Im interested in getting a decent gaming headset. Currently getting by on a pair of bargain bin headphones. Got an asus xonar DX 7.1 pcie soundcard coming tomorrow, and id like a decent headset to get the most from it. Main uses will be gaming, music and blu ray. Thanks in advance.
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Just to check are you after Headphones (as in audio kit for all round general goodness) or a headset (with a mic)?
If you're after a headset, the best one that doesnt cost silly money is the Razer Carcharias, for some good headphones that dont cost silly money look at the likes of Golding, Sennheiser, Beyer et al and thier cheaper range entries
If you're after a headset, the best one that doesnt cost silly money is the Razer Carcharias, for some good headphones that dont cost silly money look at the likes of Golding, Sennheiser, Beyer et al and thier cheaper range entries
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I got the Creative fatality 1ty a year or so ago, and it is great for gaming and audio.
The bass on it is punchy, and it has a good detachable mic also. However the price has increased since I got it. Link
The bass on it is punchy, and it has a good detachable mic also. However the price has increased since I got it. Link
This. My £2 clip on mic ss as good as any other mic i've used, and my Sennheiser 595's are much better "bang for buck" than any headphone marketed at gamers.
I'm running a Creative X-Fi which gets me very convincing virtual 7.1 surround for games and movies, connected via optical to an external DAC/AMP.
This. My £2 clip on mic is as good as any other mic i've used, and my Sennheiser 595's are much better "bang for buck" than any headphone marketed at gamers.
I'm running a Creative X-Fi which gets me very convincing virtual 7.1 surround for games and movies, connected via optical to an external DAC/AMP.
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Had one set, never again. They are not good quality AT ALL, the Razer or dedicated headphones kick them all over the shop, they give me a headache listening to them nowadays, horrid horrid headphones in comparison to what else is available.
The bass on them isn't punchy, its inflated and rediculously uncontrolled.
They weren't worth the cash at the £25 they used to cost!
Honestly, if you want pure audio quality, go for dedicated headphones, if you want a combo set go for the Razer, the razer is the only headset I'd go anywhere near recommending, simply because it actually sounds like a £40-50 set of headphones, rather than a headset.
(Sound quality it's somewhere inbetween the Goldring DR100/150, in otherwords in Senn 555 territory)
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Figured I may as well post this in here:
G35 or Ns1000's + Mixamp (I already have the Ns1000's, and know I'm getting G35's in a shortwhile)?
Now I know the NS1000's will run the G35 over for sound quality, but how good is the G35 and would it be worth buying a surround sound mixamp for the NS1000's given I'm not gaming terribly competitively and my main use for the surround would be single player gaming and movies.
G35 or Ns1000's + Mixamp (I already have the Ns1000's, and know I'm getting G35's in a shortwhile)?
Now I know the NS1000's will run the G35 over for sound quality, but how good is the G35 and would it be worth buying a surround sound mixamp for the NS1000's given I'm not gaming terribly competitively and my main use for the surround would be single player gaming and movies.
I recently bought the Razer Carcharias and can vouch for it. Very comfortable, doesn't make your ears hot/uncomfortable even on 4hr+ runs, fits my big sticky-out ears in it not problems, solid build quality, good solid adjustable mic, braided cables (which get run over by my chair a good bit lol) and very good sound quality. I've been using them with onboard sound so presumably they have much more potential than what I have drawn from them. Other than that you're either looking at Senn 330s (bit expensive) or the cheaper options that seem to always have some fatal flaw, whether it be discomfort, build quality, or sound.
No point for the OP in getting a mixamp. The OP already has Dolby Headphone built into his soundcard - the DX.
On paper the NS1000 (or other suitable headphone) + Xonar DX combination is superior for gaming to the G35 because it has DS3D-GX for legacy DS3D support and EAX3-5 emulation.
The mixamp could be handy if you want Dolby Headphone with soundcards that don't support it or a console.
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