Oh yeah, I like them a lot, they're arguably the best headphones I've owned so far. One issue I'm noticing now, however: It didn't seem to be doing this at first, but now it seems like the balance is "off" when listening to certain songs? Like, certain really high sounds will only come through...

My ATH-MSR7b arrived. Here are my initial thoughts. Comfort When I first took these things out of the box, I looked at them and thought "oh god, these earcups are way too small, this isn't going to be comfortable." They look small, but after expanding the headband a bit they actually fit...

Unfortunately, no. I may look into it if I like them, though.

Went with the MSR7b. Will edit this post with my thoughts once I receive it.

I have not, I'll have to take a look. Honestly there's so many choices at this point, the Audioquest Nightowl still seems like it would fit my needs best, though I worry about the unique "dark" sound people describe ruining the generally upbeat treble electronica I listen to. The MDR-MA900s...

Any thoughts on the Sony MDR-Z7M2? A little over budget, yeah.

Those look like they would fit my needs almost perfectly; but unfortunately they're discontinued and I can't find them new anywhere for $500 tops. There are a couple people selling them new for >$500 but I can't justify the price knowing that they retailed for way less before being discontinued.

Looking for something to replace my Sony MDR-MA900s that I got like 7 years ago. They sounded great, but they weren't very comfortable. Looking to go with closed headphones this time around. Priorities (from most important to least): 1. Comfort, as these will be worn for 10+ hours at a time at...

  The MA900 does look pretty solid, thanks, I'll check it out.

In late 2011, I made a thread asking for headphone recommendations here: http://www.head-fi.org/t/570633/headphones-for-gaming   I ended up going with the Sennheiser HD598, which was a great choice, I thoroughly enjoyed it. However, in August 2012 I accidentally broke them, and since then I've...

Quote: Sounds good.

I do have some games that utilize EAX, such as Thief.   I never knew that you could enable directsound3D in source games with that command, neat.   Should this make it worth purchasing an X-Fi based card? I'm sure it will still be fine playing music.

Quote: While that card really isn't designed for gaming (more music), I imagine it would be fine for gaming anyway?

I'm currently using a Sennheiser PC360. My motherboard onboard audio is fine, but I would like something better, more immersive.   Could somebody recommend me a sound card suitable for gaming, and listening to music? Price really isn't a problem here.

About a year ago, I made a thread here after my generic logitech headset had broken, asking for recommendations for new headphones: http://www.head-fi.org/t/570633/headphones-for-gaming. I was recommended the Sennheiser HD598, which I bought, and I've had ever since then, and I love it. It's...

Alright, well it looks like I'll be purchasing the HD598, and a sound card also in the future. I appreciate the help from everybody in this thread. Thanks!    

Quote:Originally Posted by NamelessPFG  "....you'll definitely be itching for a sound card soon as the line noise buzzing from just moving your mouse and having hard drive activity going becomes really obvious."     Will that buzzing sound still be audible while playing games, to the...

Alright. After looking through those, the Sennheiser HD598 looks like the right one (as for price) and they look comfortable. I guess I'll go for those.   One other thing I should mention is that I do not have a sound card or headphone amp. Just motherboard integrated 3.5mm audio jacks...

  So my generic logitech headset broke, and I'm looking for an upgrade - headphones that are good for gaming.   I'm not looking for anything absolutely amazing, I just want headphones that sound great and you can hear a lot of detail, environment sound effects, etc. "Immersive", I guess...