Surround Sound PS3 Gaming solution - Page 4

"to be honest BC2 has so much background noise going on maybe I am get less accurate 3d positioning due to noise pollution."

very true, BC2 has an enormous amount of background audio going on ... but its some of the most robust/detailed audio i have heard in any pc/video game  ....

for the OPs budget, i would look at the AD700s. otherwise if bass is a requirement, maybe the DT770 pro,/ 80ohms.

Yeah. BC2 sounds awesome, but doesn't really allow for great directional cues because there is so much going on.

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Originally Posted by Mad Lust Envy 

Yeah. BC2 sounds awesome, but doesn't really allow for great directional cues because there is so much going on.

good point.

it still has very good directional cue even whens theres a lot going on ..it doesnt suffer much actually ...  .... great weapon sounds, best ever   .....

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Originally Posted by wmf 

"to be honest BC2 has so much background noise going on maybe I am get less accurate 3d positioning due to noise pollution."

 

very true, BC2 has an enormous amount of background audio going on ... but its some of the most robust/detailed audio i have heard in any pc/video game  ....

 

for the OPs budget, i would look at the AD700s. otherwise if bass is a requirement, maybe the DT770 pro,/ 80ohms.

 

Yea, DT770 Pro/80 would work... I spotted some in the FS section recently.

would the fiio e7 be acceptable for ps3 gaming?

i need good 3d positioning and directional cues in fps games...i also need natural immersion in rpgs, action and adventure games

No. It's just an amp/dac. What you need is an actual gaming amp:

1. Astro Mixamp $130 - the most well known virtual surround amp. Has the most options and versatility.

2. Tritton AX720 $130 - Very similar to the Mixamp AND brings a headset with it. This may be all you need for console gaming. I'd say it has 95% the performance of the Mixamp, from what I gather online. Had i known about these, I would've skipped getting the Astro A40 + Mixamp combo, though the Astro setup is probably the best out, though the headset was mediocre IMHO.

3. Turtle Beach Ear Force DSS $80 - the cheapest and easiest way to virtual surround, but lacks voice chat...

Personally I think the A40 headset sounded better on the Tritton Ax720 decoder box than it did on the MixAmp.

I feel like a complete idiot because I thought with the A40/Tritton Ax720 combo I lost the chat functionality on the PS3 but really its because I didnt plug in the extra USB connection and change the mic options on the PS3. Now its definitely an awesome combo and I may not need to sell the Ax720s to get the PX21/DSS setup like I was planning to.

Tried  halo ODST with mixamp + audiotechnica A700, VERY impressed,i found that  perfect dark XBLA on the other hand needed everything set  to 2.0, i think that's the same  case  with every other older game that does not support 5.1 digital. 

Now what about x-fi and wii,  can somebody  give me some guidance ?  On the  wii i just use the piggy back  rca cable, select surround instead of stereo   through the system menu  and  press the dolby  headphone button on the  mixamp,  right ?  ( i've borrowed it to  a friend for a few  weeks  so  i can't  test myself ) 

Would somebody with an  x-fi  give me his exact settings  for feeding the mixamp  with  digital  5.1 ?   i can't get any sound at all :S