Best Headphone & PS3 Setup for Sound Quality?

[AnonTrance]

I am looking for the best headphone setup with a PS3, in terms of sound quality.
-I am looking for a setup that won't have any "white noise" or such.
-I also read that the PS3 supports 24bit or Hi-Def audio quality, but only can be heard through use of an HDMI 1.2a or better receiver.
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f46/au...roblem-330235/
-I have an HDMI 1080p Display and it has a headphone jack on the side of it,
I'm not sure of how to get a good setup using that jack.
So I have a couple questions.


1. For movies and gaming, should I get surround sound?
If yes, should I get an surround sound adapter with stereo phones?
or a 5.1/7.1 Headphone?


2. Which setup is better?
a.PS3 >-(HDMI Cable)->HDMI 1.2a(or better) Home Theater Receiver >-(Toslink Cable)-> Optical decoder>-(Cable depends on the headphones)-> Headphones

b.PS3 >-(HDMI Cable)->HDMI 1.2a(or better) Home Theater Receiver >-(Coaxial Cable)-> Amplifier>-(Cable depends on the headphones)-> Headphones

c.b.PS3 >-(HDMI Cable)->HDMI TV(has headphone jack on the side, no inbuilt audio)>-(Not sure which Cable)->Amplifier>-(Cable depends on the headphones)-> Headphones

d.PS3---Toslink---Mini Toslink Adapter---JVC---?---Headphone amp---DT880S
I got that setup from this thread
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/rec...17/index3.html

e. Something else that you can recommend...


3. For the HDMI cables how do these differ?(other than the obvious price aspect)
a. For only $22.10 each when QTY 50+ purchased - HDMI 1.3a Category 2 Certified CL2 Rated (In-Wall Installation) Cable (22AWG) - 20ft (Gold Plated Connectors) | Professional 22AWG HDMI 1.3a Category 2 Certified Male to Male Cables

b. Monster Cable -- M850 HDTV HDMI Cable


4. How can I use an headphone and a microphone with the PS3 at the same time?

Thanks

 

[Radioheadache]

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1. For movies and gaming, should I get surround sound? If yes, should I get an surround sound adapter with stereo phones? or a 5.1/7.1 Headphone?

Generally, yes. I mean, they don't make multi channel soundtracks for nothing...but I've never heard of a good 5.1/7.1 headphone. I heard that this JVC decoder does a good job of converting various multichannel formats to stereo.


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3. For the HDMI cables how do these differ?(other than the obvious price aspect) a. For only $22.10 each when QTY 50+ purchased - HDMI 1.3a Category 2 Certified CL2 Rated (In-Wall Installation) Cable (22AWG) - 20ft (Gold Plated Connectors) | Professional 22AWG HDMI 1.3a Category 2 Certified Male to Male Cables b. Monster Cable -- M850 HDTV HDMI Cable

One is reasonably priced while the other isn't(edit: you already know this). The build quality of the Monster cable is probably better, but generally speaking, signals over HDMI won't degrade over shorter lengths.

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4. How can I use an headphone and a microphone with the PS3 at the same time? Thanks

You can set the PS3 to output voice communications over the speakers, which would be your headphones in this case, although I guess you'd have to look for something like a clip on microphone.

 

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