[Imperatore]

  Thought I should share this quote...
 
 
You guys need to stop sleeping on the 9500 lol

 
Sorry you'll have to explain that one to me.

 

[AxelCloris]

 
Sorry you'll have to explain that one to me.

 
The quote came from the SHP9500 thread. Basically someone sold their other headphones and went with the less expensive model.

 

[kashim]

if i upgrade from akg k612 to ad700x only for fps competitive games can i have better soundstage and positional audio?if yes how much?

 

[Ni6htWalker]

  if i upgrade from akg k612 to ad700x only for fps competitive games can i have better soundstage and positional audio?if yes how much?

i havent test the akg 612 but the ad700x are perfect for fps games.

 

[Change is Good]

It'll be more of a side-grade, really. Just keep what you have and save until you are really ready for an upgrade.

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

Apples to a slightly different apple. A waste of money. Either keep the K612, or save up for something bigger and better.

We are talking about a game of subtleties. Just because you go from a K612 to an AD700x or HD800 doesn't mean that aoll the sudden you're gonna hear something you've never heard in the game. Headphones are about refinement, not all the sudden hearing things in a game that were non-existent before (unless you had a very veiled, undetailed headphone).

I can hear the same footsteps, the same sound effects from the same positions out of a $100 headphone compared to a $1500 one.

The K612 is a fine competitive headphone. Unless something is truly bothering you about them, there is no need to change them if all you want is a competitive headphone.

 

[jincuteguy]

  Thought I should share this quote...
 
 
You guys need to stop sleeping on the 9500 lol

Are there anyone using CIEM or IEM for gaming in here? I see e veryone is using Headphones for gaming.

 

[CPTredsox]

Hi. I already got the x2 and the dt 880. Does it get any better, i mean by a lot for Gaming with the HD 598 or dt 990? And Sound quality wise, from what ive read so far i think both would be a step down from my cans, is that the case?

And is anyone gaming with the ath msr7? Hows the soundstage and positional accuracy for gaming for a closed headphone?

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

Those are very good headphones. If you're looking at your price range, forget getting anything., You'll just be side grading all day. If you want improvements, prepare to pay double or more before it starts making any real difference.

And again, we're talking REFINEMENT, and not something that is twice as good.

 

[gsmatt]

Hi. I already got the x2 and the dt 880. Does it get any better, i mean by a lot for Gaming with the HD 598 or dt 990? And Sound quality wise, from what ive read so far i think both would be a step down from my cans, is that the case?

And is anyone gaming with the ath msr7? Hows the soundstage and positional accuracy for gaming for a closed headphone?

As far as the mdrz7's, they are as good as the akg q701 when it comes to directional cues and the soundstage is as good too with it being very fun to use. I was sceptical to get them at first since there's not a lot of gaming feedback online but it's the best I've tried.

 

[Evshrug]

Good to hear about the Sony, the only other impression I heard was Fegfeuer's on those MDR-Z7. I heard them myself at RMAF, at the Sony booth and Kimber Cable booth... and I cannot remember anything descriptive about them other than black, around ears, different sound than the MA900, and that they are not the Audio Technica ATH-MSR7 headphones that CPTredsox was asking about.

 

[gsmatt]

Sorry, some of the model numbers start looking the same after a while lol. I haven't heard any audio technica headphones unfortunately.

 

[Luckbad]

Hey fellas! Not sure how many of you have heard of the Taction Kannons, but you owe it to yourself to at least take a look at their Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2053327139/kannon-headphones-accurate-bass-you-can-feel
 
I got to try them out overnight a few months ago and they're absolutely epic for gaming. I loved using them with Overwatch--it feels like you're cheating because you react even faster when you can feel the direction bullets are coming from.
 
Note that I have no affiliation with these guys, I'm just a big fanboy after getting to try them out and I want to see them succeed so I can get some myself!

 

[headphonesonly]

Hey fellas! Not sure how many of you have heard of the Taction Kannons, but you owe it to yourself to at least take a look at their Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2053327139/kannon-headphones-accurate-bass-you-can-feel

I got to try them out overnight a few months ago and they're absolutely epic for gaming. I loved using them with Overwatch--it feels like you're cheating because you react even faster when you can feel the direction bullets are coming from.

Note that I have no affiliation with these guys, I'm just a big fanboy after getting to try them out and I want to see them succeed so I can get some myself!

I think the Sony pulse elites do the same thing.

 

[Luckbad]

I think the Sony pulse elites do the same thing.

 
I tried them. There's a reason I don't have them anymore but dropped $299 on a Kickstarter.