[akar]

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[sideswiped]

I've been very happy with my koss-50's and comp games. I think you might like the koss-35's, but being that I don't have a pair I'm not sure of their game performance. I'm sure someone here has tried them and could shed some light on their performanc.

 

[jlo mein]

how come you're considering the grado 60's and 225's? those are really different prices ranges....is money a factor?

perhaps for gaming you might want to get something closed, in case you're in a noisy environment.

I use my grado 60's sometimes for gaming. They do the job, they have decent sound position, but im sure there's better out there.

 

[radrd]

I really like my HD280 Pros for gaming, so that would be my recommendation from personal use.

My Koss KSC35 is great too, but the cord is too short and they don't isolate enough for gaming IMO.

The Beyer DT250-80 seems like an awesome choice from what I have read, but I don't have any personal experience with it and spending $170 on gaming headphones seems like overkill.

Either the Beyer or the Senn could be driven straight from a headphone jack, but will be even better with your Airhead.

 

[akar]

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[Snufkin]

I love the Beyer 250-80s for games. They offer good isolation (so if you go to a lan you don't hear everything that's going on around you, and you won't hear your computers fans at all) excellent bass response and good positioning. They're also comfortable and extremely sturdy

As a plus, they're also really good for music in general.

 

[akar]

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[Snufkin]

I've used them both with and without an amp, while they sound better with an amp (and yes the airhead would do the job, although a better amp would be better, something like a Meta42 perhaps?) they are still good without an amp.

Of course my preference is to use headphones with an amp

 

[MacDEF]

Like Snufkin, I much prefer closed headphones when gaming. I also don't like Grados for gaming.

Of all the headphones I've owned (which is quite a few

), the best for gaming by a long shot have been the Beyer DT250-80 and the Sony MDR-V6/7506.

 

[akar]

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[a1leyez0nm3]

the Sennheiser HD280 pro has better isolation and isnt as dark, if you want more isolation. otherwise the 250-80 seems logical.

 

[SumB]

The open Sennheiser's are very good at positional audio indeed. If isolation isn't paramount those will get the job done.

 

[akar]

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[SumB]

HD535, 545, 565, 570, 580, 590, 600.

 

[Ctn]

Stay away from the 570/590 for gaming !!!!!!

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