Honestly i don't mind. I was half considering the in ear isolation Etymotic because I have my computer near a fridge which makes a high pitched noise and my computer, which also makes a noise (fan from graphics card and the power supply is bad). I find this atmosphere quite fatiguing too...

Hi guys, I need to buy a new pair of headphones and can't decide whether to go with IEM or Headphone. My requirements are an ultra neutral sound, with no sibilance or heavy bass. I want to hear the music as the producer intended and don't want and frequencies too forward of one another I...

Hi! Imaging being, with reference to gaming, the ability to pinpoint an enemies location on a certain 3d field. This is different to soundstage, which, in the case of the AKG, is large, but it is difficult to 'imagine' an enemy location. Soundstage and Imaging are mutually exclusive imo

Need: To find a balanced, monitoring headphone for gaming (csgo, bf3) and classical music (with some Pantera [groove metal] thrown in!). Imaging is key, especially depth, front to back. Also need a dac/amp (I have Creative BlasterX G6 but want to upgrade - perhaps Feliks tubes?). I want a sound...

Hi, sorry for bringing up an old thread, but I am considering between the 1840 and 700. Which ways do the 1840 compare favourably to the 700? I am after a headphone for classical music, opera, a little folk here and there and gaming (fps)

I have a £1000 budget for a setup and need your expert help Overview and Stipulations: - I currently have Audio Technica ATH-A900 (very comfortable for my head and wonderful sound - clear mids) + Creative Sound BlasterX G6 - Need for absolute bleeding clarity, detail and accuracy for...

Hi all, I am a complete beginner when it comes to DAC/AMP but I have been bitten by a strong bug and I cannot shake my urge to build a one-off (End Game), strong, foundation to all future sound systems and to bring out the very best in each headphone/iem i have and will have in the future. My...

Don't ruin my dream of gaming on IEMs :[ I've had people tell me that some of the IEMs are better for gaming than a HD 650, from first hand experience

Hi all, I've been searching for answers but cannot find anything specific really to my question. I guess there aren't many people wanting IEMs for gaming etc? My initial thought was to replace my failing Audio Technica A900 (i love their signature) and go for an open back headphone with better...

Thank you! How is the sound stage? I watched a review by Z on YT and saw his opinion that they have a small sound stage, much like the HD 600. I really need a larger sound stage to my A900 to accurately pick out opponent in the fps games i play

Hey thank you. I can return the DT990 so will continue with the delivery. Could you describe to me how do the R70X compare with the A900X?

Wow, Thank you for the information! i must say i don't enjoy the k702, they are quite 'tinny'. the A900 seem warmer, richer and i think clearer? not sure why. i ordered the k712 and dt 990 so hopefully ill find what im looking for there lol The Hifiman are indeed very interesting! i can see...

The first quote i replied to was supposed to be yours! Is the 'full' 'warm' clean sound i like of the A900 because they have a stronger bass and are closed? I always thought they seemed perfectly suited to metal music and create a warm tone to it. Difficult to articulate Could I ask you your...

I'm not very proficient regarding the description of sound, however, when I use the game Counter Strike as an example, the footsteps sound muffled and like plastic whereas on the A900 they sound full, warm and with more detail. Does this make sense? What is this phenomenon and how can I find a...

Hi all, I am looking to buy a new pair of headphones to replace my failing (one side is intermittently not working) Audio Technica A900. I am quite happy with them, although I would prefer a larger sound stage for pinpointing enemy location in fps games such as Counter Strike (GO) and BF3...

Just an update, I have chosen the SoundblasterX G6 DAC/AMP and am still considering the headphones. Any help greatly appreciated!

Hi experts, I'll keep this brief. My needs are 'the best' great, accurate, open back, larger sound stage headpone to play two games: Counter Strike (CS GO) 95% of the time and Battlefied 3 5%. Budget for setup is around £250 (which needs to include a decent noicecancelling microphone and or...

bump, please help!

hi all,   i currently own the Sony MDR-SA3000 headphones, which give nice spatial sound, but wanted to upgrade to something better   ive narrowed down my choices to the AKG 702 and Audio Technica AD700X   i understand these are probably the best for fps gaming give their wide sound stage...

hi all,   massive fps gamer here.   (counter strike, counter strike: go, battlefield 3 etc)   im looking to buy a DAC/AMP combo to complement some AKG K702 headphone i will hopefully purchase (ive heard these are the best for fps gaming - these or the Audio Technica AD700X?)   ive been...

Damn thats ****ty!! What about non-steam CS? i heard about this years ago but never looked into it.. is that a possibility? Do people even play that anymore?

    thank you for your reply! yea i might have to build a dedicated box!! even with an old CRT for progaming-quality CS ;) is steam 1.6 counter strike not A3D supported???   i didnt understand your GoldSRC steam games comment.. which games did Valve stop A3D support for?

hi guys,   just wondering if there was a way i could get an A3D 2.0 enabled card to work on windows 7 (64bit??)   i remember when i used to play cs on my Sound Blaster Live! card (A3D 1.0 support??), the game sounded far better for positioning enemies than a X-Meridian or Titanium HD card...

sorry for posting a thread about this, but i couldnt find the thread anywhere...   i saw it a few weeks ago and the poster was comparing some cheap over-ear panasonic dj headphones to sennheiser hd600 ( i think)     could someone point me in the right direction??      thank you!