pepperjinks
New Head-Fier
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I'm completely new to the audiophile scene but recently got the opportunity to purchase the Sennheiser HD 598s. I found Mad Lust Envy's gaming headphone thread and looked elsewhere and found that these sounded great with music and gaming both. He did say that you should absolutely use Dolby Headphone Virtual Surround while gaming, though.
In his thread he says he uses the Astro Mixamp. It's affordable for me, around $130, but I don't know if it's good for music too. I want to find an amp that supports Dolby Headphone and is good for music and gaming, and one that sounds good with the HD 598s. I would be using it with my 360, PS3, PC, iPhone, a laptop I should be getting sometime in May, etc. I'm mostly concerned about the consoles and being good for music though.
I was also wondering about the setup itself. I need a Toslink cable, right? My thinking is headphone plugs into --> amp plugs into 360 w/ Toslink --> outputs amazing sound? Or am I missing something?
Also, I read something about using HDMI for sound. I have an HDTV and use HDMI cables to connect it to my consoles if it matters.
Sorry about any mistakes, I've been researching nonstop but I'm still pretty confused...
Thanks for all the help, guys.
In his thread he says he uses the Astro Mixamp. It's affordable for me, around $130, but I don't know if it's good for music too. I want to find an amp that supports Dolby Headphone and is good for music and gaming, and one that sounds good with the HD 598s. I would be using it with my 360, PS3, PC, iPhone, a laptop I should be getting sometime in May, etc. I'm mostly concerned about the consoles and being good for music though.
I was also wondering about the setup itself. I need a Toslink cable, right? My thinking is headphone plugs into --> amp plugs into 360 w/ Toslink --> outputs amazing sound? Or am I missing something?
Also, I read something about using HDMI for sound. I have an HDTV and use HDMI cables to connect it to my consoles if it matters.
Sorry about any mistakes, I've been researching nonstop but I'm still pretty confused...
Thanks for all the help, guys.