The official PS4 Headset/Headphones Guide/Discussion

antijoke · 19 Jun 2014 at 08:50

I am considering treating myself to some Sennheiser PC363's to go with my Mixamp. My A40's function perfectly and no real need, but just want to buy some for my birthday.

kmetek said:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/09/e3-2014-turtle-beach-announces-new-ps4-headsets

No way would I spend that money on Turtle Beach headsets.

Although Hallelujah they have ditched the god awful leather they seem to put on all their headsets. Edit: Nope, seems that's only on the lower priced model, the most expensive one still has it.

Apem · 19 Jun 2014 at 11:00

your obssesed sonny with saying that

Psycho Sonny · 19 Jun 2014 at 13:06

anticonscience said:
I am considering treating myself to some Sennheiser PC363's to go with my Mixamp. My A40's function perfectly and no real need, but just want to buy some for my birthday.

No way would I spend that money on Turtle Beach headsets.

Although Hallelujah they have ditched the god awful leather they seem to put on all their headsets. Edit: Nope, seems that's only on the lower priced model, the most expensive one still has it.

PC363 are overpriced, you could get a HD598 and a mod mic for cheaper if you like sennheiser. If you want a built in mic then boom pro and fidelio x1's.

Apem said:
your obssesed sonny with saying that

A40's are crap in comparison especially in the bass department. Also overpriced IMO for what you get.

Proper headphones kill gaming headsets for quality apart from the overpriced sennheiser stuff.

Noxia · 19 Jun 2014 at 14:06

I'll have my V-Moda Boom Pro on my birthday, not in a rush for it as I rarely play online, just getting it for those very rare occasions.

Psycho Sonny · 19 Jun 2014 at 14:13

Noxia said:
I'll have my V-Moda Boom Pro on my birthday, not in a rush for it as I rarely play online, just getting it for those very rare occasions.

very expensive for a mic but the fact it means one less cable makes it worth it IMO.

it's a very good mic though much better than the £1.58 I currently use.

I may pick one up in future but I mainly use Fidelio X1's for music/movies and single player gaming.

online competitive fps i use HD 558's now (sold my 595's) and i will mod them in a few months time to HD 598's (remove some foam from inside them).

Psycho Sonny · 21 Jun 2014 at 09:32

AKG Q701 are £96 delivered for today only - check sound city part of forums for more info. I just ordered them and the version I ordered is £300 here in the UK (£204 saving).

HD600 are £215 (got them for £201 through flubit) down from £300 and will go back up withing a few months, lowest price in 4 years iirc.

kmetek · 23 Jun 2014 at 20:06

http://www.365games.co.uk/ps4-accessories/ps4-official-sony-playstation-wireless-stereo-headset-2-0

Jonny Chee · 30 Jun 2014 at 16:58

So I returned my A40's due to the wires not being long enough for my living room set up.

Considering getting the A50's unless there are any better wireless options out there?

Psycho Sonny · 30 Jun 2014 at 20:08

Jonny Chee said:
So I returned my A40's due to the wires not being long enough for my living room set up.

Considering getting the A50's unless there are any better wireless options out there?

Wireless mixamp is better. Then pair it with Sennheiser HD558's (which you can mod into 598's).

Drunzer · 2 Jul 2014 at 10:35

Maybe someone on this thread can help me. Basically since I bought my PS4, I haven't heard 1 person talking online which I thought was pretty weird. I have noticed in party chat, my friends have no problem hearing me but I can't hear them. Their chat volume is incredibly low and sometimes I can't hear them at all, they can all hear eachother fine though. I have a Sharkoon X-Tatic SR and everything else appears fine, PS4 picks the headset up no problem..sound is great and my mic is fine I just can't hear others.

Have any of you experienced this? I've ensured party chat is prioritized but that didn't help. I've googled it on a few different occasions and it does seem to be a fairly common problem however no solutions have been reached, just a lot of 'Sony really need to fix this' responses. If it's a case that the headset simply isn't compatible I'll just buy a new one but I'm afraid if I buy a new one the same issue might occur.

antijoke · 2 Jul 2014 at 10:50

Well for starters you should have bought some Fidelio X1's/anything other than a gaming headset.

Secondly, this post should really be a wall of text so.....

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Now we've got all that out the way....

A) Have you turned the volume up?

B) How is all this connected to the PS4.

Drunzer · 2 Jul 2014 at 11:17

Thanks for all that =P

A: Volume is all the way up.
B: Headset plugged into sound control unit which is plugged into PS4 via USB.

mlbtheshow · 2 Jul 2014 at 20:49

I got Turtle Beach P11s... mainly for the PC as my other set was knackered, but then realised they work on PS4

Bonus

Psycho Sonny · 2 Jul 2014 at 21:57

Drunzer said:
Thanks for all that =P

A: Volume is all the way up.
B: Headset plugged into sound control unit which is plugged into PS4 via USB.

you need to go into settings and turn USB output to all audio not just chat audio and see if that helps.

or you may indeed just have a incompatible headset if it was designed for an older console.

does it have any other inputs apart from USB? was it designed to work the with 360? if so does it take a 3.5mm jack? if it does then you need a tb ps4 chat cable which is mentioned somewhere in this thread and can be had off ebay direct from TB's ebay store for like £5ish

Hixxy0 · 4 Jul 2014 at 16:36

What's the best headset for online gaming and some single player stuff too? Don't listen to much music and I don't watch films. The cans will be for my pc and ps4. I will not be buying for a few months yet and I want to get the best I can so around £180.00 I am also looking at the astro mix amp but can't find any anywhere. So hoping to see the 2014 version. I want wired as well as I will be at my desk, so no need for wireless.

andy85wsm · 20 Jul 2014 at 12:27

See below

andy85wsm · 20 Jul 2014 at 20:44

Hi guys,

I currently have a bunch of headsets/headphones and nothing works how I want it too.

