Ryan's Headphone Review Thread

Shivy011 said:
Hi Ryan

I'm looking to get a decent pair of gaming headphones w/ mic for around £50 - I saw the Tactic3D Omega's and was about to buy them when I realised they were out of stock
Do you know of any alternatives? Must be wireless

Thanks
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I never really deal with wireless just because they simply are lacking. There's some good ones around but you are looking at over £200 and to the point of them being not very good value. Some other guys on here may be able to help you better than me regarding wireless.
hikikomori said:
Yo Ryan, great thread!

i'm on a budget and looking for a decent pair of cans in the £50 range. i'm happy to buy 2nd hand. will mostly be using them for gaming and listening to music indoors. i have a separate mic so really just looking for headphones. i had a pair of Goldring ns1000 noise-cancelling headphones a few years ago but busted them up skateboarding (i usually never skate with on-ear headphones, was literally just heading to the shop!). noise-cancelling would be a bonus for long distance train/plane travel but it's no biggie.

i would guess i'd be looking for a pair of AKG's? maybe the Goldring's again? it's really hard to find 2nd hand Goldring's anymore!

thanks for your help!

edit: just read around a bit; i think i'm after closed cup headphones but open to open-cup as well.
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Thank you. At £50 it's an odd price point because an extra £10-20 can get you onto seething pretty good. I recommend looking at the HyperX Cloud. The accessories combined with good build and sound make them impossible to beat at its price range and even above. Check out my review and see what you think.
 
Hi Ryan, great review but is your review of the HyperX cloud based on using the velour pads?

If it is then can you redo some aspects of your review again or give a separate score please using just the leather ones pads as changing the pads makes a pretty dramatic difference in sound - I personally thinks it sounds noticeably better with the leather pads even if my ears gets a tad more sweaty vs the velour pads.

I absolutely love these cans and can't believe how incredible they perform for the money and I am only basing that on my very limited experience with headphones (HD555 & Beyer 770 80ohms) but I have owned pretty high end speakers so I know what good SQ sounds like.

The guys over at the head-fi.org forums are going crazy over theses cans (and the open back versions) with some even switching from their HD598/770 to using these because of how good they sound lol.

Thanks
 
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Ryanr1987 said:
I never really deal with wireless just because they simply are lacking. There's some good ones around but you are looking at over £200 and to the point of them being not very good value. Some other guys on here may be able to help you better than me regarding wireless.

Thank you. At £50 it's an odd price point because an extra £10-20 can get you onto seething pretty good. I recommend looking at the HyperX Cloud. The accessories combined with good build and sound make them impossible to beat at its price range and even above. Check out my review and see what you think.
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Hmm, thanks. Kind of wondering whether to keep my current pair and then just buy some wired one's so I have the best of both worlds...
 
hdpcgamer said:
Hi Ryan, great review but is your review of the HyperX cloud based on using the velour pads?

If it is then can you redo some aspects of your review again or give a separate score using just the leather ones pads as changing the pads makes a pretty dramatic difference in sound - I personally thinks it sounds noticeably better with the leather pads even if my ears gets a tad more sweaty vs the velour pads.

Thanks
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I've tried the leather pads for quite a bit. They sounded a bit darker to my ears but still retaining the signature. Give me another day or so and I'll add changes with the leather pads into review.
 
Shivy011 said:
Hmm, thanks. Kind of wondering whether to keep my current pair and then just buy some wired one's so I have the best of both worlds...
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I never really see the point in wireless unless people are sitting 15ft from their rig or commuting for ages. Going wireless really limits your choices and you miss out on some excellent bargains.

Like I said above the HyperX is really hard to beat £100 and under as an all round deal and at only £60-70 I can still enjoy them after my higher end stuff. I'd go for them ASAP because they can easily go up in price and still be a bargain.
 
Well considering he says it beats anything under £100 I can't see him recommending anything else and even if it means you have to wait another week or two, you'll have a much superior setup than you could get for £50.
 
Anyone reckon it's better for going for a used pair of Roccat Kave XTDs? Are these better than the Kingston HyperX Clouds by so much to warrant going for a used pair?

Thanks
 
Substantially worse. Kaves are heavier, far less comfortable and are deeply lacking in positional accuracy as well as audio quality when compared to the Clouds.
 
At £130 don't even consider handing your money over! For that price you can get the AKG K612.

The HXC at £70 max is what you want. They are for sale on here so snag them up. You get so much accessories like a mic that is detachable and extension cables with good sound and good build and comfort.

I prefer the DT770 sound wise but you don't get nearly the amount of extras as the HXC plus the HXC is close enough in SQ to make them a deal.
 
They are used one's at around £60 for the Kave XTD's, can't justify spending £130 right now. So new HXC or used Kave XTD's in excellent condition? Which are better all round headphones?
 
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HXC. I just always find a daily use for them even with my K712 and HD650s around. The value is great. Honestly just try them there's nothing in that price range with the same value. I like the HM5 but they have some build issues so not sure if that's sorted.

The HM5 are a little more neutral sounding but sound a bit less detailed in the treble area.
 
Shivy011 said:
Are you talking about the higher end ones or the basic kaves? I was talking about the £130 XTD kaves, are they really worse? :o
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Im talking about the XTDs. By extension it also includes the normal Kaves, but they are even less comfy and the "5.1" on them is even worse at surround.

Shivy011 said:
They are used one's at around £60 for the Kave XTD's, can't justify spending £130 right now. So new HXC or used Kave XTD's in excellent condition? Which are better all round headphones?
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The HXCs, once again.

rids57 said:
or it could just mean that the Kaves are horrendously overpriced
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That is part of it, yup!
 
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