Best gaming headset / headphones and mic

PESolution

PESolution

PESolution

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Hi all,

So I'm after a new headset, my trusty old sennheiser pc166's are starting to show wear.

Budget would be ~£200.

What's the best I can get... I am looking at nice pairs of sennheisers and a seperate mic, such as the HD598's, but I really want something similar with a mic built in...

Thanks in advance,

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cant see them for that cheap westie.. also think its overkill without an insane soundcard / amp.. perhaps i should get one of those too ^^

edit: yeah looks like a need a decent headphone amp.. cheapest one beeing a fiio e7 + e9 combo for like 190£ or something.. but even that is a bit on the cheap side.

All of a sudden its ~£450 for a headset :D
 
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I just got a Xonar STX to go with my 250 ohm Beyer DT990's and the card drives them easily and sounds great. The MMX 300 headset is basically an overpriced DT 770 headphone with a mike added. For the money you would be spending on the MMX 300 you could get an STX and a pair of DT 770's and a clip on mike.
 
from what i quickly read in seemingly knowledgeable reviews / audio forums, they only share their basic design with the DT 770's, and otherwise perform differently.

so much conflicting advice across the interwebz on audio :( ...post a screenshot of your sound ;) haha
 
I have the Razer Tiamat 7.1 headset... Running off onboard sound is meh but will be getting a soundcard and surround sound system soon.

Its a good headset, not really had the time to sit down and give it a good blast if I'm honest, but I had to send 1 pair back due to the microphone being buggered and one of the cones in the ears ruptured, but they got replaced and work perfect now.
 
rids57 said:
The MMX 300 headset is basically an overpriced DT 770 headphone with a mike added. For the money you would be spending on the MMX 300 you could get an STX and a pair of DT 770's and a clip on mike.
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I thought it was a tweaked version of the DT 797. :confused:

Beyer said:
The DT 797 is the perfect combination of the closed DT 770 PRO studio headphone, the high-quality condenser microphone of the DT 297 and a new pivoting, gooseneck microphone boom. This headset is especially developed for Live purposes in very loud environments like sporting event etc., where isolation of ambient noise, durability and wearing comfort are of prime importance.
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Regardless, using the 770 as a base model is not a bad starting point. Overpriced? That depends on your view but I'd much rather have something that's designed for the purpose. (even if it is a rebadged model from one of their other lines.)

For me, running headphones and a separate mic just seems really clumsy. :(
 
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