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Mad Lust Envy's Headphone Gaming Guide: (8/18/2022: iFi GO Blu Review Added)
Jul 21, 2013 at 6:07 PM Post #15,301 of 48,568
tus-chan said:
Mad Lust Envy, have you heard of Razer Surround?

I'm using it right now after having had the .exe for a while, and I dare say, I like this quite a lot better than the Mixamp. Being able to use my own amplifier and DAC, being able to customize the HTRF, and a built-in, switchable system-wide graphic equalizer also don't hurt.

http://www.razerzone.com/surround
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Yes, and I thought it was weak at best. After customizing, there is still no real sense of rear positional cues. All it has is good front cues. Without good rear positional cues, virtual surround is worthless to me.All rear cues were only as far back as the middle of my head.

It's free for a reason. Both DH and THX Tru Studio were significantly better for me.
 
Jul 21, 2013 at 6:13 PM Post #15,302 of 48,568
I'm thinking about buying a U3. Don't know whether I should worry about it, though. Is there a way to get crossfade in games? That is my biggest problem with audio. Anything that is 100% panned in any direction is deadly.
 
Jul 21, 2013 at 6:17 PM Post #15,303 of 48,568
Dolby Headphone NEVER has that problem. You're fine with the U3.

I'm looking forward to DTS headphone X. Turtle Beach is gonna be the first company using it, and I hope that means a DSS3 is on it's way, though it will probably be named something else, as the DSS = Dolby Surround System, IIRC. I'll be on it like white on rice.

I liked the demo, and it was very convincing, other than the high rear cues not sounding like it was behind, even though the regular rear cues were as good as anything I've heard.
 
Jul 21, 2013 at 6:34 PM Post #15,304 of 48,568
mad lust envy said:
No, the Vita doesn't output games in surround sound.

The PSP Corpse Party games are made with binaural audio, and so they are the only games I know of with virtual surround on the Vita.
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Binaural audio?? O_O
Must try nao...if only I had a PS Vita. No but seriously, binaural audio is cool stuff. I have a pair of binaural microphones myself.

Has anyone played Sanctum 2 on Steam? I bought it during the Steam sale and it's actually pretty dang fun. I usually don't like tower-defense games nor FPSs, but Sanctum 2 combines the two and I just find it plain awesome.
 
Jul 21, 2013 at 8:09 PM Post #15,306 of 48,568
Dolby Headphone crossfades by default. There is NEVER any hard panning when DH is on. That's like one of the things that sets DH apart. There is no sound effect that you won't hear on both ears. Like how your ears normally do.
 
Jul 21, 2013 at 8:19 PM Post #15,308 of 48,568
I've been using Dolby Headphone for the past few days, and I must say, it definitely gives games a more spacious and enjoyable sound, and positional cues are better than regular stereo aswell, even though my K540's aren't well suited for gaming. Overall, I'm glad I bought the DSS, because I can feel it has a lot of potenial with other, more spacious sounding headphones. There are times in S&D games in MW2 were I was the last man standing, and I killed like 3 guys that were all around me because I sound whored them, and I know it would be harder doing that with regular stereo. 
 
Jul 21, 2013 at 8:21 PM Post #15,309 of 48,568
Yeah, even though closed, small soundstage headphones aren't the best to demo DH with, it still can help immensely. i used DH with the RE0 iems for awhile, and I loved the combo. Despite the small soundstage, the positional cues were top notch, and I had zero trouble pinpointing enemies.
 
Jul 21, 2013 at 8:27 PM Post #15,310 of 48,568
There isn't a point to me getting anything Dolby except for crossfade. I use the HD 280s, which don't have soundstage in their vocabulary. So is there a way to get crossfade without spending money? Or using razer which completely messes up your soundcard.
 
Jul 21, 2013 at 8:29 PM Post #15,311 of 48,568
Oh, if it's only crossfade you want, aren't there like crossfade plug ins for software like Winamp? I'm sure. Dolby Headphone loses a bit of SQ if you don't want virtual surround.
 
Jul 21, 2013 at 8:57 PM Post #15,313 of 48,568
Same difference, lol.

Whatever means that you won't get hard panning, because you'll hear all manner of audio on both sides even if just a little.

Hard left/right panning isn't good for anyone. :p

This is one reason why I'll never be a stereo gamer. Ever. Other than when it's the only way to play.
 
Jul 21, 2013 at 8:58 PM Post #15,314 of 48,568
Jul 21, 2013 at 9:10 PM Post #15,315 of 48,568
I don't like monitors to sit so high up because most monitors/screens have bad vertical viewing angles. They usually look better at or below eye level, not above. Can't wait for OLED monitors.
 
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