could then attach that to your headphones.

[JeffMac]

Originally Posted by vulc4n

Might not be that straightforward though if MS is using a nonstandard pinout. Also, the stock headset could be modded pretty easily to be simply a mic. You could then attach that to your headphones.

Nah, I'm pretty sure it's standard. My friend just bought a standard 2.5mm cable (for cellphone use, likely) from Radio Shack to use with the piece-o-poo mic that came with his Trittons when the mic cable on them died. Works fine.

I just use the standard MS headset, and wear it over the top of whatever headphones/iems I'm wearing. It's a little unwieldy, so I might try an old wired cellphone headset mic or something. But I'm guessing that virtually any microphone that you can terminate in a 2.5mm plug should function.