From what I've been reading on these forums, it seems as if the general consensus is that the Audio-Technica m50's ever so slightly edge out the M-audio q40's as the better sub-$200 closed headphones. Although I'm sure some disagree with this assessment, it seems to be the general trend on these...

Has anyone compared the c700s to the Ultimate Ears super.fi 5 Enchanced Bass? I'm curious to see a comparison. Thank you.

Quote: Originally Posted by J-Pak I play Counterstrike Source with my Grado SR-60. I do pretty good too (I play on a Boston server as "BangraHero") In CS:S all you really need is to hear footsteps, and the SR-60 places them left/right/behind and the appropriate distance pretty...

Quote: Originally Posted by uraflit my suggestion? if you wanna spend the least amount of money, get an icemat siberia and make sure to enable CMSS3D and EAX if you want better quality so you can also listen to music and movies... audio technica a700/a900 with a separate clip on...

Ever consider Dark Audio Liberators or doing Kees' sr325i mod to yours? If you do, make a thread and lemme know since I don't own either a 325i (anymore) or the MS2i. =p

Quote: Originally Posted by Dihnekis My thoughts exactly. I play with an Audigy 2 ZS, LDM+, and Grado SR 225s. The positioning is damn near incredible, especially with EAX games. Way way better than out of my z5500s. EDIT: I will have to say that F.E.A.R. played this way late at...

Quote: Originally Posted by lerio What's you setup ? First day i received my Grado sr60 and used it with my PC i didn't ear many of what make Grado so legendary, then i test it on my Hi Fi and compare to my Sony MDR V700 and WOWW I ear bass precision i Never ear before...

Quote: Originally Posted by KrooLism Soundstage is just the musical term for direction. A gunshot, footstep and ANY other sound will have a block of at least a quarter of a second. Some gunshots or footsteps take about a half second block. In real life, your brain interprets the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Patu I hate to admit it but I've wasted about five years of my life for counter strike. I've not played actively since 2004 but I on one point I played in number one clan in Finland and too many hours per day. I've always used headphones for gaming and...

Quote: Originally Posted by PiccoloNamek Right. All I have ever needed in order to discern where an opponent/explosion/whatever is, is the volume differences between the left and right channels. I can tell where someone or something is coming from in just a few miliseconds. Everything...

Quote: Originally Posted by Davesrose Well not too many of us are competitive tournament players in all likelihood. I'm certainly not. On the issue of soundstage, though, I have enough experience with computers and headphones to know that 5.1 surround for headphones does not exist...

Oh, I just thought of another circumstance. What if there's two people coming at you, either from different directions, or from the same GENERAL direction. I have to judge which one I want to try and kill first and which one second depending upon distance, direction, and my own placement and...

Quote: Originally Posted by KrooLism x2. I've also played since Wolf 3d. You're constantly moving around anyway and even with just left and right sound directions... you brain will interpret this information in an instant and you'll know whether the sound is coming from right...

Quote: Originally Posted by PiccoloNamek You know, I've been playing FPSs since Wolf 3D. I've played them all man. Wolf 3D, Doom, Doom II, Duke 3D, Quake I, II, III, UT99, UT03, 04, and many others, and most of the better third person games as well. And here is my opinion: headphone...

Quote: Originally Posted by 1Time z00ne is a fellow Headfier. He found that by constricting the diameter of the earpads of his Proline 650 with rubberbands (or whatever), that the bass became more prominent. I and another Headfier soon tried this mod and found his claim to be true. I...