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Originally Posted by swbf2cheater  WHATTTTTTTT!!!!!!! Umm...er....Open backs with lower frequency response will always provide a more rich and detailed soundstage than any closed back will ever hope to provide...whoa....thats the first time I ever heard anyone say avoid open backs hehe.
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You didn't read the entire thread, did you? My opinion's been changed thanks to a few other posters comments. When I asked this question 5 years ago, I got the response, "Go closed for gaming...over and over and over and over. Go Beyer 770's! They have BASS!" And so for 5 years that's really all I've known. Now compound what I heard w/ my situation and you can see that closed can's were really the only good option. At the time I had a pc w/ 1 Tornado 92mm and 4 TT Smartfan II's. They are not quiet and open headphones would be useless. Now my pc's much quieter today, however I still live in an older apt complex in Phoenix. My unit's on the top floor in the corner so there's nothing to protect my office room w/ shade or another apt's air conditioned space. When it hits 110 out here that AC gets loud and does not shut off. I can't shut my door because it'll get hotter. Open headphones just wouldn't cut it. Finally, I used to go to a LOT of LAN partys. Again, open cans don't work in that situation.
For my under $200 budget and extreme comfort requirements, there just wasn't anything else besides the 770's. And even now, I'm not sure there's really anything around the $175 paid w/ velour muffs that go all the way around my ears. Is there?
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Originally Posted by Foe-hammer Agreed. The 780's are the worst audiophile headphone that i've used for gaming. Small soundstage and non precise 3D sound. They also physically hurt the hell out of my ears. Great for music, though.
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Wow, really? I'm pretty sure a friend just picked those up. How do they compare w/ your 770's? Agreed on the fit though. They crushed my skull and sliced up my big ol dumbo ears.
