Headphones question

wilders

wilders

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Can someone recommend a decent pair of headphones.

Also I am unsure, but i got a 5.1 set of speakers, if i got to headphones, do I then lose the surround effects as now im listening to stereo?
 
Well, surround can be simulated, the X-Fi does that particularly well.

But I surround speakers + good stereo headphones make a great combo, especially considering that stereo headphones provide better bang for buck compared to stereo speakers. The first thing you need to decide, is on a budget.

In the sub £40 section - I recommend the Koss line: Porta Pro, SportaPro, KSC75 (those three are similar but slightly different too - I could elaborate if you are interested). They sound amazing for the cost. Also worthy are the Sennheiser PX100.

In the sub £100, you have quite a few choices. Sennheiser HD555/595, Beyerdynamic 770, AKG 501, Audio Technica A500 and Alessandro MS-1. The last two need to be imported though. An alternative to the MS-1 would be the SR60, but Grado are overpriced in the UK IMHO.

For under £150, and you can get well known "reference phones" such as the Sennheiser 580 and Beyerdynamic DT880.

That's a starter list, the question is, what's your budget :)
[There are even higher end heaphones, but I think those should get you started]
 
Probably looking at around £50, possibly a bit more but these are really for gaming, not sure if i'd be better suited with a headset for games like bf2 and the like so I have the mic facility. I wont be listeing to music as my system downstairs is more than adequate for music.
I was just wondering about the loss of surround features in games....
 
All depends on your souncard. X-Fi or Audigy 2 doing pseudo surround sound on stereo headphones is probably more convincing than the surround sound you get from 5.1 headphones like the Medusas or Zalmans.
 
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