Manhattan75
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I probably should have just asked in this thread but a made another thread titled, "Headphone help." Could anyone give me some advice in that thread?
Did anyone every use the hd 800's for gaming? I was just curious.
Originally Posted by maverickronin /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Quote:Just wondering, does anyone know if it is possible to use electrets or electrostatic headphones with a Mixamp? I know the electrostatics require a special amp to be placed in front of the Mixamp, not sure how Electrets would work. Would EITHER be possible with a Mixamp?
Just run the mixamp's output to the input of whatever amp the other headphones need.
Since you're already here, you might as well post the question here. Or at least give us a link to that thread.
So here's what I'm looking for:
A pair of headphones for gaming with my mixamp on xbox 360 - mostly competitively.
Priced no higher than (about) $120.
I will also use them for music and an occasional movie so I don't want them to be too light on bass like the AD700's.
I want to be able to use them without having an amp as I will probably use them with a mobile device for music most often.
I had originally narrowed my search down to the CAL!, pro DJ100 and the A700's but this was from a search of primarily closed headphones.
I would probably elect to buy an open pair (unless a closed pair would have a big enough soundstage) since I've read that mostly open designs are preferred.
Any suggestions? Thanks.
I bought a Tritton AX720 amp/decoder box only for about $15. I invested another $5 in cables/adapters to make it work with any headphones. It gets loud even with the 600ohm Dt770pro's. But what is with the digital rain drops when there is no audio coming thru when dolby headphone is engaged? Does the Astro mix amp get that weird sound? I've read lots of reports of the ax720's doing that. To me it sounds like it needs a filter cap installed somewhere.
The one thing I don't like about the ax720 is that it is not a usb sound card. It is only fed by an optical output with the dolby digital signal already on it.
Is the astro mix amp worth getting now that I already have the ax720 amp working for me?
Going by MLE's first post in this thread, and a general lack of discussion about the DJ100 and A700 for gaming, I would imagine the CAL! sounds like the right choice at your budget. You should stick with closed--you said you want to use them on the go for music too.
Going by MLE's first post in this thread, and a general lack of discussion about the DJ100 and A700 for gaming, I would imagine the CAL! sounds like the right choice at your budget. You should stick with closed--you said you want to use them on the go for music too.
1. Digital rain drops? What do you mean?
2. Not a usb sound card--well, why do you need USB? Are you playing console only, or console+PC?
3. Prettty sure it's been covered more than a few times that the Dolby decoding at play in AX720, MixAmp and JVC's SU-DH1 is all the same. What might differ is whether there's hiss or not, but...if it's not noticeable on your AX720 now (and it shouldn't be--your 600 ohm headphones will likely have a very low noise floor) then I can't imagine the MixAmp making much difference to you.