Quote from  linustechtips:

No worries, I can fully recommend the Philips X1s then, half your budget but are the most comfy headphones I've ever worn and after 15+ years of gaming (cs, bf2 etc) are a god send.

This thread is pretty much always on the front page, did you even look? haha   http://www.head-fi.org/t/593050/the-nameless-guide-to-pc-gaming-audio-with-binaural-headphone-surround-sound   I like the AKG Q701s and the Philips X1s, but these are open headphones and if you play competitively...

Hi Geo   Kind of in the same boat as you.  I have the fidelio x1 headphones, these are 32ohm as well.  The problem with the Soundblaster Z and every other gaming sound card is that they have a very high impedance.  The SB Z has an output impedance of 22(ohms?).  It is recommended that the...

That review confused the hell out of me.  The reviewer was also using the ROG Spitfire USB Audio Processor which incorporates a headphone amp.  So I wasn't sure what the was about.   I chose the U7 because it was the maximum amount I could stretch my budget by.  I cant justify the price of the...

Hi all   I about to purchase the Philips Fidelio X1, with this I am planning on purchasing the Xonar U7.  This will cost me £260 (original budget on new headset £200).  I will be using this for gaming, watching films and music.   Before I hit the "Buy now" button I thought I would ask some...