Highlander Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Hey. So im looking for a new Gaming headset now. Ive gone through 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottPro8.5 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Xbox or ps3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36racing Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Try Get Some Astro's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerbrus2 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 (edited) Asus republic of Gamers ANC. Havent had a set of gaming headphones that have ever sounded as good. Plus the active noise cancelling is amazing. Even voted as the best by Custom PC mag as well. its dont just take my word for it lol. Just dont buy any USB headphones they are terrible. And if you use a set of USB headphones then that lovly little sound card built into your Sabertooth is useless. And the Rebublic of gamers Vulcans are the only 3.5mm audio jack headphones with ANC. all the others are USB (USB = Retarded Console peasant headphones) Edited September 10, 2012 by cerbrus2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 PC use mainly, odd Xbox time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottPro8.5 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Try Get Some Astro's? +1 on the astro's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiM! Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Xbox or ps3? If it was me: http://www.corsair.com/en/pc-computer-audio/gaming-headsets/vengeance-2000-wireless-7-1-gaming-headset.html But ya' know, Corsair fanboi 'n' all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerbrus2 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 (edited) Corsair make me laghe 7.1 surround sound headphones for PC gaming that only supports 2.1. Corsair are FAIL. they should stick to making RAM and PSU's. Edited September 10, 2012 by cerbrus2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revo madnesss Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 +2 on the astro's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 Think i might stretch to the A50's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hide Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Don't buy any gaming bull****. You're simply buying into marketing for **** sound and a higher price tag. If this is for PC only like I'm assuming the Audio Technica AD700 is perfect. Astros are crap in terms of build quality, sound and just about everything compared. The AD700s are insanely comfortable and have the best soundstage of any headphones in the price range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 (edited) I need it for gaming... hence the title Dont particularly like the look of them either. Have you owned astro's? Alot of the reviews seem fine. Edited September 12, 2012 by Highlander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hide Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 (edited) Have a look here, see how well the Astros rank against the AD700s... http://www.head-fi.o...tegory/over-ear edit: I'm talking in terms of gaming, for music I'd suggest something totally different. Edited September 12, 2012 by hide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 (edited) A Gaming headset to me is one that connects via the PC,Xbox and PS3 and allows you to communicate with friends & people. I looked through the first 10 pages of that site and didnt see at least one gaming headset. The AD700's are no use to me. That list seems purely for music headphones and the ratings are community based, If people with astro's dont ever bother to go on websites like that then there's the reason there not ranked. Edited September 12, 2012 by Highlander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hide Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 If you are PC only just get a cheap free standing mic. There's loads of reviews for Astros on there and they aren't great. But if you really want to waste your money go ahead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 Well 3 people in this thread say get astro's, The 25 odd reviews ive read and watched have all rated them 8-9/10. Every product out there gets bad ratings. It is for PC mainly with the odd Xbox like i said earlier on. I have a Blue yeti standing mic already however i prefer built in ones when gaming. Im not after a set of hifi headphones to make Skrillex or whatever sound ERH MAH GERD. I wanted a gaming headset purely for gaming with the odd movie every now and then, they have the mic built in already and are great for hearing footsteps and the likes. The whole reason i liked my trittons was the fact they had 5 speakers in each ear and could tune the sound to the games i play and hear the quieter sounds. The AD700's cant be all that great, the first 4 reviews on Google all say they lack Bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hide Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 They are a bit bass light, but if you are purely gaming with them it doesn't matter. Just because Beats get good reviews on Amazon doesn't mean they are good headphones. Headphones with surround sound are notoriously poor and it's all marketing. Still, if you want the Astros get them. They aren't awful but are by no means better than a proper pair of headphones for gaming. Plus the AD700s are some of the most comfortable headphones out there. Put a post up on any proper headphone forum and ask people who actually own both headsets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerbrus2 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Wont matter anyway. You are using the FX sound card on your MB. if you had a Phobus soundcard or something you might hear a difference. But using the onboard sound on the pc a 1000 set of headphones will sound the same as a 30 quid pair of skull candys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hide Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 They really won't. Some headphones need amps but both astros and AD700s have such low impedance that it doesn't matter. If you care that much about the source buy an external DAC, it will help but an amp is more important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 (edited) Dont even bring beats into this They are notoriously crap. 2 people at work bought them and the wires are proper fubar'd The Trittons i have are nothing like the Edited September 12, 2012 by Highlander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hide Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Having 5 drivers that close to the ear doesn't really help anything though, it's just too close to make any difference to the sound. What I mean is that the review situation doesn't really help you decide, people that have things will always review them well unless they are really terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayzie12 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Have you thought about the Razor Tiamats? 7.1 sounds i think they have 5 speakers in each cup aswell. dont know how they would work on Xbox though as they have 5 seperate jacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 I have a razer keyboard which is really good but i dont like the overall look of some of their headsets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 You could adjust individually each driver though, and you could definitely tell the difference when you changed them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCbutcher Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I've used a cheap gioteck hedset for awhile and it was great I just brought a turtle beach and if it wasn't for the fact I get game sound thru the turtle beach I would have stuck with the gio can't fault it but having the game sound is great you can hear a lot more than thru the tv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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