alexsc25
New Head-Fier
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Hello!
I am terribly sorry to use this forum as a resource without offering something in return, and I understand that this may be annoying and you guys aren't a directory, but nevertheless...! I need your help.
I've recently purchased a new computer, a quite sizable investment for a college student. I've found that I spend 75% of my time listening to music/sound from film, 15% listening to other people on ventrilo and the other 10% listening to sound in game.
My sound card is an audigy 2 zs.
I've been using a pair of zalman 5.1 headphones, which worked perfectly untill I dropped them too many times and now only one of the three channels works, and it is a little louder on the left side... so my audio situation is terrible.
I don't even know how well they sound fully functioning now as I am using only one of the 3 speakers on each ear. Right now they sound completely ******. I have a very keen sense of picking up very quiet sounds (I'm the guy that can hear you talking behind 20 closed doors etc).
So I ask you, experts, to provide me with salvation.
Do I buy another zalman 5.1? When comparing (from memory) the sound quality of it vs my buddy's home theatre crazy expencive surround sound system around the couch we sit on... the home theatre blows it out of the water.
Or do I forget the foolishness that is trying to squeeze a 5.1 in headphones and buy a pair of normal stereo headphones? As far as I know my audigy and current positioning tricks can do some fancy stuff with 2 speakers.
I have only a few details:
The headphones must be like.. around my ears. Resting not on my ears. The ear should practically not even touch the headphone.
They must be comfortable. The zalmans are pretty nice, but they could be more oval and stretched vertically. As a reference point, I've heard about the Grado SR 60 and it seemed to small -- it'd sit on my ears, and that is not comfortable. I don't like my ears being pressed on too much.
How are Sennheiser HD 205s? 201s? 435s? 415s?
Please help!
I am terribly sorry to use this forum as a resource without offering something in return, and I understand that this may be annoying and you guys aren't a directory, but nevertheless...! I need your help.
I've recently purchased a new computer, a quite sizable investment for a college student. I've found that I spend 75% of my time listening to music/sound from film, 15% listening to other people on ventrilo and the other 10% listening to sound in game.
My sound card is an audigy 2 zs.
I've been using a pair of zalman 5.1 headphones, which worked perfectly untill I dropped them too many times and now only one of the three channels works, and it is a little louder on the left side... so my audio situation is terrible.
I don't even know how well they sound fully functioning now as I am using only one of the 3 speakers on each ear. Right now they sound completely ******. I have a very keen sense of picking up very quiet sounds (I'm the guy that can hear you talking behind 20 closed doors etc).
So I ask you, experts, to provide me with salvation.
Do I buy another zalman 5.1? When comparing (from memory) the sound quality of it vs my buddy's home theatre crazy expencive surround sound system around the couch we sit on... the home theatre blows it out of the water.
Or do I forget the foolishness that is trying to squeeze a 5.1 in headphones and buy a pair of normal stereo headphones? As far as I know my audigy and current positioning tricks can do some fancy stuff with 2 speakers.
I have only a few details:
The headphones must be like.. around my ears. Resting not on my ears. The ear should practically not even touch the headphone.
They must be comfortable. The zalmans are pretty nice, but they could be more oval and stretched vertically. As a reference point, I've heard about the Grado SR 60 and it seemed to small -- it'd sit on my ears, and that is not comfortable. I don't like my ears being pressed on too much.
How are Sennheiser HD 205s? 201s? 435s? 415s?
Please help!