Mad Lust Envy's Headphone Gaming Guide: (Updated: 5/17/13. Skullcandy PLYR 1 added) - Page 616

will be double amping with asgard

I figured the planars weren't that great from what i have read about them for gaming but after reading battle of the flagships forum and seeing the 500 had a 9.5 i think for imaging and soundstage, i thought maybe there was a difference between the two. 

Thanks for the input

Maybe it has a higher quality DAC (usually reveals itself by having better detail resolution), but your description sounds like it might be a higher-powered amp in the new Mixamp. Yours is the first FAVORABLE comparison I've read vs the older Mixamps so far (not much difference either way though, really), so that's interesting. "More bass... " "more full and detailed..." "Voices for chat are CRAZY clearer too [more game/chat volume headroom perhaps?]" all sound favorable to a more powerful, clean amp. If you get a new one every year, would you perhaps bestow your old ones to another head-fi'er?

@Rebel,
Lmfao man, I'm tempted to try that with my E5...

Which EQ setting are you using on the 2013 mix amp? Or is the improvement heard even on Core Mode (No EQ settings applied)?
Edited by ronswanson - 11/26/12 at 6:43am

i believe i was using the top left eq setting.  I borrowed my friends for a night.  Mine won't be here till Christmas.

I did try both the old a40 and the new a40 with out eqing and the new a40 definitely has more bass.  The old one did not gain any without the presets.  I don't know if the eq-ing is done digital or analog.

I think that's the pro mode for FPS, which I assume reduces the bass some to highlight things like footsteps.  That might also be why voices sounded clearer?  idk

 

speaking of the mixamp, I wish Astro would hurry up and release the standalone version.  I'm getting impatient and would rather not buy an a40 or a30 bundle.

 

Also, it looks like there will be an Amazon lightning deal on the DPX21 bundle later today.  It looks like it includes the DSS1.  So if that drops to a cheap enough price, I'll be tempted to grab that instead of the mixamp.

voice clarity was clearer on both headphones in every eq setting. maybe it's just the cable...who knows

Has anyone seen these?

 

Sharkoon X-Tatic SR Gaming Headset with Dolby Headphone Technology for XBOX 360/PS3/PC

 

It says it has Dolby Headphone.  For $99 it's more than the monoprice ones, but could be another cheaper alternative to the mixamp.  It has a 3.5mm jack too.

that monoprice set is on Amazon too.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-Digital-Amplified-Gaming-Headset/dp/B00AA3R3YI

 

I think I'll wait for the review from you guy's before I jump on it though.

Edited by ronswanson - 11/26/12 at 2:19pm

 

Dang, I could have saved on shipping :( Oh well, it will be here wednesday :)

 

-Erik

so jelly :D

and seriously xD 

 

I'm so envious of your FPS dudes... not really though I like mah Rpgs and Racers... engines sound pretty bad out of hte Dt 880 :D, and I can hear them suckers creeping behind me now from SO much farther away ^^

I've had the old Sharkoon and they were HISSY AS HELL!

 

I'd honestly stay clear of those headsets.

Good to know. Thanks.

Hopefully burritoboy's luck with the monoprice processor is better.

I crave a good Racer every now and then, I used to play SW Podracing, San Francisco RUSH 2049, Re-Volt, and Burnout 3 A LOT back in the day, but nothing has rekindled the craving for a while. I honestly don't know what's good for the 360, I haven't looked. Realistic driving sims usually don't hold my interest for long, maybe I prefer to play in a departure from real life in general. I'm always ready for a good RPG, but after a while I get very aware that Im just playing by myself. Multiplayer games really liven up the game experience for me, but MMO's have yet to actually translate the RPG experience for me. Though a few good/great RPGs pop up every now and then, my perception is that it is at nowhere near the level of PS2/Dreamcast era, and we are now in the Age of FPS.

I kinda want the new SSX snowboarding game, now that I think of past cravings...
Edited by Evshrug - 11/27/12 at 12:03pm