Best headphones sound experience for PC

[casualcolors]

i know theres no such thing as 7.1 in headphones in fact theres only a couple of headphones that have multiple diaphragms that will give a truer representation of surround sound... please dont jump to conclusions or infer something from what i post... im dyslexic and because of that i dont do between the lines...

cmss 3d is completely synthetic and thats what i dont like about it... like i say it has its place in games but when your watching movies it often contradicts or doesnt quite match the original audio.

you may like it but its just not for me...

Oh, we don't even disagree then. I only use the CMSS-3d feature for gaming. It's good in movies but there are way better solutions to that end if you're a cinema buff and purchasing hardware for that purpose. As far as if there are better headphone solutions for cinema sound? Eh, cmss-3d, dolby headphone and the rest all pretty much have similar drawbacks and benefits in that regard.

The multiple driver-cans though, from personal experience I can assure, give worse representation of surround sound than headphones+emulation, logitech's own version, and dolby headphone emulation. A lot of the restriction on those things comes with the drivers having to be so small to physically fit 4 of them in each can. Really horrible, I would buy 10 pairs of logitech g35's or whatever before I ever tried another pair of "true 5.1" headphones/sets.

 

[fustrun]

Yes agreed this discussion is only valid for gaming as that is the reason i started this thread.
I'm going to watch movies but i really don't think i'm going to enable any 3D sound for movies . . i just want the explosins to sound good and phat 😛 both in games and movies.
I;m not a competitive guy . . i'm just looking for some epic gunfire, explosions and a wider sound range when gaming . . i just want overall more detail on my sound.
I do the occasional competitive FPS sessions on MW3 but other then that i mostly play Co-op with my brother . . so i mostly want things to sound more realistic and good so "exact" sound positioning isn't a must, but it would be nice if it could do a good job.
I've read the earphone link you've posted and i have to say it's pretty awesome !
So i think i will go with the ASUS Xonar Essence STX and the Beyerdynamic DT 990 premium headphones, as i read from the guide these might be the perfect for me

 

[fustrun]

Oh and with the price being so high on the asus i'm thinking of buying something cheap like a razer pirana as a temp solution since my last headset broke, untill i can save up for something serious, and i was thinking will a such powerfull card damage low-end earphones ? because i know the headphone amp on that card is pretty powerfull.

 

[casualcolors]

Should be fun once you buy them. And on the bright side, that should last you for years as a sound solution. The beyer's+card that is.

 

[fustrun]

Yeap ! thank you for your help friend !
And i'll have to go to 5.1 composing so i'll have a seperate dedicated audio interface for sorround sound and composing ! the best of two worlds !

p.s
If you'd like to know whom you'v been talking to you can check my game and movie soundtrack guitar cover channel here ! bare in mind this was all done with a on-board sound card 😀 and i think i can say it came out pretty well

http://www.youtube.com/user/NirShor?feature=guide

 

[casualcolors]

Right on. I"ll check out your channel.

 

[fustrun]

ok an additional question, i've found out there are two cards in the asus essence series . . the STX and the ST and since i don't understand anything in the card's specs . . by retail price the ST is more expensive but at a store close to me the STX and the ST cost exatctly the same . . :S
Any thoughts ? and here are the links to the products -
http://www.asus.com/Multimedia/Audio_Cards/Xonar_Essence_ST/
http://www.asus.com/Multimedia/Audio_Cards/Xonar_Essence_STX/

 

[fustrun]

Oh ok . . one of them is PCI and the others not . . thats basically the only diffrence i see . . other then that i think its the same . .

 

[casualcolors]

http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=931799

Decent discussion about those 2 soundcards there.

 

[fustrun]

Yet again you seem to know everything dude ! your amazing !

 

[fustrun]

hmm what about ASUS Xonar Xense ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xm4epuVwds

Looks like a dedicate asus soundcard for gaming . . any opinions ?

 

[skaz]

Hey !

I'm a composer/musician and i use my speakers for music production purposes and i use a recording interface as my soundcard and now i want a seperate earphone entertainment setup, meaning mostly gaming and music.
So the last time i had an intrest in soundcards was about 8 years ago which has changed alot . . i hear creative's products are just dangerous to buy these days ( have a brand un used X-Fi card lying in the drawer because it gives me a blue screen each boot).

