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looking for gaming headsets
NaRu:
--- Quote from: fohfoh on August 18, 2011, 08:38:59 PM ---Senn555 are great for regular sounds and whatnot, super lacking for bass (which makes a pretty big difference in the sounds of explosions and guns). My Senn 280pro are great on bass but not as great on the regulars.
Audio Technicas have pretty decent bass.
But if you really must demand a gaming headset, I've never looked at Razer. I've always looked at Sennheiser or Steelseries. But I've always ended up with a good set of tin cans instead.
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You would get much better sound if you were using an amp with the Sen 555.
kitamesume:
what i think, is that, the difference between a decent headset against a quality headset depends on individual people, plus the actual sound difference isn't that drastic compared to the price(decent headsets are at 40-80$ while quality headsets are at 100-400$ [lets skip the discounts and sales for now]).
sometimes you even hit a jackpot like i did, bought a 10$ worth headset and it was comparable to a 60$. sadly the 10$ broke after 14months of usage, maybe that was the cons, heh.
if you get used to your headsets enough, you`ll find it good, unless the headset itself is trash(sounding like a can, literally).
ps: if you got a blown eardrum, no need for a quality headset, a hearing-aid would be a better pick.
Gamerzhell:
--- Quote from: fohfoh on August 18, 2011, 08:38:59 PM ---Senn555 are great for regular sounds and whatnot, super lacking for bass (which makes a pretty big difference in the sounds of explosions and guns). My Senn 280pro are great on bass but not as great on the regulars.
Audio Technicas have pretty decent bass.
But if you really must demand a gaming headset, I've never looked at Razer. I've always looked at Sennheiser or Steelseries. But I've always ended up with a good set of tin cans instead.
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You have that the wrong way around, Sennheiser have a characteristic "warm" sound whereas Audio Technicas are quite lacking in that department however have a much wider sound stage.
--- Quote from: NaRu on August 19, 2011, 02:50:17 AM ---You would get much better sound if you were using an amp with the Sen 555.
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There is only a small benefit in using a proper dac+amp setup with the 555s.
For $150 your 3 best options are 555/595/AD700
555/595 are not as good as the AD700 for gaming but are a better all rounder so if you listen to music while gaming or watch movies while using headphones then this is a better choice.
AD700 are better than the 555/595 for gaming but lack the "warmth" of the sennheisers so are not quite as good all round, it's more down to taste with these phones.
Nyking754:
ehhh i was whatever and got a razor carcharias lol ::)
vuzedome:
Since you bought it already, the question now is, are you satisfied with it?
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