Alghazanth
Headphoneus Supremus
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Wait, MLE, do you prefer the PC360s to the D7000s for SP?
No. However, there are times when I can't be arsed to disconnect the PC360 to plug in the D7000, and don't feel like I'm missing much. Sure the D7000 does the home theater feel perfectly, but it's not like the PC360 (with the 5.8's bass expander) isn't good at SP gaming, because it truly is.
I gave the A900's a more thorough test with the DSS, and it does very poorly with sounds directly behind me. Maybe I'll see if I can get a 7.1 signal out of my motherboard's onboard optical jack, or give them a shot at Vanquish.
Err, is Vanquish a particularly good test for headphone's positioning capabilities?
I wanna play that game. Pretty badass demo, but the game I hear is incredibly short. <__<
As far as a headphone that does everything well... well, the HE4 is about as good as it gets in their price range, the only issue being the power they need. They do soundwhoring better than the D7000, bass is as refined as on the DT990 with just a slight less quantity, though definitely not lacking, and the overall sound is just ridiculous for the price. Just know that the Mixamp can't handle it alone. The E9 powers it decently, but I know it is capable of being even better, like when I owned the Lyr.
I have tried the D7000 and Edition 8 for gaming. They do not work as well as I'd like.
The Edition 8 must have some weird stuff going on with S-Logic & DH because I'd say it is "okay" for competitive gaming.
The D7000 and Pro900 both work reasonably well, but the details are masked somewhat by explosions, gunfire and bass. They worked fine in casually competitive games like L4D2, but in CSS they aren't up to the task. Also my D7K is usually plugged into a desktop amp which doesn't allow me to use DH.
At the very least, I can give another opinion on how the AD700 and 598 compare for gaming.
No. However, there are times when I can't be arsed to disconnect the PC360 to plug in the D7000, and don't feel like I'm missing much. Sure the D7000 does the home theater feel perfectly, but it's not like the PC360 (with the 5.8's bass expander) isn't good at SP gaming, because it truly is.
And therein lies your problem.