What Surround Sound Headphones for Gameing?

devilkazuya said:
don't get surround sound headphones for gaming, they are awful, if you take your gaming seriously. Stick to actual decent stereo headphones, and the introduction of openal in the latest games will give you massively improved positional awareness in games. If you are wanting the increased 360 effect in headphones, go for the X-fi Fatality sound card, and use the CMSS-3d setting. That definitely improves awareness especially in conjunction with openal.
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no idea what all that means, but i will look it up, thanks :)

I use Sourround sound headphones at the moment, i found them better than stero hearphones for games
 
StixxUK said:
'twas a question, hence the question mark. I probably should have been less lazy and actually written a sentence though :p
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I know it was :)
but not sure who u was asking etc... :)

are Zalmans better than Meduasa's ? do u have any of these?
I have Meduas's at the moment


Whats all this "CMSS" and "openal" etc..

gonna goto google for the time being


Openal is a software u need to install ?
can I just download that and install on any soundcard ? I use onboard sound at the mo, do i just use stero headphones plugged in and it will work?
 
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Boz said:
the point is a cheap pair of stereo headphones will be streets ahead of any of these 'surround' headphones. think of it this way - how much separation can the 'surround' headphones achieve when the actual drivers are about 1cm from your ear?

also, if 'surround' headphones were the way to go then why dont companies like grado, sennheiser, akg etc make them?
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I looked at the Sennheiser web site amd im sure one of their wireless ones had something "surround sound" but i don't think it actuall surround sound stuff like medusa and zalman
 
ok, I think we have established that X-Fi sound card and a good pair of stero heardphones are the way forward.?

back to my original question for a bit,
take the "surround sound" out and putting it this way :

What "stereo" headphones WITH a microphone do you suggest for say upto £50

Thanks
 
What about one of these ?

Sennheiser PC135 USB Pro-Gaming Headset (SP-005-SN)
The supreme gaming tool for excellent sound. You play hard and need a headset that can keep up. The pc 135 USB gives you true-to-life sound for superior gaming performance. The in-line volume control lets you crank the intensity up or down and the USB adapter with integrated sound card lets you hook up to any computer, even one without a sound card. Put it to work at your next serious competition or LAN party. You’ll never leave home without it again.

- Integrated Sound Card Chip
- Frequency Response: 30-18,000Hz
- Impedance: 32ohms
- SPL (at 1 kHz, 1 Vrms): 112dB
- Cable Length: 3m
- Connector Plug: USB adapter and 2 x 3.5mm jack

its on this site, around £50


What about Plantronics? no one has mentioned them yet
 
v0n said:
Frequency response of that headset deserves a kick in a box already. These days good headphones don't have to be expensive, Technics RPF350 for example, very mass consumer targetting headphones with average price of about 25-29 quid, available in all local stores including high street catalogue shops and in terms of quality they will knock the crispness and livelyness, bass and trebles out of any "gaming" headphones sold for 3 and 4 times the same money ...
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those havent got a microphone! :(
 
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