Will I be happy with the XD200?

[vulc4n]

Will I be happy with the XD200?... Well probably not

But, will it hold me off for a little while? I don't have much experence with headphones, the best I have used would be some KSC-75s. I thoght the the 75s sounded awesome most of the time, but at times they sounded harsh or sort of lacking in detail, ecspecialy in the lower end. I'm also consdering the XD400s, but I'm not sure wether the extra $40 would be worth it to me. My sources will be my Onkyo reciever and ocasionaly my pc. I'm open to any other ideas as long as they are less than about $60. My main uses for them will be gaming, rock music, and sometimes movies/tv.

Thanks!

 

[mmmmcheese]

Get some Grado SR60s for around 70 bucks if not find them used here for cheaper.

 

[vulc4n]

I made a post asking about them a long time ago, a few people said that their soundstage is no good for gaming.

 

[mmmmcheese]

I ahve used my old SR125s for gaming and I didn't think that they were bad at all. Maybe if you game really seriously would you need a super wide soundstage.

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Originally Posted by vulc4n I made a post asking about them a long time ago, a few people said that their soundstage is no good for gaming.

 

[vulc4n]

Anyone else have opionions on using grados for gaming?

 

[arspy87]

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Originally Posted by vulc4n Anyone else have opionions on using grados for gaming?

I'm not a serious gamer, so I guess I'm not so qualified to answer this well, but...
I've used my SR125s for gaming a bit, and they're pretty good, but I can see why soundstage is considered important for gaming. Grados tend to be very "upfront" and "in your face" (not a bad thing for certain music, IMO) with not a very extended/wide stage upon which to place sounds. Indeed, I find the separation of instruments on the Grados to be very good, but they don't really create the "ambient" feeling that seems required for gaming IMO.