Dracula Posted October 28, 2009 Content Count: 4685 Joined: 03/26/08 Status: Offline Share Posted October 28, 2009 Creative Fatality Link to comment
Creeping Death Posted October 28, 2009 Content Count: 1382 Joined: 06/08/08 Status: Offline Share Posted October 28, 2009 i got a 30$ one at best buy by dynex its pretty good Link to comment
Shadowex3 Posted October 28, 2009 Content Count: 2959 Joined: 02/27/08 Status: Offline Share Posted October 28, 2009 (edited) ok so i've narrowed it down to a few choices. i have raised my spending cost. here are a list of what im thinking of getting. Sennheiser 555 - $99 at amazon Audio Technica ATH-AD700 - 90 at amazon Audio Technica ATH-PRO700- 110 at amazon Don't know which is better. Steelseries siberia i think this is the 5hv2-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826249008 Is usb much better than non usb? any advice you guys can offer would be great. i'm slow at making my choice. i like to try to make sure i get something thats worth it. Sennheiser and Audio Technica are basically equivalent, the steelseries... I already explained why they are bad for three reasons: They hide their THD ratings, why "surround" headphones are for simple physical reasons a gimmick, and they rely on a reputation of being "gaming" headphones and whatnot rather than their technological superiority. As for the difference between the AD700 and the Pro700, there's a few differences. It's not that one is "better" than the other such that they're for different purposes. The AD700 is an Open headphone, people around you will hear when your headphones make noise and they sound slightly different but are much more comfortable to wear for a long period of time as they don't try to isolate your ear. You'll hear things going on around you (if a bit muffled, obviously) and people will hear some things your headphones produce, they also will be less tilted towards bass. The Pro700 is a closed headphone designed to isolate you from the world around you, sound doesn't get in or out from them and they're much more bassy and much less comfortable to wear for long periods of time. The Pro700's are more what you'd wear as a DJ or something (hence monitor headphones) when you sometimes want to flip it around and listen with one ear, or isolate yourself from the party noise and so on. The AD700's are more popular for gamers since they don't get uncomfortable when wearing for long periods of time like closed headphones do. Closed headphones, if you've never worn them, are basically like wearing plastic cups over your ears in terms of comfort. Very good for professional work where you want to be alone with your noises but for all-day wear can be fatiguing. For your last question, just think about the nature of headphones. A computer sends a digital signal to your soundcard that is processed converted to analog and then played in your headphones. I've never known a decent quality set of USB headphones and I don't know if they even work with soundcards. Since headphones rely on sending audio signals that your brain interprets as being from 3d locations rather than actually being spaced around a room that's pretty important, that's why for gamers the x-fi->headphones thing is such a big deal. 1 Edited October 28, 2009 by Shadowex3 Link to comment
Hamster power Posted October 28, 2009 Content Count: 426 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Share Posted October 28, 2009 ok, so i think i will want the A700 rather than the AD700. i listen to my music fairly loud and dont really want other people hearing it. so i think that will be it. spending $120 dollars is fine with me. any last minute suggestions would be good also. thanks! Link to comment
Red Posted October 28, 2009 Content Count: 6559 Joined: 03/14/07 Status: Offline Share Posted October 28, 2009 Creative Fatality Didn't yours just break? ok so i've narrowed it down to a few choices. i have raised my spending cost. here are a list of what im thinking of getting. Sennheiser 555 - $99 at amazon Audio Technica ATH-AD700 - 90 at amazon Audio Technica ATH-PRO700- 110 at amazon Don't know which is better. Steelseries siberia i think this is the 5hv2-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826249008 Is usb much better than non usb? any advice you guys can offer would be great. i'm slow at making my choice. i like to try to make sure i get something thats worth it. USB is a gimmick. Get the Sennheiser 555, you WONT be disappointed. You can actually listen to music with them, they have great sound. And like I said, get the separate Logitech mic, it's pretty cheap and really good sensitivity, so don't worry about it being too far or too quiet for people to hear you. Link to comment
Hamster power Posted October 28, 2009 Content Count: 426 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Share Posted October 28, 2009 Didn't yours just break? USB is a gimmick. Get the Sennheiser 555, you WONT be disappointed. You can actually listen to music with them, they have great sound. And like I said, get the separate Logitech mic, it's pretty cheap and really good sensitivity, so don't worry about it being too far or too quiet for people to hear you. ah too late. i already ordered the A700s. i read a lot that they are mostly similar on sound. hopefully it will be good either way. Also i had no idea that you could buy amps for your headphones. guess im too much of a nub in that field :bigsmile: Link to comment
Shadowex3 Posted October 29, 2009 Content Count: 2959 Joined: 02/27/08 Status: Offline Share Posted October 29, 2009 You don't want to get into the amp thing until you've got a true understanding of both how the electrical and sound crap behind it works. That's getting into the Deep Magic. Link to comment
Lux Posted November 1, 2009 Content Count: 6712 Joined: 03/06/08 Status: Offline Share Posted November 1, 2009 Get a head set for £3, you WON'T be disappointed, seriously. Link to comment
Caution Posted November 1, 2009 Content Count: 11501 Joined: 10/19/08 Status: Offline Share Posted November 1, 2009 I'm looking for something that completely covers my ears (for comfort reasons, obviously) and has a decent mic. Sound quality is important as well, but I don't need all the 'surround sound' crap. I'm looking to spend around $50, or even less...any recommendations? Link to comment
RedOctober Posted November 1, 2009 Content Count: 222 Joined: 01/17/09 Status: Offline Share Posted November 1, 2009 (edited) I'm looking for something that completely covers my ears (for comfort reasons, obviously) and has a decent mic. Sound quality is important as well, but I don't need all the 'surround sound' crap. I'm looking to spend around $50, or even less...any recommendations? i just bought these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826106455 they are on sale and every review i heard about these said that they are THE BEST pair of over the ear headphones for under $50. i havent gotten them yet, they just shipped out today, buy i hope they are as good as everyone sais they are. * Sorry, i didnt see the part where you wanted a mike with the headphones also... anyway if u want a decent pair of headphones and just want to get a table mike this will work well for you Edited November 1, 2009 by RedOctober Link to comment
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