Mad Lust Envy's Headphone Gaming Guide: (Updated: 5/17/13. Skullcandy PLYR 1 added) - Page 756

I agree, unless space is just that much of an overriding concern you're just gonna have an easier time in general with an ATX case... Less sweating over fitting everything in and easier to score a better value. There's some pretty small mid towers out there, you don't have to get a 20lb monster.

I'm partial to the DT 880 myself obviously but you'll want a decent amp for it... Been reading good things about the Zx, tho I've no clue how it's virtual surround stacks up against older cards.

The Promedias are a waste of $100 unless you just want a rafter shaking one note sub tho, I'm usually not that blunt or crass but I just don't think they're worth $100. No sub at that price point's gonna be spectacular anyway, but much less a sub that's forced to make up for underpowered/undersized satellites.

I'd sooner recommend blowing the entire budget on source/amp/headphones than waste any money on the Promedias (or most PC speakers, and there's far worse sadly), but that's just me.

If you guys think the headset market in general is vastly undeserved and not generally a good value proposition, you should take that and multiply it by a thousand, that's what the PC speaker market represents (even compared to the lowest budget bookshelf speakers).
Edited by Impulse - 1/27/13 at 10:39pm

double post, not double the pleasure unfortunately

Will the Q701 work off the Mixamp? Yes. Will they sound ok? Yeah. Will you be getting the most out of them? Not really... If you're at the limit of your budget already you could always go with it and add an amp later tho, or consider other headphones.

 

Cool. 

 

I'm interested to see a Receiver + HP amp Vs. Mixamp + HP amp comparison.

 

Did you already try the receiver HP out jack alone Vs. receiver + HP amp comparison and come to any conclusions?

Hmm...how do you change your avatar to one you've used in the past and is already uploaded to your "avatar gallery"?  Is there an easy way to do that or do you have to reupload every time?
 

First, I want to apologize, buuuuuuuuut I want to respond to a number of posts, lol
Am I too late to chime in too?
Chewynuts, my first college roommate was from Singapore, he was a real stand up guy who was kind of like an older brother to me, and came to college later because he had to serve in the military for a while (did you?). When I say roommate, I was in a double room with him, and there was another double as part of our suite. Sadly, even though I was in the honor's dorm, the other two guys connected to our space were also into being stupidly drunk, and they were always leaving our door open, crowding lots of people in for parties, and the rich one tried to pin me down and force me to drink a shot because I was uncomfortable and not wanting to drink yet. Luckily for me he was too drunk to keep a good hold, but then I started waiting to come home every night until 4:30 am... A big part of why I dropped out before transferring to a new school later. Always lock your door, and if you have roommates agree on a time the door shuts.

But enough history! For your ITX desktop (I understand dorm desks can be tight sometimes), couldn't you fit a low-profile sound card, like Asus' entry-level gaming cards (like the DX)? If not, you should still be able to accommodate a mini-ATX computer, which gives you more room for expansion and long-term upgrading. I would like to see some reviews of creative's new Z-series lineup too, but if soundcards are out you can at least get an Asus Xonar U3 or Creative X-Fi Live! Go thumb drive sound processor.

If you can afford it, the AKG Q701 is welcome to come home to, and is a great all-rounder, especially nice for gaming. Another option, if you want more bass and hot treble, the DT990 seems to fit your taste perfectly. Some people don't like how hot the Dt990 treble goes, though. Cheaper, the closed AKG K272hd is supposed to sound warm with a nice midrange, if you want more bass the DT770 or KRK-something-beyer-clone delivers. I really like the AD700 as a great bang for the buck, but people may find it bass lacking, and lately I've seen more people recommend Superlux and Samson models (see previous page), but I also like the JVC HA-RX900 (with the effective TopPop mod) at that price range because to my ears it has good soundstage but more bass than the AD700 (it's semi-closed). Just some ideas.

I also understand the interest in speakers. Nice to relax to without fuss, great to share a movie or tunes with friends. I loved when people liked to visit me. The reality of a Dorm, though, is you may not be able to have a subwoofer. Size matters, yes, but subwoofers are impolite to your neighbors all around you. I'd read great things about Audioengine's monitors, though now I'm interested in Samson's Cheaper is better though, you will be in a small room and you never know if you'll have to replace everything. Though not hi-Fi, I found the $30 Logitech speakers adaquate for sharing movies and casual listening.
If you want a whole kit with passive speakers... I suggest an Asus U3, Audioengine N22 integrated amp, HA-RX900 (modded), Pioneer SP-BS22 LR passive speakers (newegg.com sometimes has a pair of these for 50% off!), forget a subwoofer until you can afford an apartment and a model from PSB. The Audioengine amp has a great headphone amp, but also drives speakers well. You probably have your own ideas about speakers, but the Pioneers (and the previous SP-BS41 LR model) deserve some research.

Budget? Erm... Used vintage model I guess. We just went over how Marantz (and one receiver mentioned on Dolby's page) are the only current-production receivers with specifically DH.

He has met with Buddha, and now seeks zen balance! Ommmmmmmmm...
Yes. Will sound like an improvement to your Trittons. Nice thing is, in a semester or two, you can add an amp and enjoy an upgrade with your Q's. There will be more headphone amps out by then too, hopefully the reviews will shed light on a good one. I like the FiiO E12 I'm testing, it's like having an E9 in your pocket. It's a very neutral amp, with very clean output.
Edited by Evshrug - 1/28/13 at 3:03am

Anybody have an idea if AKG K512/K514 MKII any good for gaming?

eNemy,

Here's the "best for gaming surround" checklist.

• Open-backed
• No bass bloat
• Good soundstage and a sense of "Air"
• Detailed upper-mids and treble, to reveal footsteps and positional cues more accurately
• Good separation/layering, so you can easily focus on reloads and footsteps/breathing even amongst gunfire & explosions

I haven't heard the AKG K512 or variants, but do you think it fulfills the checklist?

I thought you could use an old avatar by clicking your avatar (to get to your profile), clicking view avatars, and then there's a bubble that'll let you pick an old one again.

Anyway, wish me luck... Starbucksks interview.

 

So you have like 1000 avatars in your "avatar gallery" by now, or what?

 

 

I thought part of the point was to cancel out whatever high output impedance the receiver's jack had with another amp. 

 

I see none of those things.  You can click your avatar, which shows your avatar gallery, but there's nothing to do there except look at your past ones AFAIK.  You can also click "replace avatar", but you can only add new files by uploading or importing via url, but not pick old files already uploaded.  That's all I see...

 

Good luck!

 

Well since I couldn't find any detailed review I asked the people who uses them.

AFAIK it has closed design. But someone said "sound very much like an open headphone in a closed design"

Users say that it isn't bass oriented and it has "bright sound with good sound stage". They also told me that "trebles are very very clean and they reach very high frequecies"

I couldn't find any information about speration/layering. I might get the chance to try one this week so...

 

Actually it kinda confuses me why there is not many reviews or users? I mean even here.

Well thanks anyways Evshrug