hbuus
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I've got a pair of Sennheiser HD 600 headphones which I'm using with a 12,5 year old M-Audio Delta 44 sound card and a Behringer HA4700 headphone amp.
I used to make music with this setup but nowadays I'm just gaming (Battlefield 4).
I'm considering getting a gaming sound card like the Sound Blaster Z, since I've read that virtual surround sound like the SB Z's SBX Pro will let you pinpoint more easily where enemies etc. are coming from in Battlefield 4 before you actually see them just by listening to audio cues like footsteps.
But is this virtual surround really working / necessary or would I in fact be better off getting a decent DAC + headphone amp instead and just use stereo (via digital out from my motherboard)?
That's my first question.
Then I just bought the Razer Surround Pro software and have briefly tried it in BF4.
Both in stereo and with Razer Surround Pro I can pinpoint the location of the airplane flying overhead in Test Range just from listening to the audio and using my SRAW + explosions + starting the engine in vehicles like jeeps etc. clearly sounds superior with Razer Surround Pro.
Inside the game however (I play Conquest on 64 player maps), I still cannot predict where enemies will attack from just from listening to audio cues - not with stereo and not with Razer Surround Pro.
Therefore a second question:
Is the virtual surround sound in Sound Blaster Z or for example Xonar Essence STX better than Razer Surround Pro - have anyone done the switch and noticed any change (good/bad)?
Hope someone can help.
Thanks!
I used to make music with this setup but nowadays I'm just gaming (Battlefield 4).
I'm considering getting a gaming sound card like the Sound Blaster Z, since I've read that virtual surround sound like the SB Z's SBX Pro will let you pinpoint more easily where enemies etc. are coming from in Battlefield 4 before you actually see them just by listening to audio cues like footsteps.
But is this virtual surround really working / necessary or would I in fact be better off getting a decent DAC + headphone amp instead and just use stereo (via digital out from my motherboard)?
That's my first question.
Then I just bought the Razer Surround Pro software and have briefly tried it in BF4.
Both in stereo and with Razer Surround Pro I can pinpoint the location of the airplane flying overhead in Test Range just from listening to the audio and using my SRAW + explosions + starting the engine in vehicles like jeeps etc. clearly sounds superior with Razer Surround Pro.
Inside the game however (I play Conquest on 64 player maps), I still cannot predict where enemies will attack from just from listening to audio cues - not with stereo and not with Razer Surround Pro.
Therefore a second question:
Is the virtual surround sound in Sound Blaster Z or for example Xonar Essence STX better than Razer Surround Pro - have anyone done the switch and noticed any change (good/bad)?
Hope someone can help.
Thanks!