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In the audio settings for a lot of games I get a few things which, while I do have a very basic understanding of what some of them mean, don't know if I should change from default or not. I'm talking about "buffer lenght"/"Latency", "Sample Rate" and "number of sound channels". Is there an...

Thanks for the replies! I'll be checking out reviews for those headphones and reading that guide. I'm so busy atm  :)

Quote: That fits my budget well. How does it sound for both games and music? I plan on investing in a ~500$ audiophile phone in the future for music but the current priority is gaming. Would I need an amp to power it?

I'm ditching in-build mics. I want something that's mainly (90%) for gaming but also great for music. I'm getting a titanium hd card.

So I'll be fine without an amp? I swear I was told I'll need one if I went for the Titanium and not the Xonar. I'm such a noob. Since we're on the topic then, how would you say the PC360's sound quality fares as a gaming device first and music second?

I'm 80% gaming and 20% music so I figured this hs/sc combination was the best I could get. I'd like a good amp to power my pc360 but I don't know squad about amps :(.  Any suggestions?

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I have no idea how amps work, I just know I need one to power my pc360 right. What's a good amp for this?

Quote:   Oh, my bad. I read it wrong. The more feedback I get the more I think I should get 2 different headphones...But that means my budget has to be split in 2. I'm sure the 598 is excellent for gaming but it costs 250$ from amazon. I'm a fan of bass in music.

Quote:     What what I've heard that senn598 is pretty light on bass

Quote:   I understand that I may have asked for too many 'pros' and disregarded the fact that different headphones have their ups and downs. I do want good positional audio for gaming but the quality of the sound is more important to me... Would you suggest I get 2 different headphones?

Been looking into getting some decent sound with the rig that I'm currently building but am not sure what makes a good headset or what specs to look for. I am looking specifically for Mid/high-ranged full circumaural headphones that don't need/rely too heavily on an amp(although not...

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