Headphones for fps

Bigbud · 6 Jul 2020 at 12:10

Can anyone recommend a setup for FPS games and occasional music ?

My pc360’s that are driven off a xonar dgx have just packed up and I’m looking for replacement. I’ve got a budget of £200 which will need to include a mic.

I’m leaning towards the dt990 pros with a desk mic, I could upgrade to an external dac later on but really needs to run in my sound card atm. I’ve read a few people say they struggle with positioning with the dt990 though.

Any help appreciated

Bigbud · 6 Jul 2020 at 20:24

Thanks for the suggestions, yeah it sounds like I need two sets haha

sHo0sH said:
After messing around with multiple setups over the years, including the DT990s, Audeze LCD 2's, Sennheiser HD650's, Denon D7100's I can honestly say that the Audeze Mobius / HyperX cloud orbit are pretty much the most fun and best bang for buck sounding setup I have used.

Is that whats in the hyperx cloud flights ? they were on the list but I read the mics not great.

Bigbud · 6 Jul 2020 at 21:12

Gray2233 said:
Sennheiser HD598 and variants of are excellent for soundstage and and positioning with emulated surround.

Would that include the 599's ? they look very much like my pc360's which I adored, could get a desk mic with them.

Bigbud · 8 Jul 2020 at 17:54

WhiteHartMart said:
Personally, after trying DT990s, DT880s, K702/K712, Mobius and others, I'd go for the Beyer Tygr R headphone plus a mic of your choice (ModMic perhaps). I'm just getting mine modded to have a removable cable and will use the Beyer Boom Mic once done to make a great headset for about £160/£170 all in.

Just fine the Tygr have the better balance for me to cover all uses. They image really well (to my ears/brain at least) and find I pick out directional audio with these better than anything else I've tried.

where are you ordering from ? I’d discounted them as I’d only seen them for 300 with a mic included

Bigbud · 9 Jul 2020 at 10:29

Ordered a set after reading reviews and watching some vids, sound like an awesome set.

Bigbud · 9 Jul 2020 at 13:22

Gray2233 said:
Fair enough, we all have different takes and it's been years since I used the HD598's myself so I'm possibly a bit nostalgic over them, although as stated I did find them exceptional in the price range for positioning. Of course, this was some years ago when you could find a set for around £90-100.

I absolutely agree on the tube amp statement, I've used a couple which were just flat out awful (although as stated it can depend on the tubes) and a couple which sounded exceptionally good. My Bottlehead Crack puts my HD650's on a whole different level, I can't say as to whether there's any solid state amps out there capable of doing the same but if there were I'd probably jump on it. I'm currently looking for a replacement for a WA7 Fireflies setup to go with my LCD-2's, ideally I want to get away from using tubes due to some of the problems that can come with but it's difficult finding something that offers what I want. Chances are I'll end up selling the HD650's + Crack to part fund something as the LCD-2's are pretty much my end game at this point.

@Bigbud I would be interested in knowing if/where you found the Tygr for under £200!

only place to get them is direct from manufacturer’s, mine are on way from Germany. Sound like a cracking set going by the YouTube reviews, and don’t need an amp ! Just need to pick up a mic now. Not keen on the mod mic so going to have to look desk mics

Bigbud · 11 Jul 2020 at 11:34

WhiteHartMart said:
Personally, after trying DT990s, DT880s, K702/K712, Mobius and others, I'd go for the Beyer Tygr R headphone plus a mic of your choice (ModMic perhaps). I'm just getting mine modded to have a removable cable and will use the Beyer Boom Mic once done to make a great headset for about £160/£170 all in.

Just fine the Tygr have the better balance for me to cover all uses. They image really well (to my ears/brain at least) and find I pick out directional audio with these better than anything else I've tried.

Ive no other reference than my old PC360's but these Tygr300r's have blown me away, there amazing compared to what im used to

Thanks for the suggestion

Bigbud · 11 Jul 2020 at 14:21

southernorth said:
how long did yours take to arrive from germany?

Ordered Wednesday night, they sat in Germany for a couple of days but crossed last night and were delivered today.