Replacing gaming headset with Headphones/dac+amp/modmic advice

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Hi All

I am wanting to replace my Sennheiser PC360. I had the GAME ONE before, but my now wife, hoovered the cable a few years ago before crying. with some better headphones+modmic. I have been doing plenty research but keep going round in circles.

Looking to get v moda boom pro or modmic 4, due to cost. Keeping it below £60 for a mic instead of a blue yeti. The cheap usb desk mic's, without arm seem to have a lot of feedback but its only the modmic 4 which has unidirectional mic option out of these but also has omni.

For headphones, I want mainly for gaming, audio fidelity competitive fps mainly footstep pinpointing and general use. Comfort is important to me since I have a slightly bigger head than normal.

My research says I need treble, imaging and sound-stage to achieve this.
I do like open back since it's what I'm used too.

I have narrowed down to these headphones
- Philips SHP9500 £110
- AKG702 £110
- DT 990 EDITION £130-140 32/250 ohm
- Audio Technica AD500X £122
- Sennheiser HD 599 £122 - kind of want to try another brand but these are too comfy

I'm not wanting to spend more than £140-150ish on the headphones, closer to £100 the better.

If I get 1 of the above with the modmic. I am seeing that I will need a headphone dac+amp? But I want a budget one for around £50-60ish ideally.
I am told that I need separate input into the dac/amp for mic due to the modmic, not a combined one like the SB G1 with just 1 hole for both which is for a gaming headset.

I'm looking at:
- SoundBlaster G3 - https://uk.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-g3 £50

Is there anything better for under £60 out there, do I really need to push for SB X3 or SBX G6?

I have been looking at headphones reddit -
https://sites.google.com/view/headphoneadvice/gaming/category-100-400 this is Reddit's advice for $100-400 for gaming but it seem's outdated, especially on the AMP recommendations.

BACKUP no hassle all in ones. Both closed back though.
- Logitech Gaming Pro X £90 (staff discount at currys)
- HyperX Cloud Alpha S £90 (staff discount at currys)

I have Asus HERO VI for my 4th gen i7 with SupremeFX on board sound so it was pretty high end at the time.

If anyone can advise me for any headphones or any amp recommendations on my requirements that would be great. Thank you in advance.
 
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Yeh saw they are all pre-order. That's good advice, I know I defiantly don't want to bother with the snowball.

That's a pretty good sound card though, still.

I tried DTS:S trial for warzone myself, still useless hearing people run up to you but It's the game's problem isn't it.
I used the dolby atmos trial a long time ago.

I'm leaning towards AKG's / SH9500's atm.
 
Wanting to do the same but hard to justify £60 for a mic. you think its well worth? :D. I want to try the v boom pro first if I don't like it send it back before ordering for double the price. Just need to wait for stock.
 
I see that the G3 is more for improving console audio and "bad" laptop audio. So not really needed for PC since I did buy a high end mobo in 2013.
I will be upgrading cpu/mobo when ryzen 4000s come out later this year so the onboard audio should be good really.

Yeh the dac/amp is just for gaming.

I feel like it would only be getting an upgrade from buying at least the G6/X3 or SB X AE-5. I have seen z reviews guy on youtube talk about that having an internal sound card is a nono since all the interference inside a PC, it's better to have an external since you can move it away a little bit. Is that outdated now or still a thing?

People on reddit are saying X3 is cleaner G6 is louder. Although the G3/G6 does have sound EQ for footsteps which sounded good on the aussie guys review although he was comparing it to bad laptop audio.

I am more confused now than before I wrote this due to mixed feedback. Although my friend has the dt 990 pro and says he loves them and used some pliers to relieve some of the clamping force.

I do have a 2 to 1 splitter for my headphones it came with the PC360 many years ago.
 
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I did reference the 990 DT edition in the original post which I would go for over the PRO for those reasons yeh, more comfort and the wire.

https://www.rtings.com/headphones/t...-vs-akg-k702/371/332?usage=9287&threshold=0.1
Pretty similiar. More bass in AKG more treble in SHP. excellent imaging and soundstage in both. The design I do like the SHP more though due to the headband and it looks a bit more pretty but that's only minor. I've heard the pads on the K702 are amazing though.
I might wait until SHP is on offer. They are super cheap in US which is not fair! also if you order from aliexpress 20-40 day delivery can get for super cheap but that is not for me I like a good return policy!
 
I went with. Soundblaster G6, Modmic 4 and DT 990 Edition -these feel amazing so comfy and premium feel come in a nice leather bag.

(ordered K702 prior but I will be returning these) sound is amazing now! I love the "fun" factor. Well worth my money.

I would consider Schitt Fulla 3 if you want to save £30-40 but no stock atm.
 
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