Need advice on new headphone setup

LukieBoy007 · 21 Nov 2014 at 15:32

Hi,

I currently have the Corsair 1500's (a USB "gaming headset" I know I know :rolleyes:

) and want an upgrade, I've seen that a pair of headphones with a soundcard and attachable mic works best, so I need to decide on a pair of headphones. I'd say roughly around £150 for the whole lot, including sound card, headphones and mic. I game around half the time I'm on my PC, the rest of the time is usually spent watching youtube/TV catchup or listening to music, with the music mostly being electronic music with some R&B/hip-hop. I'm not exactly planning to use them outside as I use earphones for that, but would possibly think about using them on my phone at home.

I've been thinking about getting the Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro's 80Ohm version (£120) with the Zalman detachable mic (roughly £10) but I'm not sure what soundcard would go well with it for around £20.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Luke.

TwsT · 21 Nov 2014 at 16:57

around £20 you have little choice but the DGX.

kind of goes in this order of price

Asus DGX
creative Z oem
Creative ZX
Asus STX
creative ZXR
Asus STX II

External option is the Creative pro then the ASus U7

LukieBoy007 · 21 Nov 2014 at 17:29

Cheers, think I'll go for the Asus DGX then. Any thoughts on the Beyerdynamic 770 Pro?

TwsT · 21 Nov 2014 at 19:10

they are well recomended for Closed back headphones at their price point. I've only used the gaming version the mmx 300 and they are good but a little bit different from the DT770

PapaLazaru · 21 Nov 2014 at 21:30

It is pretty much what I would buy for the money.

rids57 · 21 Nov 2014 at 21:51

AKG K612 pro (£105) + Asus Xonar DGX (£25) and the best mic you can get for £20

LukieBoy007 · 23 Nov 2014 at 18:29

So many choices, the AKG's look rather good, although the 'lack of bass' may be a problem.

rids57 · 23 Nov 2014 at 19:37

If you need more bass then either the 80ohm Beyerdynamic DT770 or used Philips Fidelio X1 plus a Xonar DGX and a clip on mic.

LukieBoy007 · 23 Nov 2014 at 20:01

I'd rather go new so the 770's it is I guess. I take it the DGX will power it fine? I'd hate buying a new pair of headphones knowing it's nowhere near it's potential lol.

delpy8 · 23 Nov 2014 at 20:30

LukieBoy007 said:
I'd rather go new so the 770's it is I guess. I take it the DGX will power it fine? I'd hate buying a new pair of headphones knowing it's nowhere near it's potential lol.

Let me know how it goes as I'm thinking of getting the dt770s to go with my zxr or I might upgrade to the creative x7

LukieBoy007 · 23 Nov 2014 at 20:54

Of course

I'm waiting until Black Friday until I purchase though, just incase they drop in price.

Thanks for all the help guys!

rids57 · 23 Nov 2014 at 22:22

I'd rather go new so the 770's it is I guess. I take it the DGX will power it fine? I'd hate buying a new pair of headphones knowing it's nowhere near it's potential lol.

The "used" just means they have been returned to the rain forest, almost certainly within 30 days, not something that's sat on someone's head for a couple of years.

The DGX will drive the 80 ohm DT770 fine but would struggle badly with the 250 ohm version.