What new gaming headset to get?

TDevlin

TDevlin

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I'm looking to get myself a new headset and I'm not really sure where to start, there's just so much choice.

I've been reading a few reviews lately and I see good things written about the Asus Vulcan ANC headphones, so that's an option. Plus the New Corsair Vengeance 1500 look tempting also, but I've not read so much about them.

Does anyone have any opinions on either, or any other recommendations instead?

I'm in the process of configuring a new pc and have budgeted for around £100 at most on the sound. I've not really considered a soundcard and as I'm not that clued up on all things audio, I'm not sure if I really need one or not?
 
;)Just got the Coolermaster sirus not as comfortable as my corsair hs1,they feel a little heavier.
The sound is much better balanced on bf3 only game i've played with them yet.
The great plus with these headphones are that you can control all the speakers with the tactical mixing console. so much better than having to collapse game & mess with the software settings
 
devonkev said:
;)Just got the Coolermaster sirus not as comfortable as my corsair hs1,they feel a little heavier.
The sound is much better balanced on bf3 only game i've played with them yet.
The great plus with these headphones are that you can control all the speakers with the tactical mixing console. so much better than having to collapse game & mess with the software settings
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Cheers I'll have a look into these as well, they look like a nice set of headphones.
 
It was a close call between getting the coolermaster sirus headphones and the corsair vengeance 1500, but I've decided to opt for the corsair set.

Has anyone got a pair of these already? All the reviews seem positive but it''d be good to hear from someone who's actually bought them.

Also, I take it a soundcard isn't necessary as I believe there's a built in one. I'll be building a new pc soon and wonder if the onboard sound will be fine or if I would see a significant improvement by purchasing a separate card.
 
Personally, I think you will get a better experience buying a non-USB headset and getting a normal one and buying a soundcard, like the Xonar DG. 5.1 and 7.1 headsets have never really worked properly in my opinion and having it running of USB, with it's own little soundcard inside cannot compare to decent stereo cans and a card.

You could even get a 'proper' set of heaphones, which are designed for music, get a soundcard and then a clip on mic. It will work out the same in price and you will find you get a better all round sound, especially if you want to listen to music through them as well.

You can pick up a pair of Goldring DR150's, Panasonic RP-HTF600E-S, or some Superlux HD668B, all for around £30.

ASUS Xonar DG is another £20, and a Speedlink Spes Clip-On Metal Microphone for £7.

So for less than £60 you can get yourself a great sounding budget setup which will blow your other option away. :)
 
I hadn't really condidered that as an option. It definitely sounds more convenient just buying the corsair 1500's and plugging them in ready to go. But if you think your option will blow them away, then I'll definitely look into it before I make a purchase.
 
TDevlin said:
I hadn't really condidered that as an option. It definitely sounds more convenient just buying the corsair 1500's and plugging them in ready to go. But if you think your option will blow them away, then I'll definitely look into it before I make a purchase.
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Yeah I don't think anyone would argue that a normal hedset and a soundcard will be the better option. If you think using a clip on mic will be a hassle, then by all means get a headset with a boom mic.

Those clip on ones are great though I have one myself.
 
PapaLazaru said:
Yeah I don't think anyone would argue that a normal hedset and a soundcard will be the better option. If you think using a clip on mic will be a hassle, then by all means get a headset with a boom mic.

Those clip on ones are great though I have one myself.
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No I guess it really wouldn't be a hassle, to be honest I've never even used a mic when gaming before, so dont even know if I would need one. Just quite like the look of a few of those gaming headsets, but if you get better quality with your option for less cash, it's hard to argue.
 
Headphones win over headsets all the time, the Panasonic headphones referred to above are an absolute steal!
 
PapaLazaru said:
Personally, I think you will get a better experience buying a non-USB headset and buying a soundcard, like the Xonar DG. USB types with it's own little soundcard inside cannot compare to decent stereo cans and a card.

You can pick up a pair of Goldring DR150's, Panasonic RP-HTF600E-S, or some Superlux HD668B, all for around £30.

ASUS Xonar DG is another £20, and a Clip-On Metal Microphone for £7.

So for less than £60 you can get yourself a great sounding budget setup which will blow your other option away. :)
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What would the next step up from this budget recommendation please?
 
Global_Inferno said:
Unfortunately, even the newest Sennheiser PC360's aren't as good as most headphones, although if I were to re-purchase my headset, it's the one I'd get.
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Global, have you ever had the chance to try out the Sharkoon X-TATIC v3 5.1 Dolby Digital headset? So long as you have a sound card capable of outputting Dolby Digital they are pretty good.
 
I can't say I have tried those specifically, although I can honestly say that any headset with more than one speaker in each earpiece has *always* been a disappointment.

Take a look at my full blog for my thoughts on multi-speaker headsets www.siyfion.com

Or to make it easier... **snip**

Next up are the “true” 5.1 headsets. Having owned and used a set of Roccat Kaves (as one of my first headsets) I found them reasonable, IF paired with a good dedicated sound card. However, in terms of the “5.1″ effect achieved by them, it wasn’t good. To set up hardware “5.1″ headsets with your sound card you need to set it up as if it were outputting to a 5.1 set of speakers, think about that. The sound card creates the 5.1 analogue signals thinking it’s sending it to speakers a few feet away from the user, so now imagine strapping those speakers to the side of your head and you might get an idea of what the effect sounds like. The reason why the rear speakers in a 5.1 set-up sound like they are behind you is because… they are. If you move the “rear” speakers so they are three inches away from your ear drum, can you tell that it’s “behind you”? No. In addition to this, music is pretty much exclusively stereo, meaning that you only ever use 2 drivers in each ear (the one’s in “front” of you) making it sound really quite weird unless you enable stereo up-mixing (putting the stereo sound over all speakers). For this reason, they are out. I’d even find it hard to recommend these; the only situation being if you have a very limited budget and already have a sound card that doesn’t have CMSS-3D or Dolby Headphone.
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Global_Inferno said:
I can't say I have tried those specifically, although I can honestly say that any headset with more than one speaker in each earpiece has *always* been a disappointment.

Take a look at my full blog for my thoughts on multi-speaker headsets www.siyfion.com

Or to make it easier... **snip**
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I read that, and I definitely agree that it doesn't work if you have a headset without the appropriate support, but I'm using these in BF3 and I can pinpoint where sounds are coming from down to about 10 degrees, so it's pretty accurate with the sound it produces, but it does take some configuring to get it right.
 
Global_Inferno said:
Unfortunately, even the newest Sennheiser PC360's aren't as good as most headphones, although if I were to re-purchase my headset, it's the one I'd get.
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Not quite sure what your saying there as the PC360s will be a lot better than your average corsair, plantronics, logitech, etc. and for some reason the 163D and 333D seem to have a different sound to the other 16x and 3xx models - the 163s are so much better than the 161s even tho very similiar component/build wise its unreal.
 
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