Headphone Advice

[AvengerUK]

My Roccat Kave's recently broke due to a loose wire / connection that wasnt fixable, so I went out and got some Asus ROG Vulcan's.

Long story short: I hate them - So they are currently on ebay. Basically, I find them very uncomfortable and the mic isnt up to standards.

I'm a bit against getting another kave, as it was my 2nd to break in not such a long time.

I dont need a microphone on my headset, I just want good heaphones for gaming and music use, good bass is a must! - I was considering Corsair 1500's or SteelSeries 7H.

Are there any better options?

(Note, I would usually be using a X-Fi but, im on rubbish on-board due to crossfire taking up all the room... I think you can get a low profile extension cable though!?)

 

[yassarikhan786]

No point getting the Corsair 1500's if you are going to be using X-Fi. Corsair 1300's would be the way to go.

 

[Excalabur50]

You can get Pcie 1 extension cables on ebay as to the headphones the steelseries you have chosen or sennheiser pc350/60 or klipsch.

 

[sleepylilazn]

Sennheiser or any other renowned audio equipment manufacturers.

If you don't need a mic and want only awesome sound, then "gaming headphones/headsets" are not the way to go.

 

[PEXON]

Budget? If you arent after a mic, any proper set of music cans will do. Senns, Beyerdynamic, Audio Technica, AKG, the world is your oyster. Gaming headset are pure rubbish imo.

 

[f0x.]

If money is no object, AKG K701's. Epic EPIC headphones. After a good burn in, truely flawless sound. I own a pair personally and would recommend them to anyone.

 

[KING_OF_SAND]

ALL gaming headphones are garbage if you want good audio quality. A cheap $50 pair of music headphones will kick the pants off of $200 pair of gaming headphones in quality of sound.

 

[AvengerUK]

Thanks for the replies

Yea, I had heard that most if not all gaming headsets compared to headphones are no where near as good.

Going to look up a few now - although, I have absolutely no idea what im looking for!!

 

[yassarikhan786]

I have a gaming headset, lol. I don't see why there is all the hate for them. I think they sound good and expectations from some people just seem too high. Then again, I haven't owned many headsets so I wouldn't really have an in depth understanding of what is considered good and what is not.

P.S. I have the Corsair 1500's and I think they are totally fine comfort/sound wise.

 

[KING_OF_SAND]

The reason music headphones sound better is all due to the drivers in the cans. Gaming headphones are meant to take abuse with a lot of bass and random explosions not heard in music. So in order to withstand that abuse the drivers are stiffer and made out of heaver materials. The up to this is long lasting drivers, down side is lack of highs which makes all the difference. Music headphones are just the opposite.

 

[yassarikhan786]

The reason music headphones sound better is all due to the drivers in the cans. Gaming headphones are meant to take abuse with a lot of bass and random explosions not heard in music. So in order to withstand that abuse the drivers are stiffer and made out of heaver materials. The up to this is long lasting drivers, down side is lack of highs which makes all the difference. Music headphones are just the opposite.

Thanks for the info. But I think gaming head phones are fine for none audiophiles like myself.

 

[PEXON]

And if you have 5.1 or 7.1 headphones, there are 5 or 7 drivers in each ear cup as opposed to one in each ear in proper cans, that means the quality of the driver will be dire, shocking, terribly poo etc. They use CHEAP drivers in gaming headsets anyway, hence the lack of clarity and loads of bass to cover it up, it just disguises how bad they are by dropping a high bass frequency in there, look at Dr.Dre Beats, absolutely crap headphones with monster bass, lack of mids/highs. No single headphone on the planet can offer everything... good bass, nice mids and highs, you can only wish for neutral sounding cans and tweak them with your EQ to get them how you want. an external amp/DAC helps too.

 

[yassarikhan786]

And if you have 5.1 or 7.1 headphones, there are 5 or 7 drivers in each ear cup as opposed to one in each ear in proper cans, that means the quality of the driver will be dire, shocking, terribly poo etc. They use CHEAP drivers in gaming headsets anyway, hence the lack of clarity and loads of bass to cover it up, it just disguises how bad they are by dropping a high bass frequency in there, look at Dr.Dre Beats, absolutely crap headphones with monster bass, lack of mids/highs. No single headphone on the planet can offer everything... good bass, nice mids and highs, you can only wish for neutral sounding cans and tweak them with your EQ to get them how you want. an external amp/DAC helps too.

Lol, I'm a novice when it comes to headsets, so if something has good reviews and it sounds good, that's good enough for me

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[yassarikhan786]

And if you have 5.1 or 7.1 headphones, there are 5 or 7 drivers in each ear cup as opposed to one in each ear in proper cans, that means the quality of the driver will be dire, shocking, terribly poo etc. They use CHEAP drivers in gaming headsets anyway, hence the lack of clarity and loads of bass to cover it up, it just disguises how bad they are by dropping a high bass frequency in there, look at Dr.Dre Beats, absolutely crap headphones with monster bass, lack of mids/highs. No single headphone on the planet can offer everything... good bass, nice mids and highs, you can only wish for neutral sounding cans and tweak them with your EQ to get them how you want. an external amp/DAC helps too.

Lol, I'm a novice when it comes to headsets, so if something has good reviews and it sounds good, that's good enough for me

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[KING_OF_SAND]

And if you have 5.1 or 7.1 headphones, there are 5 or 7 drivers in each ear cup as opposed to one in each ear in proper cans, that means the quality of the driver will be dire, shocking, terribly poo etc. They use CHEAP drivers in gaming headsets anyway, hence the lack of clarity and loads of bass to cover it up, it just disguises how bad they are by dropping a high bass frequency in there, look at Dr.Dre Beats, absolutely crap headphones with monster bass, lack of mids/highs. No single headphone on the planet can offer everything... good bass, nice mids and highs, you can only wish for neutral sounding cans and tweak them with your EQ to get them how you want. an external amp/DAC helps too.

There are headphone and earbuds believe it or not for audiophiles that have 3 drivers in each earpiece, one for highs, another for mids, and another for lows.

 

[PEXON]

Like the HD 800 and the silly STAX cans that cost £1-£1.5K