[Sennheiser]

I have a question about mic monitoring. One of my favorite features is being able to hear myself a bit through the headset and my current pair of Sennheiser's has a "side tone" button built in. Do these have this feature? Im assuming they dont, but since they are open does it matter? I am on PS4 mainly which does not have a mic monitoring feature built in so i'm curious as to how these sound while gaming and chatting - like can you hear yourself ok?. I've tried many headsets that sound too muffled while im talking and it drives me crazy, like talking with my ears closed. I'd appreciate any feedback. Thanks!

This headset is open-backed, so you will hear yourself normally. The Sennheiser GSX 1000 or 1200 has a side tone feature, but that’s mostly useful with the GAME ZERO and other closed headphones.

 

[bgoods1221]

Argh, I typed too much.

Ok, the ONLY input on the FiiO is usb, so you definitely can’t connect the dongle to the FiiO. Forget about the FiiO’s coax output, that doesn’t connect to anything else you have. The FiiO will make your chat simply not work.

You could just hook the PC37X up to the $8 USB dongle you bought, should sound about as good as the Astro you had before. Better solution would be to just buy an adapter like https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product...1-411f-9d12-9cc8feb6c214&pf_rd_i=desktop]this, or the Sennheiser console cable for the PC37X:
https://en-us.sennheiser.com/accessories--unp-console-cable--game-one--game-zero
to just plug straight into your DS4 controller or smartphone. Better than that, would be something like the Creative E3 or G5 on sale or used.

Thanks for the detailed response!! I appreciate it Looks like I'll be returning the FiiO lol. How does the surround sound on the Creative G5 compare to the surround sound on the astro mixamp? I didn't like the mixamp surround at all.

 

[Yethal]

Well, I was never much of a dancer, so not sure how much grace I have! XD

BUT back to you. Let’s think about the Coax question for a bit. What would you connect the coax to? The PS4 doesn’t have a coax output. In fact, the FiiO E10K only has a USB-in and a Coax-out. The FiiO’s coax is basically meant to make the E10K serve as a USB to Coax adapter (to connect to ANOTHER DAC that only has a Coax input. Coax is a digital connection, and cannot correctly communicate with analog RCA. You can safely assume the Coax will be a non-factor for you at this point.

Next, the USB dongle with the headphone out and mic in. I know from experience, that will not be seen by the PS4 as “just a microphone,” but rather see that it has an output and input and ONLY give you the option of using the USB dongle for all audio or just chat audio (in the latter case, that means you wouldn’t hear other people chatting to you through the FiiO). Both the USB dongle And USB FiiO would basically serve the same purpose except the dongle has a mic input.

To sum: the FiiO E10K isn’t a gaming device, and you’re going to have to do work arounds to add the mic input the FiiO lacks. You could simply just use an adapter to connect the Sennheiser PC37X to your controller, or just get the USB dongle you linked and just connect the PC37X to that, or get the upgraded version of that and make your life easy by just getting a Creative BlasterX G5 which has headphone and mic connections. Creative also frequently emails coupons and sales of 20-40% off on things on their website.

Evs, it's been possible to use two separate devices as chat input and output for ages on the PS4 so he can actually use the headset dongle as input only.

 

[bgoods1221]

Evs, it's been possible to use two separate devices as chat input and output for ages on the PS4 so he can actually use the headset dongle as input only.

Cool so I can have USB from Fiio to Ps4 for audio and mic to USB soundcard for chat?

 

[Yethal]

Cool so I can have USB from Fiio to Ps4 for audio and mic to USB soundcard for chat?

Yes.

 

[bgoods1221]

Yes.

I just tried it and didn't work :/ what settings should I use on ps4?

 

[Yethal]

I just tried it and didn't work :/ what settings should I use on ps4?

In Devices menu you need to set different input and output devices first.

 

[jonodori]

I was wondering if this headset is better than or equivalent to the Sennheiser 6xx. Any thoughts?

 

[Yethal]

I was wondering if this headset is better than or equivalent to the Sennheiser 6xx. Any thoughts?

Well, it does have a microphone so it's definitely a better at being a headset than HD6XX. Whether one or the other is better for you really depends on the use case though.

 

[jonodori]

I was going to use it for gaming but I already have the HD6XX and was thinking of getting modmic. I also ordered the PC37x and was debating on keeping it or selling it to a friend. So I'm just trying to make decision.

 

[TeeReQs]

If you can, try them both out, and decide from there. I personally like having the mic built in for gaming. Modmic just complicates things.

 

[lucifero13]

Good day! Im planning to use this on my DAP as well. will changing tha cable to 2.5mm balanced will make a difference?

 

[Yethal]

Good day! Im planning to use this on my DAP as well. will changing tha cable to 2.5mm balanced will make a difference?

No, PC37X has a 2.5mm plug on the headset output however it is used for combo headphones and mic output not for balanced headphone signal.

 

[lucifero13]

No, PC37X has a 2.5mm plug on the headset output however it is used for combo headphones and mic output not for balanced headphone signal.

Im sorry but my knowledge to this HP/Mic combo is limited.

What if I want to prioritize the output (say, use the HP just for listening, not as a comm device), do I benefit from it when I change the cable? or is it possible to use aftermarket cables on these?

 

[Yethal]

Im sorry but my knowledge to this HP/Mic combo is limited.

What if I want to prioritize the output (say, use the HP just for listening, not as a comm device), do I benefit from it when I change the cable? or is it possible to use aftermarket cables on these?

You can use an aftermarket cable but it won't be a balanced connection and the only thing you gain is shorter length.