A good pair of hi-fi stereo headphones is probably your best bet. Headphone amp to drive them if necessary.
You're going to get consensus from Headphone GAF on this:
If you have the money, buy as high-end of a headphone set as you can afford. Such a set of headphones will likely require an amp to drive them, so budget for that as well.
Gaming headsets are not made for high quality sound. They will advertise as such, but I'm sorry, they are not. Not Sony-branded ones, not any other "official" headsets, not any of the "major players" in the gaming headset market, none of them.
Siberia 800 by mile than any other headset, but you will need to drop good money on it.
Its something i also use after heavy testing of various sets.
https://steelseries.com/gaming-headsets/siberia-800
Isn't Steelseries very gamer-y?Siberia 800 by mile than any other headset, but you will need to drop good money on it.
Its something i also use after heavy testing of various sets.
https://steelseries.com/gaming-headsets/siberia-800
Somehow doubt he wants to wait 6 months.
Very solid headset, great soundstage for music and positional for FPS. I'd recommend this over the M50X anytime.Any opinions on this set of headphones?
Probably definitely not full audiophile but it was suggested in the PC building thread and the price is just right.
The Astro Mixamp is really good, though a bit bulky.Is there any kind of good wireless amp that can hook up to the PS4 Pro? I have Sennheiser HD598s but I've just been running them through the controller.
I'm going to order the 840s this week. Can you give me some in depth impressions? PM me if necessary. Things like sound quality, noise cancelling, build quality, battery life, range, every day use, mic quality. As in depth as possible.
Isn't Steelseries very gamer-y?
Gamer-focused headsets are usually too bass-heavy.
Despite headsets being a popular choice for gaming, and will likely be recommended in this very thread, avoid them at all costs.
no such thing as "gaming" headphone, get Ath-m50x or Ath-m40x along with decent microphone.
Been rocking these for 5+ years. I would've gone through at least 5 shitty LED gaming headsets in the same timeframe.
Seriously don't buy headsets.
Thanks, sounds really good. Guess it has to be for that price..Having access to variety of sets, i prefer to use my Siberia 800 for gaming exclusively. It has ridiculously good sound stage for a gaming headset, but that fact becomes even more insane that they are CLOSED headset, so it always amazes me how well it handles that front.
If you are a bass-head (trust me, i love me some skull shaking every now-and-then), than this headset is not for you, as its designed to be light on that front for clarity of sounds. Id say its treble is pretty high, but when it comes to gaming that might be a good thing as you need to hear every sound, every step and every shot.
Beauty of Siberia 800's & 840's , that it comes with two batteries and charge dock built in to receiver. So you can charge one battery while using other. On subject of battery life: it lasts easily 12-16 hours for me and i can go for days before i swap battery.
As long as you keep mic not-retracted, its quality is real good, and noise cancellation is decent. Its just a supper convinient set that is easy to use, no BS with wires or set up. Its just work.
Review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho0JmaLiOYo
Any opinions on this set of headphones?
Probably definitely not full audiophile but it was suggested in the PC building thread and the price is just right.
I am going to go ahead and nip this one right in the bud about need of purchasing high-end standalone headphones as the ONLY solution for playing video games. While that argument is not wrong, its just...one denominational where an audio purist trying to justify their purchase VS poor quality "gaming" headsets.
I can call grounds of speaking from some experience as someone who has dubbled in to audiophile grade sound in terms of both large audio and headphones. My audio collections includes healthy array of sets from various brands including DT990 from mid range to high end of Audeze 2.
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Now you ask a question: Is it posible to have "Good" gaming headset that sounds great, has good mic and comes with good fucntionality?
Answer: Yes.
But it comes at a price tag, as result you have to go down the more price-heavy territory of headphones, that shares it with before mentioned brands of mid-to-high end headphones. So arguments becomes more mute.
Having access to variety of sets, i prefer to use my Siberia 800 for gaming exclusively. It has ridiculously good sound stage for a gaming headset, but that fact becomes even more insane that they are CLOSED headset, so it always amazes me how well it handles that front.
If you are a bass-head (trust me, i love me some skull shaking every now-and-then), than this headset is not for you, as its designed to be light on that front for clarity of sounds. Id say its treble is pretty high, but when it comes to gaming that might be a good thing as you need to hear every sound, every step and every shot.
Beauty of Siberia 800's & 840's , that it comes with two batteries and charge dock built in to receiver. So you can charge one battery while using other. On subject of battery life: it lasts easily 12-16 hours for me and i can go for days before i swap battery.
As long as you keep mic not-retracted, its quality is real good, and noise cancellation is decent. Its just a supper convinient set that is easy to use, no BS with wires or set up. Its just works.
Review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho0JmaLiOYo
Any suggestions? I'm open to getting one but it can't really be more than $50-$75Listening to some tunes on my ad900x now.
These are "bright" headphones, paired with a good amp/dac (any modern on-board soundcard will do) and a few EQ settings they sound amazing.
If you're gaming on PS4 I definitely recommend getting an amp. It's not needed but helps a lot with volume output.
If you buy "gaming headphones" then you've been had.
Any suggestions? I'm open to getting one but it can't really be more than $50-$75