i think the earcups on my mk2s are pretty comfortable. Of course they get hot being leather (pleather?) but that's never really been much of a bother to me since a quick lift of each cup does a pretty good job taking care of that. the headband on the other hand... feels like there's a brick...

I'm with you when it comes to looks, at least for headphones that will never leave my office/bedroom, but comfort and build quality definitely matter to me. Monoprice gets a pass on build quality because the sound is SO good for the price and they're built simply enough that an average person...

haven't looked at the game you're talking about but usually if 95% of the players are using a particular ability, then it needs a nerf lol.

Unfortunately there just aren't any stores around me that really deal in headphones. there are probably 10 home audio stores within an hour but they're all strictly home theater and maybe car audio. The couple that do carry headphones just display the headphones like what you would see in a best...

I don't have the ability to listen first unfortunately. and like I said, I won't be using this very much, and when I do it will be with ~$100 IEMs so I'm pretty adamant about sticking under $200. Not to mention, the black label looks awfully big to put in my pocket along with my phone and cables...

Thanks for the recommendations guys. Looks like I now have to decide between the nx4 and the hip dac...

I've recently been looking into getting a decent pair of IEMs for use mainly while I'm out and about. I would be using my iphone xs max, which, when using a lightning to 3.5 adapter, doesn't have the best sound in my experiences. So, as a result, I think I might go ahead and get a portable...

As far as muting goes, at least in terms of discord, I highly recommend just setting up a hot key for that. Once you get used to that it’s so much more intuitive than using an in line button on a mic cable or pressing a button on a mic itself. If you have an extra button on your mouse that’s...

Not sure what you mean by noise cancelling, but I also have a blue yeti and if you're willing to spend a bit of time in software setup, you can filter out most ambient noise. Of course if it's mounted on your desk it will pick up bass noises if you slam, bump into, set mouse down hard on your...

The only pair I have from the headphones you listed are the DT990s (600 ohm) and I can say that from my experience playing competitive FPS games, mainly Apex, they are great for footsteps. I never get surprised due to a lack of audio cues unless someone isn't making any noise at all. The only...