Sennheiser gsx 1000 thread?

[Born_2_Kill_83]

Them BF1 videos have me sold I think, £189 on the rain forest, will run it with my HD555's for till I get my 599's for xmas.

The problem I have is the HD599's and GSX are going to cost £390 together, a STX II and HD650 will cost me £440. Which would be the better gaming setup bar £50.

 

[shankly1985]

Couple things to check is the ohms on the headphones the GSX is rated 150ohm
Between them two it all comes down to surround sound am not sure what the STX 2 support but if it's dolby headphone then I thing it's horrible.

 

[Born_2_Kill_83]

Couple things to check is the ohms on the headphones the GSX is rated 150ohm

The HD555 are rated 120ohm and the 599's 50ohm will they be ok?

 

[shankly1985]

The HD555 are rated 120ohm and the 599's 50ohm will they be ok?

Am not sure about 120ohm it's within spec though. My philips x1 are 30ohm so 50 will be perfectly fine.

 

[Born_2_Kill_83]

What will the issue be with it being only just in?

 

[shankly1985]

What will the issue be with it being only just in?

Believe lower volume and issue with base

 

[Born_2_Kill_83]

Thanks, I really don't get how all this works, my SB-Z and HD555 I can only use up to 20% volume before I become deaf.

 

[shankly1985]

Thanks, I really don't get how all this works, my SB-Z and HD555 I can only use up to 20% volume before I become deaf.

Tbh I not very clued up on all the audio stuff they is a lot more too it. I know some basic stuff though.

I mostly just compare to what I have already used and owned. For me personally the GSX is an excellent upgrade over the SBz.

 

[Born_2_Kill_83]

Pulled the trigger on some this morning, will see how I get on hopefully will be a nice upgrade for gaming and FPS.

 

[Marsman]

Them BF1 videos have me sold I think, £189 on the rain forest, will run it with my HD555's for till I get my 599's for xmas.

The problem I have is the HD599's and GSX are going to cost £390 together, a STX II and HD650 will cost me £440. Which would be the better gaming setup bar £50.

GSX no doubt. For the HD650 + STXII to be the better gaming set up of the two, too much hangs on you liking Dolby Headphone. If you don't like it, as shankly and others do not, then just as a gaming set up, it would be a poor choice in my opinion.

The HD555 are rated 120ohm and the 599's 50ohm will they be ok?

Yep, no problem. Despite being 120 Ohm, the HD555 are efficient headphones. Easy to drive and that's what's needed with the GSX.

Without detailed specs, Ohm rating is really not enough to go on. That's why when this was announced with 150 Ohm rating, people questioned if it could power the HD650 properly. If you look at the Ohm rating, you assume no, but the FiiO E10K is also 150 Ohm rated, and can drive the HD650 surprisingly well. The GSX as it turns out, cannot.

HD555 are 120 Ohm but are efficient and easy to drive. AKG K701/2 are 62 Ohm, but are insensitive so need more power than most headphones of similar rating. K701/2 despite having half the Ohm rating that of the GSX, it would not drive them properly.

Some manufacturers give very little detail, so it becomes trial and error, until word gets around what headphones work well with what.

Thanks, I really don't get how all this works, my SB-Z and HD555 I can only use up to 20% volume before I become deaf.

HD555 being efficient and the Soundblaster Z having too high a gain output are the reason. Creative should have put a gain setting on the Z/Zx, like they did on the ZxR, and like Asus did on even their cheapest card. Gain setting allows people to use low Ohm sensitive headphones without being deafened.

Why Creative did that, I have no idea. They do odd things from time to time.

 

[Born_2_Kill_83]

Thanks Marsman, very helpful, seem's I've made the right choice's being a total sound noob, looking forward to trying it now.

 

[shankly1985]

Guys download the 7.1 dolby test file from here it's crazy good with the gsx, really showcase the 7.1 feature perfectly.

http://thedigitaltheater.com/index.php/tools/

Born any questions on the gsx am more than happy to help mate enjoy

 

[Born_2_Kill_83]

Cheers, sure I'll have plenty of them

 

[Rroff]

Kind of curious how this would sound with a pseudo balanced amp driving HD600 series - unfortunately gonna have to wait until after Christmas to have a play.

 

[shankly1985]

Kind of curious how this would sound with a pseudo balanced amp driving HD600 series - unfortunately gonna have to wait until after Christmas to have a play.

I think its defo possible to use an extra AMP. The interference I getting doesn't seem to happen with Hard Canucks.

 

[Rroff]

I think its defo possible to use an extra AMP. The interference I getting doesn't seem to happen with Hard Canucks.

Thinking a combination of driving the HD600s but also as they can be switched to a balanced setup (even in this case a bit of a fake balanced setup) supposedly increased channel separation which could have an interesting effect on the surround presentation.

Some interesting possibilities if the DAC used has differential outputs as well but not sure I want to go DIYing that far for probably minimal difference.

 

[shankly1985]

Dolby 7.1 test - "Throughout" This video the interference is easy picked up So for this video ignore sound quality and just listen for the positional cues

 

[Mariusz]

Ordered this yesterday, got a dispatch email earlier today. Will try running my AKG K712 pro direct, if they don't work/sound crap will try double amping, got a FiiO E17 and a Schiit Magni to try

 

[shankly1985]

Ordered this yesterday, got a dispatch email earlier today. Will try running my AKG K712 pro direct, if they don't work/sound crap will try double amping, got a FiiO E17 and a Schiit Magni to try

Sweet look forward to the results.

 

[shankly1985]

Overwatch GSX vs Dolby - GSX really shows its worth in this title I feel.