inseconds99
500+ Head-Fier
Hello everyone,
I posted this in mad lusts gaming guide but I can't seem to get a response.
I am trying to finish up my sick new Gaming PC build. All I have left to buy is sound. I need some advice from you guys. This forum has been wonderful and the information here has been great but I'm finding myself very confused at this point.
My needs are, headphones, sound card or dac and amp.
I love edm and bassy music such as hip hop, the setup needs to be great for playing competitive fps games (very important).
I am in a very loud living room environment with my girlfriend watching tv, on the phone or just generally being noisy so I am concerned about buying open back headphones, though, without them I feel like I will lose my edge in competitive gaming.
Money is no object here, I am looking for the best setup with my needs met as I am new to this. I currently have the v-moda m-100's with a boom mic attached going direct to onboard alc 1150 Realtek audio with creative sbx. The m-100's are very heavy and hot and they become uncomfortable to wear in less then and hour, though they do sound great for music but I'm not a fan of there positional accuracy and sound stage.
So to reiterate, I need a bass heavy headphone that will do well in a noisy environment, be great at competitive gaming and be comfortable for long wear times. I also need either a sound card or dac/amp recommendation that will surpass the new Realtek alc 1150 with sbx for my PC and be able to drive the recommended headphones.
Currently from what I gathered, the fidelio x2's with my boom mic and a magni 2 hooked up to my onboard sound or possibly a soundcard would be my best option. But like I said I'm lost.
Other options, but can't use my vmoda boom mic:
Dt990 pro & soundblaster z
K712 pro & fiio e10k (possibly could use my boom mic with adapter from zombie)
Sony ma900 with onboard audio
Thanks in advance.
I posted this in mad lusts gaming guide but I can't seem to get a response.
I am trying to finish up my sick new Gaming PC build. All I have left to buy is sound. I need some advice from you guys. This forum has been wonderful and the information here has been great but I'm finding myself very confused at this point.
My needs are, headphones, sound card or dac and amp.
I love edm and bassy music such as hip hop, the setup needs to be great for playing competitive fps games (very important).
I am in a very loud living room environment with my girlfriend watching tv, on the phone or just generally being noisy so I am concerned about buying open back headphones, though, without them I feel like I will lose my edge in competitive gaming.
Money is no object here, I am looking for the best setup with my needs met as I am new to this. I currently have the v-moda m-100's with a boom mic attached going direct to onboard alc 1150 Realtek audio with creative sbx. The m-100's are very heavy and hot and they become uncomfortable to wear in less then and hour, though they do sound great for music but I'm not a fan of there positional accuracy and sound stage.
So to reiterate, I need a bass heavy headphone that will do well in a noisy environment, be great at competitive gaming and be comfortable for long wear times. I also need either a sound card or dac/amp recommendation that will surpass the new Realtek alc 1150 with sbx for my PC and be able to drive the recommended headphones.
Currently from what I gathered, the fidelio x2's with my boom mic and a magni 2 hooked up to my onboard sound or possibly a soundcard would be my best option. But like I said I'm lost.
Other options, but can't use my vmoda boom mic:
Dt990 pro & soundblaster z
K712 pro & fiio e10k (possibly could use my boom mic with adapter from zombie)
Sony ma900 with onboard audio
Thanks in advance.