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Need reccomendations on music/gaming/movie headphones

post #1 of 6
7/27/11 at 9:40pm
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Hi there, my name is Sparkoza. I am a new member and created this thread because I am in need of new headphones. I am currently using Tritton Ax Pro headphones for my pc with a low quality sound card. I want headphones that I can use for music, movies and games. I would love to hear your reccomendations, thanks for reading my thread! please reply!

 

The music I listen to is mostly Rap, Electronic, R&B, Pop, Rock and Heavy metal.

 

Games I will be playing in the future are:

Modern warfare 3, Battlefield Bad Company 3, Oblivion 4, Fallout: New Vegas and many more.

 

My price range is $100 - $250 range

My sound card I will be purchasing is Ht Omega Claro +

Willing to spend $50 - $100 on a amp

 

 


Edited by Sparkoza - 7/27/11 at 9:49pm
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post #2 of 6
7/28/11 at 5:05am

Hip hop/rap, electronics are genres that will benefit a bassy headphone, there is a great review of many headphones, judged based on their gaming capabilities, I'd recommend you to check it out.

 

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/534479/mad-lust-envy-aka-shin-cz-s-guide-to-headphone-gaming-particularly-with-dolby-headphone

 

Good luck atsmile.gif

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post #3 of 6
7/28/11 at 8:58am
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Thanks for the reply, do you think the akg 701's are good enough to fit my match?

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post #4 of 6
7/28/11 at 9:59am

i doubt a $100 amp with be enough for the k701, apparently they very difficult to drive. Not mention that they don't have a lot of bass.

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post #5 of 6
7/29/11 at 4:48am
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Originally Posted by Parall3l View Post

i doubt a $100 amp with be enough for the k701, apparently they very difficult to drive. Not mention that they don't have a lot of bass.


This is not entirely correct. The K 701 can have very good, and deep bass when driven properly. You're right about 100 bucks not being enough. I also don't think any internal PC sound card has enough of a headphone amp to deal with these without help (I know the Xonar Essence ST is inadequate compared to a dedicated amp).

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post #6 of 6
7/29/11 at 12:42pm

If you aren't looking for surround sound, go Denon AH-D2000. I have a set and game regularly. They sound beautiful. More than not I've found myself sitting in a game just listening to the sound design.

 

As for an amp, I don't use one, currently. However, from what I hear, the Denon's are extremely easy to drive. I'm shopping around for a DAC/AMP right now and I'm actually looking at stuff that's over-powered for my needs because I will probably upgrade at some point.

 

They'll run you $220.

 

Oh, and bass isn't a problem. I made the mistake once in BC2 of having the volume up rather loud (I didn't realize because it was a gradual thing) but I was hiding in a building and a tank rolled by. It sounded fantastic. And then it exploded and my headphone vibrated on my head. Like I said, they were far louder than they should have been. From what I hear, a good AMP will make them sound even better.

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