I'm using a 27" LED monitor that only has 3.5mm headphone jack. I've recently moved into the front room so while the missus is watching the TV I need to be able to get both game and chat sound through a headset/headphones while being able to chat with people in my part.

I already have Turtlebeach X11s
Sony MDR ZX600 headphones
The in-ear mic that comes with the PS4
Blue Yeti mic for PC

I've tried the ZX600s with the blue yeti mic but the blue yeti picks up the TV way too easily. I like the sound of chat/audio through the headphones but the mic with all the TV noise is too much.

The in ear that comes with the PS4 is a little annoying as the game sound is terrible.

What's the easiest way to get chat/audio through headphones with a mic? I guess unless I want to go mixamp it's going to be something like P12s or PX4? I'd like to use my Sony headphones if I can but not sure how without using the Blue Yeti.

Cheers

*edit* - so it seems using headphones through the controller is the same as USB through the PS4 itself. You can set all audio to come through a USB headset. I have a PS4 one though. Can anyone confirm that I can still do this with a non-PS4/Sony USB headset? If so recommendations?

Psycho Sonny · 21 Jul 2014 at 08:05

Hixxy0 said:
What's the best headset for online gaming and some single player stuff too? Don't listen to much music and I don't watch films. The cans will be for my pc and ps4. I will not be buying for a few months yet and I want to get the best I can so around £180.00 I am also looking at the astro mix amp but can't find any anywhere. So hoping to see the 2014 version. I want wired as well as I will be at my desk, so no need for wireless.

For £180 Fidelio X1's or DT770's spend a little more and you can get Q701's. The problem with Q701's is that they require a lot of power you will need to double amp them so require a mixamp and a seperate headphone amp on top.

andy85wsm said:
Hi guys,

I currently have a bunch of headsets/headphones and nothing works how I want it too.

I'm using a 27" LED monitor that only has 3.5mm headphone jack. I've recently moved into the front room so while the missus is watching the TV I need to be able to get both game and chat sound through a headset/headphones while being able to chat with people in my part.

I already have Turtlebeach X11s
Sony MDR ZX600 headphones
The in-ear mic that comes with the PS4
Blue Yeti mic for PC

I've tried the ZX600s with the blue yeti mic but the blue yeti picks up the TV way too easily. I like the sound of chat/audio through the headphones but the mic with all the TV noise is too much.

The in ear that comes with the PS4 is a little annoying as the game sound is terrible.

What's the easiest way to get chat/audio through headphones with a mic? I guess unless I want to go mixamp it's going to be something like P12s or PX4? I'd like to use my Sony headphones if I can but not sure how without using the Blue Yeti.

Cheers

*edit* - so it seems using headphones through the controller is the same as USB through the PS4 itself. You can set all audio to come through a USB headset. I have a PS4 one though. Can anyone confirm that I can still do this with a non-PS4/Sony USB headset? If so recommendations?

Any standard USB headset will work. The sound quality from the controller is awful as is from USB I imagine.

So if your going to be using the controller or USB I wouldn't be spending a lot of money just buy any cheap headset.

TheVoice · 21 Jul 2014 at 09:41

Tried out my Corsair Vengeance 1500 PC USB headset on the PS4 yesterday, works quite well! Audio sounds amazing (and I said that as the owner of an Onkyo 5.1 set-up) and the comms works well, although it was a bit disconcerting being able to hear my own voice. The inline volume/mute controls don't seem to work either, must be a PC specific thing. Still, if I ever need to do some gaming late at night it's nice to know it works.

Psycho Sonny · 21 Jul 2014 at 09:49

Sound is very subjective and just because you own an onkyo setup doesn't mean you know what mid fi or hi-fi is. For all we know it could be a £200 5.1 onkyo setup or a £2000 setup. I'm guessing it's the first if you think the Corsair vengeance sounds amazing.

If you were to game using some bass modded AKG Q701's using a decent amp, I imagine you would be shocked and the Q701 is considered high end mid-fi. Just imagine what a top end hi-fi set of headphones would sound like.

But when you make the jump from top end mid-fi to hi-fi your paying hundreds of pounds for small improvements.

I think the Q701 will be the last headphone I buy.

Collection as it stands: HD600 (for special occasions), HD558 (current gaming can), HD25-1 II (portable can), Fidelio X1 (my fun can for dat BASS) and Q701 (in the post will be my new gaming can).