Ziek
New Head-Fier
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First time poster here. With so many threads just like this one I'll skip on down to the nitty gritty.
As the title says, I'm looking for a good pair of closed headphones in the $250-350 price range. My only source will be my home PC. (GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel mobo onboard sound) I can get a sound card down the line if it would improve the sound by a large margin and/or would be needed to drive the headphones to/close to their maximum performance. The same goes for amps.
I'm an avid gamer. I owned a pair of Speedlink Medusas for that very reason. Those 'phones recently bit the dust however, and I would like to do a little (heh) homework this time. I don't want to dive into a purchase just because a product says "5.1". Is it true that I can get a 5.1 effect through software of some sort that wouldn't leave me disappointed? (and would it be possible to turn this off for music enjoyment?) I ask this because I play a lot of FPS's and sound direction has become very important to me.
I listen to a lot of different music, rock/metal (Zeppelin, Sabbath, Danzig, ect) being my most favorable. Having said that I guess I consider myself a bit of a bass-head. I do like a strong bass but I don't want it to drown out everything else or be obscene for the listening level. (I don't plan on damaging my hearing any time soon.)
Comfort is kind of a big thing since I will be using these for several hours at some times. The ATH-A900 seem to recieve a lot of praise in this department. Are there better alternatives to the 900's that have a better sound quality, bass, ect? Sadly there's a whopping 0 local shops that carry high-end headphones at all. So trying anything out in person, before buying, is not an option. Any and all suggestions will be appreciated of course.
I apologize for; any errors I made, anything that I possibly missed and this rather bland wall of text. Thank you for reading. And thank you Head-fi'ers for making such a great community.
As the title says, I'm looking for a good pair of closed headphones in the $250-350 price range. My only source will be my home PC. (GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel mobo onboard sound) I can get a sound card down the line if it would improve the sound by a large margin and/or would be needed to drive the headphones to/close to their maximum performance. The same goes for amps.
I'm an avid gamer. I owned a pair of Speedlink Medusas for that very reason. Those 'phones recently bit the dust however, and I would like to do a little (heh) homework this time. I don't want to dive into a purchase just because a product says "5.1". Is it true that I can get a 5.1 effect through software of some sort that wouldn't leave me disappointed? (and would it be possible to turn this off for music enjoyment?) I ask this because I play a lot of FPS's and sound direction has become very important to me.
I listen to a lot of different music, rock/metal (Zeppelin, Sabbath, Danzig, ect) being my most favorable. Having said that I guess I consider myself a bit of a bass-head. I do like a strong bass but I don't want it to drown out everything else or be obscene for the listening level. (I don't plan on damaging my hearing any time soon.)
Comfort is kind of a big thing since I will be using these for several hours at some times. The ATH-A900 seem to recieve a lot of praise in this department. Are there better alternatives to the 900's that have a better sound quality, bass, ect? Sadly there's a whopping 0 local shops that carry high-end headphones at all. So trying anything out in person, before buying, is not an option. Any and all suggestions will be appreciated of course.
I apologize for; any errors I made, anything that I possibly missed and this rather bland wall of text. Thank you for reading. And thank you Head-fi'ers for making such a great community.