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I'm guilty of chasing unicorns.
I picked up the 712's from Mad Lust Envy's guide recommendation and I have been very happy with them. Previously I had been using the Senn PC 350 SE. Using the 712's with either the zxr or Jot/Modi MB has been a big and pleasant change to my ears. I just got the bug to see if there is another "wow" moment to be found in stepping up. Not necessarily just for gaming but music as well. Understand the return on investment for just gaming would be next to nonexistent but would it be a step back in performance? Heck, this isn't much different than golf or any other hobby/passion. What I have works but what could be like if I try this or that?
It is frustrating not having any headphones stores with higher end headphones to test. The 712's turned out great but it was a shot in the dark since I couldn't try them for myself before buying. I'm 48* but am very new to using dac, amps, and better headphones for music and gaming. I've had a "wow" moment and just searching for the next one. Looking at playing with tube amps now as well (not for gaming).
*Started gaming in 1976 with a Coleco Telstar hooked up to a black white tv..... things have changed a bit.
You sound like your going through the same stage as me. When i started this whole journey i had the plantronic 780 which i soon grew fed up & wanted better, so i picked the soundblaster z and the soundmagic hp100 which i listened to music and gamed with them. Then i got curious & ended up with the philips x2 big mistake i hated them, then i ended up with the beyerdynamic t1 2nd gen another mistake, after that the stax 2170, after that the hd 650.
The Philips x2 was a mistake for me as i brought blind with only the reviews and comments on them. The beyerdynamic t1 2nd gen came from some idea that i needed to get out of mid fi purgatory, so i went to can jam to have a listen to a bunch of headphones. On the beyerdynamic table they had the t1 1st gen which the soundstage impressive me which directly put them into my buying frame. But ultimately ended up with the 2nd gen, a big mistake as i much prefered the 1st generation. The stax 2170 was suppose to be my end game however i do slightly miss using stuff like sbx and have an interest in the sennheiser gsx 1000. The hd 650 i brought was because i went to can jam and sennheiser actually had them, even though my stax can been seen as superior there are times when i rather just go back to my hd 650. Both the hd 650 and stax are buys i do not regret most unlike the others.
I have pretty much gamed on all of them, the philips x2 i remember comparing it against the t1, the imagining felt like a blur it would kind of give you the idea where the sound was coming from however the t1 would tell you pin point where it was coming from. This was only ever beat by my stax, the hd 650 soundstage is kind of small for my gaming needs, it will be fine for single player games but i play alot online games that need a a bigger soundstage.
I would recommed you to go for the headfi meets or headphone audio shows like rocky audio show fare, there is no telling if the next buy you go blind will be lucky.