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Mad Lust Envy's Headphone Gaming Guide: (8/18/2022: iFi GO Blu Review Added)
Jan 27, 2014 at 3:26 AM Post #20,461 of 48,562
evshrug said:
Because I'm bad about selling things, once I own them. Also stuff like wanting to try to hear the difference of a pad swap before I sell one, but by the time I get home from work I don't feel like mucking around and just want to jump straight into playing a game.

How's your PC build coming? And the FiiO device petition?
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Hmm.  OK then.
 
FiiO has taken notice of the petition (Yay!) and hopefully once the clear their plate from their current work (working on some DAPs and updating some DACs) they will take a more serious look at it. 
 
 
 
 
It went together nicely, and so far the few games I've tried have been buttery smooth at max settings.  Since I'm coming from consoles, I'm not used to seeing 1080p resolution or 60+ fps.  It's quite nice
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And I can't tell you how much nicer it is to do photoshop & video editing on it compared to my old laptop.  Soooooooooooooooooo much faster
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Jan 27, 2014 at 4:39 AM Post #20,462 of 48,562
You can't leave it like that. You need to post some specs! What games are ya playing?
 
Jan 27, 2014 at 4:48 AM Post #20,464 of 48,562
roguegeek said:
You can't leave it like that. You need to post some specs! What games are ya playing?
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What these specs?
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Chicolom/saved/3hwE
 
I have a huge backlog of games I need to play.  A bunch of triple A games like Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite, Far Cry 3, Crysis 3, Dead Space 3, Metro LL, etc. 
 
I stocked up during the Steam holiday sale though, so I've got plenty to choose from...
 
 
daddydc650 said:
  Nice rig Chico. Welcome to the master race. I'm gaming on 2x 780 Classys on 3x 1440p screens. 
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Thanks!  Praise be to Gaben
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Damn, that's a lot GPU power!
 
Jan 27, 2014 at 5:13 AM Post #20,466 of 48,562
Nice. The only thing I'm looking to do to my rig at this point is drop in an R9 290X with a non-reference cooler.
 
Jan 27, 2014 at 5:16 AM Post #20,467 of 48,562
evshrug said:
Hey guys, I'm back! There have been like 25 new pages since last time (and, I see, a new MLE review! Nice one Mad, tho FYI being "adamant" about something is to stick to your guns about something... I'm often adamant, despite my name, lol).

Anything I miss, or need to respond to? Btw, the SB Z must be mailed back soon, so I'll be forced to set up the Omni. Lol. Work has finally begun slowing down.
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I saw your reply on the Z/Zx/ZxR thread to me on the Omni. Still waiting for you to test it out before I sell off my SBZ and get the Omni as well. Take your time though. 
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On a side note, sucks that the TurtleBeach i60's transmitter only works with the headset itself. Otherwise I'd be willing to try DTS HeadphoneX as a guinea pig.
 
Jan 27, 2014 at 5:54 AM Post #20,468 of 48,562
daddydc650 said:
What monitor Chico? Nice specs in that beauty. Which headphone do you plan on hooking up to your Creative Z?
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My monitor is a 40" Samsung HDTV. 
 
 
 
If I want to get fancy, I can match the colors up between the PC case and the bias light behind the screen.
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A couple more pics here
 
 
 

 
 
 
I'm rolling with the X1s right now.  Eventually I'll pick up another higher-end pair...probably the K812.
 
Jan 27, 2014 at 8:35 AM Post #20,470 of 48,562
So far, I've edited the DNA Pro, Alpha Dog, SRH1840 reviews to reflect my more recent layout changes. Mainly, underlining sections, adding spoiler tags for the last sections (less main page clutter), as well as removing section scores and changing it to a one word description on how good/bad it is. I feel people pay way too much attention to the minute differences in score, so to keep people from obsessing over a .25 difference, I'll just say how good or bad an aspect of a headphone is. Scores will remain for the final scoring, that's it. I will TRY and update some of the older entries to reflect this, but don't expect a full guide overhaul.
 
Jan 27, 2014 at 8:46 AM Post #20,471 of 48,562
New Sennheiser Closed Headphones.
 
http://en-de.sennheiser.com/on-ear-headphones-stereo-hd8-dj
 

 
Jan 27, 2014 at 8:57 AM Post #20,472 of 48,562
Those pleather pads look obnoxious. Oh I see swappable velours. Hmmmm.
 
Jan 27, 2014 at 10:07 AM Post #20,473 of 48,562
mad lust envy said:
So far, I've edited the DNA Pro, Alpha Dog, SRH1840 reviews to reflect my more recent layout changes. Mainly, underlining sections, adding spoiler tags for the last sections (less main page clutter), as well as removing section scores and changing it to a one word description on how good/bad it is. I feel people pay way too much attention to the minute differences in score, so to keep people from obsessing over a .25 difference, I'll just say how good or bad an aspect of a headphone is. Scores will remain for the final scoring, that's it. I will TRY and update some of the older entries to reflect this, but don't expect a full guide overhaul.
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Great idea, however just looking at the guide you may want to make it clear on all your word descriptions. For example is Fantastic better than amazing or is fantastic a step below amazing? 
 
Just a simple scale at the top would probably clear all this up for example:
Horrible->Bad->Ok->Good->Very Good->Fantastic->Amazing
 
The scale may be obvious to most, but generally my thought is always make it clear as possible. I do not know if you are trying to avoid this as it slightly mimics a regular scoring scheme. However I still think it gets the same points you are trying get across without people focusing on numbers as much. 
 
Jan 27, 2014 at 10:22 AM Post #20,474 of 48,562
chicolom said:
 
 
It went together nicely, and so far the few games I've tried have been buttery smooth at max settings.  Since I'm coming from consoles, I'm not used to seeing 1080p resolution or 60+ fps.  It's quite nice
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And I can't tell you how much nicer it is to do photoshop & video editing on it compared to my old laptop.  Soooooooooooooooooo much faster
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Quite nice indeed...I gotta say, Fractal Design sure makes some sleek cases.
 
Indeed, I've taken 1920x1080 60 FPS to be the norm to the point where it's actually a rude awakening when I see a console version of a game in action and notice it struggling to keep above 30 FPS on sub-720p resolutions. Left 4 Dead 2 on X360 springs to mind...
 
mad lust envy said:
Don't do it! HD800, HE560!
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At that rate, why settle for anything less than the SR-009?
 
Head-Fi definitely is not the place to be talked OUT OF buying things, at any rate! My wallet's hated me for it ever since...
 
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