[CT007]

So forgive me if my production quality isn't up to the level of people who make a living off their reviews.

The problem you said you had about a Top list was all the constant questions & PMs, not a money issue. (And wouldn't you prefer not to be a paid reviewer, to keep your honesty..?) Sure, nobody can review everything. I just think, if you have gone through all of this work to test, analyze, post online, and do major article overhauls/updates, having a simple summary(less work than doing a review) of what's best would complete the final chapter in this unfinished book, and help you and everyone else find what they're looking for quickly. The more headphones you add to the list, the more difficult it's going to be for yourself or anyone to determine what's the best. Heck, maybe you could have someone else post the Top list in post #2, so people could immediately jump there, and that guy would get all the PMs?

I'd call it a dead list, since you said you don't plan on buying any more headphones to test. Though you did get a few new rentals in recently, looks like, so doesn't quite seem to be the case!

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

One can make money without being paid by the actual manufacturers... so not sure how my honesty would come into question. I'd never take payment from the actual headphone makers.

And the last... so many headphone reviews have come from headphones I didn't buy. I think last headphone I reviewed that I bought was YEARS ago. I can't even remember the last thing I bought other than headphones I had already owned and reviewed, like the D7000 and HE400. And the short summary reviews for those were many years ago. Believe it or not, I do get companies who send me things to review, with no stipulations other than posting the reviews on specific dates. For them, any attention to their products is beneficial, and I don't plan on reviewing things I don't like. So it tends to be an agreeable...agreement between me and the companies. Some times I keep what they send, some times I don't. Either way, that doesn't nudge me one way or another, as I have don't have a desire to have 25 products just sitting in storage, so more often than not, I decline and return them anyways.

And again, you're asking me to do things I have absolutely no incentive to do or fix. The guide has thrived all this time, and if I don't change a thing, it'll remain so, until the next guy makes a much better guide on here, etc. Be my guest. I don't owe you anything. So your ideas fall on deaf ears.

 

[LetTheKidsTechno]

Hi everyone, hoping I can get an explanation on the best setup for xbox one using a modmic with a schiit stack without a mixamp..

Optical cable from Xbox ---> DAC ---> RCA cables --> amp ---> headphones

Xbox controller adapter --> Y splitter ---> modmic

Would that setup work or would there be issues associated with game/party chat?

Edit: Lot of great info in this thread.. Just realized I won't be able to control game/party chat volume with the adapter via that setup. I guess a mixamp is necessary...

 

[CT007]

And again, you're asking me to do things I have absolutely no incentive to do or fix. The guide has thrived all this time, and if I don't change a thing, it'll remain so, until the next guy makes a much better guide on here, etc. Be my guest. I don't owe you anything. So your ideas fall on deaf ears.

What if it reflected better on your part, from a company's eyes? Maybe they see this oddly formatted article, and aren't exactly impressed. If it were me, I would want to be that next guy, and make that better list, if I wanted to make money from reviews lol. If money is an issue, I think it could help! Just sayin'.

 

[Mmoyeti]

So a bit longer with the Zen-dac and 702's. I like them both and the sound. I'm hearing direction well for sounds through the 702's, though I'm still not sure I hear footsteps as well as I used to. Unsure still if it's me getting used to open back, or if it's simply that now the sounds are separated by distance. Could be the close up sounds are drowning out the footsteps a which are a bit further away.

Also obviously when I open the attic window in this heat, the cars in the distance seep into the game and i sometimes wonder if it's birds in game or out my window.

 

[casenote22]

Hello all. I'm in a little pickle here as my dog chewed up my arctis pro headset and I'm wondering what would be the best headset or headphones in terms of gaming would be? I see the ath-ag1x seems to be a rebranded a900 or 900x? And those are very highly recommended in reference to gaming so would I be good in trying to aquire those for spacial awareness and footsteps (FPS)? I was looking at Sennheiser HD6?? as well like 600, 650, etc. Thanks in advance

 

[HieroX]

Excellent news! Thanks for the update! Guess I better update it then.

Cool! Do let me know if there's any difference. I did a short comparison with my SXFi amp, I think the amp has slightly better rears for me.

 

[PurpleAngel]

Hello all. I'm in a little pickle here as my dog chewed up my arctis pro headset and I'm wondering what would be the best headset or headphones in terms of gaming would be? I see the ath-ag1x seems to be a rebranded a900 or 900x? And those are very highly recommended in reference to gaming so would I be good in trying to acquire those for spacial awareness and footsteps (FPS)? I was looking at Sennheiser HD6?? as well like 600, 650, etc. Thanks in advance

The Sennheiser HD600/HD650/HD6XX do not seem to get as many positive reviews, for FPS gaming, as some other headphones.
So I say go for the Audio Technicas

 

[Chastity]

Hello all. I'm in a little pickle here as my dog chewed up my arctis pro headset and I'm wondering what would be the best headset or headphones in terms of gaming would be? I see the ath-ag1x seems to be a rebranded a900 or 900x? And those are very highly recommended in reference to gaming so would I be good in trying to aquire those for spacial awareness and footsteps (FPS)? I was looking at Sennheiser HD6?? as well like 600, 650, etc. Thanks in advance

You can also consider the Beyerdynamic Tygr 300 R.

 

[casenote22]

I just found the AD700X on sale somewhere. I thought they were discontinued. Isn't this the most highly recommended pair of headphones in the thread for the most part?

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

I dunno what you mean, it's still being sold. And by recommended, I wouldn't say that. I certainly wouldn't just force cram the AD700 down the everyone's throats. Sure if you want cheap and brutally effective at JUST competitive and nothing else. Personally, I don't like buying headphones that just do ONE thing right. I would prefer something better rounded for more things. But I guess if you only want one thing, the AD700 is as targeted and calculated as it gets.

 

[casenote22]

I dunno what you mean, it's still being sold. And by recommended, I wouldn't say that. I certainly wouldn't just force cram the AD700 down the everyone's throats. Sure if you want cheap and brutally effective at JUST competitive and nothing else. Personally, I don't like buying headphones that just do ONE thing right. I would prefer something better rounded for more things. But I guess if you only want one thing, the AD700 is as targeted and calculated as it gets.

Recommendations? I'm definitely open to suggestions

 

[MEGALADON]

I enjoy my wireless Mod Mic.

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

Recommendations? I'm definitely open to suggestions

We can't just suggest headphones for the sake of suggestion. What you need them for, budget, fun, casual, competitive, open, closed, etc, etc. Too many factors.

 

[casenote22]

We can't just suggest headphones for the sake of suggestion. What you need them for, budget, fun, casual, competitive, open, closed, etc, etc. Too many factors.

Well I for sure want something that does well at FPS shooters. But I am a huge audiophile as well. That's why I was looking at the Sennheiser 600 line as I do not have any audiophile level headphone, lots of IEM's but no headphones. I also just purchased a BTR5 and have been interested in the balanced 2.5mm jack as it used both DAC chips in the balanced jack. Thanks in advance my friend