mattyb
New Head-Fier
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Hey everyone!
Time to ask the experts.
Ok. The run-down is that I'm going to be building a new computer within the next week or two, which is going to be a powerful beast (e8400 with 4 gigs of ram.) It's going to be used for both gaming/movies/music & music producing. I'm going to purchase an M-audio oxygen 49 midi controller keyboard and hook that up through the midi port of the Creative-Xfi Fata1ity Platinum card.
I'm already aware that the x-fi is NOT a great card for music producing, but I have no choice in this matter as its the best for games and can't be beat in that regard. Down the track I plan on getting an m-audio audiophile 192 and putting it in a 2nd machine
Anyway, this leads me to my question(s).
From what I can gather, and from what some people have already told me, I'm guessing that I'm going to need 2 pairs of headphones? 1 for gaming/movies/general music listening, and the other for producing/mixing music.
I was looking into the Sennheiser HD 555 & the HD 595 for the gaming headphones. They have got a lot of great reviews! I was also considering in using these for producing/mixing as well but some people have said that they are not good for that purpose?
The producing headphones I'm considering is the AKG S240, which are apparently VERY good and has also received a lot of awesome reviews. I've heard that AKG is a very good brand.
If you guys could get back to me and let me know what yas think.. would be very much appreciated!
hopefully someone here has both of those headphones and can tell me the exact differences.
Please note that I'm on a budget, and can't afford expensive headphones. If I have to spend money to get 2 pairs of headphones, it'll have to be around the $300 - $450 australian dollars mark for the 2 of them altogether.
Thanks in advance!
Matty B.
Time to ask the experts.
Ok. The run-down is that I'm going to be building a new computer within the next week or two, which is going to be a powerful beast (e8400 with 4 gigs of ram.) It's going to be used for both gaming/movies/music & music producing. I'm going to purchase an M-audio oxygen 49 midi controller keyboard and hook that up through the midi port of the Creative-Xfi Fata1ity Platinum card.
I'm already aware that the x-fi is NOT a great card for music producing, but I have no choice in this matter as its the best for games and can't be beat in that regard. Down the track I plan on getting an m-audio audiophile 192 and putting it in a 2nd machine
Anyway, this leads me to my question(s).
From what I can gather, and from what some people have already told me, I'm guessing that I'm going to need 2 pairs of headphones? 1 for gaming/movies/general music listening, and the other for producing/mixing music.
I was looking into the Sennheiser HD 555 & the HD 595 for the gaming headphones. They have got a lot of great reviews! I was also considering in using these for producing/mixing as well but some people have said that they are not good for that purpose?
The producing headphones I'm considering is the AKG S240, which are apparently VERY good and has also received a lot of awesome reviews. I've heard that AKG is a very good brand.
If you guys could get back to me and let me know what yas think.. would be very much appreciated!
Please note that I'm on a budget, and can't afford expensive headphones. If I have to spend money to get 2 pairs of headphones, it'll have to be around the $300 - $450 australian dollars mark for the 2 of them altogether.
Thanks in advance!
Matty B.