D4RPA
Head-Fier
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Alright. So, I'm pretty new to the Head-Fi thing, but I'm definitely glad that I found it.
I've done a lot of searching and a lot of reading. I've don'e a lot of thinking and a lot of deciding. But, I haven't really accomplished anything. For the past two weeks, I've been trying to find myself a decent pair of headphones/headsets to use for gaming. Since then, I've pretty much dumped the idea for headsets. .I've read a lot about what people have posted already and their comments and suggestions. For me, I'm a pretty competetive gamer. I goto the LANs, I participate at the international level, and I definitely play online. With that said, I'm asking for one last time that people recommend whatever headphones and why.
But before you reply, please keep these in mind:
- spatial representation or surround-sound handling is VERY key when you need to know where your opponent is spawning
- clear lows are almost a must, because knowing what kind of weapon is being fired can make the difference between a win and loss.
- closed headphones are a must, because at LANs, no one give's a rat's ass if they're being loud or that you can't hear
- the headphone's cables need to be atleast 10ft long because if you play at LANs where the PCs are provided, they have them in all weird places
- durability is very important as well because gamers have a tendency to slam something on the table then they get killed (you'd be surprised how fast people forget how much they spent on their headphones)
- most gamers use onBoard sound in their computer since they don't need a soundcard to drive a 5.1 speaker system, but let us know if the headphones need an extra "umph" to use them to their greatest potential
- gamers who play online are talking on some kind of VoIP application (teamspeak.org, ventrilo.org), so being able to clearly distinguish voices and being able to discern speech is key
That's pretty much everything that I've tried to find out for myself as far as what kind of headphones I want. There may be more that I forgot or just don't take into account, but for the most part, these are big key factors.
As for myself, I've been leaning toward the Ultrasone HFI-550's. I asked about other makes from Beyerdynamic, Sennheiser, and Audio Technica and I've heard that the HFI-550's handling of surround sound and spatial representation is unsurpassed.
Please let me know what you think. I hope to have enough feedback to where I can just have this thread linked to friends when they decide what kind of headphones they want. Thanks!
I've done a lot of searching and a lot of reading. I've don'e a lot of thinking and a lot of deciding. But, I haven't really accomplished anything. For the past two weeks, I've been trying to find myself a decent pair of headphones/headsets to use for gaming. Since then, I've pretty much dumped the idea for headsets. .I've read a lot about what people have posted already and their comments and suggestions. For me, I'm a pretty competetive gamer. I goto the LANs, I participate at the international level, and I definitely play online. With that said, I'm asking for one last time that people recommend whatever headphones and why.
But before you reply, please keep these in mind:
- spatial representation or surround-sound handling is VERY key when you need to know where your opponent is spawning
- clear lows are almost a must, because knowing what kind of weapon is being fired can make the difference between a win and loss.
- closed headphones are a must, because at LANs, no one give's a rat's ass if they're being loud or that you can't hear
- the headphone's cables need to be atleast 10ft long because if you play at LANs where the PCs are provided, they have them in all weird places
- durability is very important as well because gamers have a tendency to slam something on the table then they get killed (you'd be surprised how fast people forget how much they spent on their headphones)
- most gamers use onBoard sound in their computer since they don't need a soundcard to drive a 5.1 speaker system, but let us know if the headphones need an extra "umph" to use them to their greatest potential
- gamers who play online are talking on some kind of VoIP application (teamspeak.org, ventrilo.org), so being able to clearly distinguish voices and being able to discern speech is key
That's pretty much everything that I've tried to find out for myself as far as what kind of headphones I want. There may be more that I forgot or just don't take into account, but for the most part, these are big key factors.
As for myself, I've been leaning toward the Ultrasone HFI-550's. I asked about other makes from Beyerdynamic, Sennheiser, and Audio Technica and I've heard that the HFI-550's handling of surround sound and spatial representation is unsurpassed.
Please let me know what you think. I hope to have enough feedback to where I can just have this thread linked to friends when they decide what kind of headphones they want. Thanks!