Headphone advice please

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Spazzfish

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I've just setup my Xonar D2 and am looking to get some headphones to go with it.There use is going to be for gaming with the odd mp3. They will be plugged into my pre-amp.
I've narrowed my search down to two pairs that are similar in price:

Sennheiser HD 515
Sennheiser HD 555

What would you folks recommend out of the two that are best for games. Thanks
 
HD555 is the better of the two. Having said that, its angled drivers aren't the best match for Dolby Headphone on the Xonar.

Goldring DR150 would be a better match and cheaper (although I notice they aren't as cheap as they were).
 
Haven't heard the Fatality. From other people's comments I've read, they should be quite an improvement. What will you be replacing the mic with?

By the way the Goldrings can still be had for under £45, although a few stores have bumped them up to around £60-£70 recently.
 
Uriel said:
Haven't heard the Fatality. From other people's comments I've read, they should be quite an improvement. What will you be replacing the mic with?

By the way the Goldrings can still be had for under £45, although a few stores have bumped them up to around £60-£70 recently.
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I was looking at one of those logitec usb mics. The ones this site sells. I don't need anything special as i don't talk much when gaming.
This one:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-016-LG
 
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siumatfung said:
sennheiser HD595s are what im using and they are AWESOME:D
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I looked at those initially, but wondered if they are really worth nearly double the price of the other headsets. Also thought they might be a bit overkill. I've read though that they are better for music then they are for games, is that correct?
 
siumatfung said:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18055552

read this whole thread should help you really
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Yeh i've looked at that. Difficult to take anything from it because nobody mentions what they are using their headphones for. It's all well and good saying xxxx are the best headphones i've used, but to someone like me that's not too helpful unless they say what they are best at e.g. games,music,films or a combination of all.
I know from speaker and amp auditioning certain equipment is much better for films then music and visa versa. I just assumed the same would apply for head phones or does it not work that way?
 
siumatfung said:
tbh speedlink medusas arent bad for the price
duno y ppl dis em
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In my case it's because I've tried plenty of other stuff and believe me - they are not good for the price. About £15 would be more realistic for sound and build quality.
 
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