Mad Lust Envy's Headphone Gaming Guide: (8/18/2022: iFi GO Blu Review Added)
Feb 8, 2012 at 12:48 AM Post #3,871 of 48,560
Problem is, I'm not good with my hands and the like.

Both my Q's cables are green. :frowning2:

BTW, I added Moon opamps for my NFB 5, which will give it a tubelike sound, which should be nice for the Qs.
 
Feb 8, 2012 at 12:43 PM Post #3,875 of 48,560
@chicolom
 
Do you have a pics of Q701 with the modmic?
 
Feb 8, 2012 at 1:19 PM Post #3,876 of 48,560


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@chicolom
 
Do you have a pics of Q701 with the modmic?



I can take some tonight...
There's a pic of just the base attached in this thread: http://www.head-fi.org/t/212768/pics-of-headphones-read-rules/2040
 
Feb 8, 2012 at 2:01 PM Post #3,877 of 48,560
Lame. My a40's leak way too badly for me to use them in public. Are the q701's easy to drive?
I may consider sampling them sometime this month.
 
Feb 8, 2012 at 2:03 PM Post #3,878 of 48,560
I still cant decide which full size headphone im going for. So, as a stop gap, I bought the KSC75s on Mad Lust's recommendation.
 
I'm kind of suprised, but they really are good. Very nice in DH; accurate, spacious, seem to put out a fair amount of bass. In Dead Space the ambient sounds have gone from unnerving, to pretty damn disturbing... 
 
+1 for the KSC75 as budget gaming champion.
 
Feb 8, 2012 at 2:19 PM Post #3,879 of 48,560


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Lame. My a40's leak way too badly for me to use them in public. Are the q701's easy to drive?
I may consider sampling them sometime this month.



Not really.  And they leak still.  Not as bad as AD700 and PC360, but still noticeable.
 
So, not good for public listening =\
 
Feb 8, 2012 at 5:04 PM Post #3,880 of 48,560
Well, I got my Ultrasone Pro 900s today and after some gaming on the Syndicate demo + a BF3 single player mission, got a feeling I'll be happy with these.
 
They are closed but don't clamp enough that I can barely hear my own voice when talking, important that I ain't shouting down the mic lol, plus they are very comfy.
 
The bass on these things is just unreal... I have no doubt in my mind that it will drown out sounds when gaming online etc but it sounds so good that I don't even care lol.
 
Can't go into much more detail as I'm not really good with all the 'terms' etc but I'm really happy, they have a good soundstage + great imaging/directionality (? :p) and I had no trouble pin pointing sounds.
 
Only issue is a slight hiss but I'm guessing that's probably always been there, just with open headphones it'd be harder to notice?
 
Anyway yeah... very happy. Can't wait to try out Dead Space 2 later.
 
Feb 8, 2012 at 5:40 PM Post #3,882 of 48,560
I had the PRO 2900's before my HE-500's. They were pretty awesome for gaming. Very comfortable. What they had over the HE-500? Sound stage. HE-500 wins in base extension/impact and overall neutrality.
 
Feb 8, 2012 at 7:53 PM Post #3,884 of 48,560
Much prefer the HE-500. It has a much smoother frequency response and gives you sub bass that the PRO 2900's simply can't. The HE-500's aren't exactly bass monsters, but when a source demands bass it will give it to you. Example: the sound when you first start up Skyrim. It sounds awesome on the HE-500.

Get the HE-500 if you want a smoother FR and better extension. Get the PRO 2900 if you want a better soundstage. IMO, the HE-500's are better in every way except for soundstage size. The HE-500's are still positionally accurate, they just can't place sounds as far away as the 2900's could.
 

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