So i'm sitting here and scratching my head . . now i know there are USB interfaces and amps and dedicated PCI cards.
Gaming headphones that work through USB and ones ones that work through 3.5 jacks.

So what's the best gaming/movie expirience setup i can have with earphones ? leaning towards gaming if you ask.
The main thing i understand is that by using a USB headset a soundcard becomes a futile option . .

Any thoughts ?

I like the audio technica ath-a700 mixed with my external DAC that has a headphone amp built in.

 

[soundshop]

i own a asus xonar card, the DX. Certainly not their highest end card, which makes the quality it provides even that much more remarkable. i love the card, much better than the creative card i had x-fi i believe... and certainly leaps and bounds better than the on board sound. i also like to do music production on my PC as well as gaming, and the xonar card provides great quality for a set of monitor headphones, and has a DSP setting that is supposedly EAX compatible, that i find pretty decent for gaming.
for headphones i use dr. dre's and a pair of jbuds j-fi's, and both sound really good with this card.

i would not consider myself a audiophile per say, but i do enjoy music in its purest form, and as close to the recording as posible. not a fan of DSP settings in general or EQ's of any kind. to me it should sound great flat.... and the asus xonar does.

 

[thankyourhelp]

Hey !

I'm a composer/musician and i use my speakers for music production purposes and i use a recording interface as my soundcard and now i want a seperate earphone entertainment setup, meaning mostly gaming and music.
So the last time i had an intrest in soundcards was about 8 years ago which has changed alot . . i hear creative's products are just dangerous to buy these days ( have a brand un used X-Fi card lying in the drawer because it gives me a blue screen each boot).

So i'm sitting here and scratching my head . . now i know there are USB interfaces and amps and dedicated PCI cards.
Gaming headphones that work through USB and ones ones that work through 3.5 jacks.

So what's the best gaming/movie expirience setup i can have with earphones ? leaning towards gaming if you ask.
The main thing i understand is that by using a USB headset a soundcard becomes a futile option . .

Any thoughts ?

Why not consider to purchase Monster Tron T1 headphones? it is so cool, and only $229 on hotsalemarts online shop!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeL6V5Z_W10

 

[fantanel]

in my opinion a Solid choice is
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SAMSON-209995-SR850/dp/B002LBSEQS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348546527&sr=8-1

fantastic sound, great price.

 

[rlakhani11]

http://www.youtube.com/user/NirShor?feature=guide[/quotemsg]

MAN YOU'RE AWEEESOMEEE!!!!

 

[Techreviewer]

When it comes to gaming I like to get the best thing even though it is a bit expensive. I have been using Sennheiser PC 350 which works awesome. If you are looking for that best gaming headphone that will take your breath then try it. The sound quality is great for an audiophile.
Here see the review and videos for this headphone:
http://markmorgangenius.hubpages.com/hub/Best-pc-gaming-headset

1) I was blown away by the Noise canceling feature. Its unbelievably the best I have experienced so far. It is just you and the game. It is so good that you won’t hear a thing outside.


2) The sound quality is Awesome. The base is mind blowing so making this thing good for both gaming and music. It is the perfect thing for distinguishing directional sounds in games. The quality is so clear that you can hear from which direction the opponent is coming.


3) I loved the microphone. Just pull down to unmute and pull up to mute it.


4) It is super comfortable with an over the ear design. As gaming continues for many hours so I needed headphones that I could wear for hours and this headphone is extremely comfortable. The head strap is also very soft such that you won't feel if it is there.


5) It has got a braided cord that prevents from getting twists. I am usually annoyed by the volume controls that are in line as they get caught up many times and are tough to deal with. The good thing is that the volume controls are very conveniently placed on the right ear cup of Sennheiser PC 350.


6) You get a nice travel case that is padded so carrying it worry free.


7) It comes with a 2 year warranty.

Link: http://markmorgangenius.hubpages.com/hub/Best-pc-gaming-headset