Sony have been making a very good set of headphones with PS3 in mind. These even were developed with Sony gaming division to provide a high quality gaming experience in 7.1. They offer traditional stereo, movie and gaming modes are fully wireless upto 30 metres and use licensced "Vitualphone" patented technology. Working with Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital surround EX, DTS, DTS-ES matrix, discrete DTS-ES, and MPEG-2 AAC.
They however are only sold for the "Japan Market" so very few people on these shores are aware of them or have them.
Can of course be imported.
I have last years models MDR-DS7000 but dont be fooled these are not gimmicky toy headphones but a quality product. I also have Senn HD 600s which yes are better for sheer stereo imagary and detail but the Sonys can provide a much more involving and entertaining soundstage over good stereo headphones. Its a different experience but personally I prefer the Sonys for gaming and movies. Whatever the patented technology used does its much better than say Silent Cinema my Yamaha AV amplifer uses. I highly recommend these.
These Sonys would beat those Astro' overpriced toy cans in the backside, all day, every day of the week!
•Driver unit: 50mm (CCAW voice coil adoption)
•Reproduction bandwidth: 6-25,000Hz
•Power supply: Built-in lithium ion chargeable battery
•Battery life: 13 hours (With fully charged built-in lithium ion chargeable battery)
•Battery life: 4 hours (Built-in lithium ion chargeable battery only charged for 30 minutes. )
•Weight: 325g, processor - 280g
•Decoder: Dolby Digital/Dolby NR professional logic IIx/DTS/DTS-ES/MPEG2 AAC
•Input terminal: optical x2 and light stereo pin jack
The newer MDR-DS7100 model is available at online acutions and good importers. You just need to sort out a mic seperate.
These will set you back about £180-£200 but look,feel and sound are worth the money.
UPDATE:
Virtualphone VPT Info/Demo Here
Sony Developed the "Worlds First 5.1 Headphones back in 1988". You can get an overview Here
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