[Mightygrey]

Love this headphone stand. Is it 3D printed one or available to purchase?

It's 3D printed. My reddit secret Santa gave it to me a couple of years ago.

 

[Nebula769]

I’m currently using my Ananda. They sound pretty good for gaming and music.

 

[dubiouz42]

HD800S just makes everything so immersive. Love the soundstage and imaging in games.

Yeah I gotta agree with this, I got a pair for music but I fell in love with them when gaming. Being able to hear everything in the environment is a pleasurable experience for me.

 

[iFi audio]

Yeah I gotta agree with this, I got a pair for music but I fell in love with them when gaming. Being able to hear everything in the environment is a pleasurable experience for me.

Many spacious and quick cans work great in games that prioritize positioning and sensation of space around us, and Sennheiser's entire 800 range is great in this regard.

Although I haven't tried Focals in games, I think some would do very well in such applications too.

 

[rebuk]

HD6XX w/ JDS Labs Element II.

 

[inseconds99]

HD 800 with THX AAA 887 amp/dac combo.

They make an 887 combo? I’ve only ever seen the amp, you have a link?

 

[inseconds99]

Fostex Massdrop THX00, because it can give you bass, EQs nicely, is non-fatiguing, you can swap the pads to the kind you like, they can take a beating, are not too expensive and the closed nature reduces outside noises (traffic, computer noise, etc). The only downside for me was the headband, but I solved it by putting a wool softener (kind a like a sock or a wrap-around) around the headband and now it doesn't press my head anymore.

I've owned tons of other headpones, have tried most of the closed good quality ones and the only one that I liked equal (but with different sound characteristics) was Beyerdynamic T70P with Beyer's replacement gel pads (excellent isolation, great if you wear glasses).

What pads do you use while gaming? I always reach for my HD800S, SHP9500’s or X2’s before my TH-X00’s. The stock pads get hot quick, and the TH-900 pads are too loose. Also, the accentuated bass and tighter soundstage really mess with my directional awareness.

I’m actually on the hunt for a closed back gaming headphone. One with great comfort, good staging/imaging, non fatiguing and acceptable bass. Leaning towards the Sony Z1r as the TH-X00 isn’t working out.

 

[halcyon]

What pads do you use while gaming? I always reach for my HD800S, SHP9500’s or X2’s before my TH-X00’s. The stock pads get hot quick, and the TH-900 pads are too loose. Also, the accentuated bass and tighter soundstage really mess with my directional awareness.

I’m actually on the hunt for a closed back gaming headphone. One with great comfort, good staging/imaging, non fatiguing and acceptable bass. Leaning towards the Sony Z1r as the TH-X00 isn’t working out.

I've used Dekoni Sheepskin elite and ZMF Lambskin earpads. I think I ended up enjoying ZMF more in the end. It was not perfect, but for me seal, bass and comfort were better.

 

[SoundBytes]

HD800 w/A&K SP1000 ... any gaming sounds insanely amazing to me...

 

[Turpow]

Sen HD560s at the moment. Lightweight and comfy for all day use and can comfortably slide 1 cup off an ear when I need to be able to hear the person gaming at the other end of the room!
Fidelio X2 for occasional fun times though.

 

[p1zzap1e]

Audio technica ath-g1, velour pads. Paired with blasterx g6. Love it. Also have dolby atmos, played hellblade senuas sacrifice and it was an incredible experience soundwise

 

[AvantGourd]

HD700s - pretty comfy and pretty good imaging and soundstage.

 

[SirIppo]

I used the ad900x,a900x and sph9500 for years plugged into just the headphone port on my computer tower. Last year I got a creative g6 which I like since it does give me more volume and more eq control for hearing footsteps and better surround sound. Just got a dt1990 a month ago and a schiit heresy and a topping e30 for better fps gaming. And its true the dt1990 is a monster for fps like tarkov, insurgency sandstorm and rust.

 

[abheybir]

AD700x since 2015, never felt to change them. always been my first choice for gaming.

 

[Soul Shinobi]

I used to use the Superlux 668B and it's still one of the best for the money, but I mostly use my SHP9500 mainly because of comfort, and soundstage is good. Sometimes I'll use my HE-4XX but the headband isn't comfortable at length. For the 668B, the popular cosmo pads do make it easier to hear locations of sounds but you lose so much bass and they're not comfortable pads.