Budget £50, recomend me some headphones

ShiWarrior · 28 Jul 2012 at 20:31

Ive searched and i cant for my answer really, im undecided what i want, so i would like some advice please

I have a budget of around £50, although i have seen lots of recomendtions for Sennheiser HD 595's for example. but the price is out of my league

I want to get the best quality for gaming in mind and usuable for long periods of gameing

what would you recomend to me?

Currently using Sennheiser HD 485's that need replacing

NZXT30 · 28 Jul 2012 at 20:47

up your budget a bit you wont regret it.

ShiWarrior · 28 Jul 2012 at 20:49

NZXT30 said:
up your budget a bit you wont regret it.

a bit?
to what ?

Martini1991 · 28 Jul 2012 at 20:49

Sennheiser PC330's would get my vote for that price range.
Although, not at the 60 quid asking price.
Think I paid 43 for mine, and they'd be tough to beat for the price, I upgraded to PC360's since and wish I hadn't.

ShiWarrior · 28 Jul 2012 at 20:54

Martini1991 said:
Sennheiser PC330's would get my vote for that price range.
Although, not at the 60 quid asking price.
Think I paid 43 for mine, and they'd be tough to beat for the price, I upgraded to PC360's since and wish I hadn't.

really? i thought the PC360s where based on the HD595s ?

Martini1991 · 28 Jul 2012 at 20:55

ShiWarrior said:
really? i thought the PC360s where based on the HD595s ?

The PC360's are very good, don't get me wrong, the mic is pretty good, overall sound is excellent, but I don't personally think it was worth the extra 100 over the PC330's.

Pestilence · 28 Jul 2012 at 21:09

Are you after headphones, or a headset?

ShiWarrior · 28 Jul 2012 at 21:11

Pestilence said:
Are you after headphones, or a headset?

either really, as long as they are the best i can get really

i seem to think that headphones are the way to go though

i prefer to get "headphones" so i can move them about the home easier

PermaBanned · 28 Jul 2012 at 21:17

PortaPros. You'll have enough left over to buy me a pair too

NZXT30 · 28 Jul 2012 at 21:23

proper headphones with a clip on mic is the way. forget headsets.

unp|dissy · 28 Jul 2012 at 21:25

Will you be using onboard sound?

ShiWarrior · 28 Jul 2012 at 21:25

i use a desk mic and sennheiser HD 485s currently, but i need to replace the headphones

ShiWarrior · 28 Jul 2012 at 21:26

unp|dissy said:
Will you be using onboard sound?

nope, see sig

Jonnygrunge · 29 Jul 2012 at 00:04

Using Goldring DR50 here, no mic but great headphones! More info
here
Get them for under £25 too!

Puppetmaster · 29 Jul 2012 at 00:40

Martini1991 said:
Sennheiser PC330's would get my vote for that price range.
Although, not at the 60 quid asking price.
Think I paid 43 for mine, and they'd be tough to beat for the price, I upgraded to PC360's since and wish I hadn't.

The sound quality of the PC330 is very good. I would not recommend it for the microphone however. I have had 3 of them within 18 months and the mic has broken on all 3. Need to send the current one off for a warranty replacement again. Where the mic moves up into the "muted" position, this tends to break so that eventually its muted when it shouldnt be. I have to fiddle around with it to get it work all the time.

Tobes · 29 Jul 2012 at 01:57

Anyone tried the Sennheiser PC 333D? I'm looking for a headset so my mumble guys shut the hell up but I currently use some HD25-II headphones and I don't want to buy a headset only to be disappointed in the speakers.

Winky_The_Winking_Turtle · 29 Jul 2012 at 07:57

Sorry to hijack this thread but what is a good cheap mic? People are saying go for seperate headphones and mic, so this would be helpful

MrWhippy · 29 Jul 2012 at 09:47

Winky_The_Winking_Turtle said:
Sorry to hijack this thread but what is a good cheap mic? People are saying go for seperate headphones and mic, so this would be helpful

This is a very good question, as people are recommending seperate mics. What's best, clip on mic or desk mic (built in on web cam ok)?

FoxEye · 29 Jul 2012 at 10:40

MrWhippy said:
This is a very good question, as people are recommending seperate mics. What's best, clip on mic or desk mic (built in on web cam ok)?

It's about ergonomics at that point. With a clip on you can move your head, lean back in your chair, etc, and keep talking.

Microphones are very simple devices, I wouldn't spend more than a couple quid for one unless you're a music professional

MrMoonX · 29 Jul 2012 at 11:18

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-007-CS

these very comfy and can be found elsewhere closer to your budget