Naingolann
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IIRC those are closed and ultra-bassy.
How much do you guys think Asus could charge for a xbox/ps3 compatible St or Stx mixamp? I personally would pay a premium, but I dont know that many others would. Especially considering the horrible sound most games come with.
That depends on a number of factors.
-What's the quality of the device? I don't expect something that amounts to an external Xonar DG to cost nearly as much as the existing Xonar Essence USB products.
-Does it still work as a PC audio device with at least basic DS3D/OpenAL support, like the Recon3D USB?
-Will it support next-gen and current-gen consoles alike, especially with Microsoft continuing their usual proprietary crap with Xbox One?
-Will it have an HDMI passthrough for audio input? (Seriously, we need something with HDMI input that isn't a bulky AVR or the expensive Smyth Realiser, particularly for Wii U owners.)
Then again, I'm thinking "should charge", not "could charge". Looking at existing gaming headsets, they may be able to get away with $200 or even $300 for a while, but if the quality isn't up-to-snuff, the negative reviews will shoot it down quick.
hmm I'll probably stick with the sennheisers and their famous velour pads But thanks for help help mate, I was pretty confused.
Id love to take your opinion (and everyone else here) on the V-MODA Crossfade LP, its on 100$ on amazon and there is a huge amount of positive reviews on it.
Looking at how much they are charging for a Essence STU (which is basically just an external ST/STX), not looking good if they make a console "mixamp".
Expecting around $300 if they make one, which is why FiiO would be better at making a device like this instead. However, I don't know if FiiO is large enough to cater to the market if their "mixamp" picks off, since the company is still really small even by China's standards.
DH and DTS Headphone X in one FiiO device would be a dream come true, something I'm sure most people here would pay $200 for as a sweet spot.
Sound recording for Battlefield 4
http://blogs.battlefield.com/2013/10/road-to-bf4-sounds-of-the-battlefield/
A DH/DTS headphone device would be amazing.
I'm always wanting to watch movies with my headphones but they are all DTS sound and won't work with the Astro Mixamp.
Are there any good DTS headphone devices on the market right now?
A DH/DTS headphone device would be amazing.
I'm always wanting to watch movies with my headphones but they are all DTS sound and won't work with the Astro Mixamp.
Are there any good DTS headphone devices on the market right now?
Yeah I think it should. I was fairly impressed with the HD558 when I demo'd it at Best Buy, there aren't any faults to what it does. You may appreciate putting a cheap FiiO E5 amp between your headphones and the headphone jack, to prevent any sound quality issues from the soundcard's output impedance.
Did you see my video?
Hmm, I wonder if in game audio will be any diff/better than bf3 tho... Really must try the demo. The positional cues were whack in bf3, terrible. Bc2 was better as a competitive game in that respect IMO..
Yet my experience is the exact opposite...BF:BC2 had nonexistent positional cues, utterly terrible mixing. It was a complete insult given what you can get from BF1942 through BF2142.
I thought BF3 was gonna suck as well, just by being based on Frostbite, 'til I got a $5 copy and found that the audio actually has a sense of directionality now, like it should have had all along. Enhanced Stereo Mode also works surprisingly well for those who don't already have a sound card with virtual surround tech of any sort.