Advice: Headset What to buy

[Ibonibo]

Ok recommand me a good headset,

I looked a bit in reviews and the like and best choices seemed to be the Sennheiser 360
and the logitech 930?

What would you recommand??

 

[Pako]

I am amazed every time I put on my Sennheiser HD650's.

There is a lot of variables in picking up a set of headphones, but for a vanilla recommendation, it would be hands down the HD650's.

Tell us your application, listening material, budget, current equipment, and a better recommendation could be made specific to your needs.

 

[Ibonibo]

Ok

It's mainly for PC use, aka games so with mic though movies too, music not the big factor (i have mainly mp3, so no crazy audiophile)

budget around 150€ (+- 15%)

PC: 7.1 onboard through digital (optical) >> on Denon AVR1910


I don't know how good or bad the real and emulated 5.1/7.1 headsets are. Are those worth considering?

 

[Caz]

If your willing to go a little higher, the Turtle beach px5 has been a great upgrade to my gaming. Not sure if you can tap into the bluetooth mic on pc though ?
I was searching around for a decent set of headphones for my ps3 and these were just out of my price range everywhere with newegg coming in cheapest at 239. Walked into my local walmart and they had them for $200. Walked out a little lite in the wallet
Only downside for me is they take 2 AA batteries.
Crisp clear audio both in game via optical and chat via bluetooth. 8 presets built in with user custumizable settings. And dual bluetooth capabilities. Phone rings, tap the button and answer the phone while retaining in game audio as well.

 

[Pako]

Wireless or wired?

I would check out this company: http://www.astrogaming.com/

Quality gear and you might find a set in your price range. If you game and use apps like Teamspeak, the mixamp is awesome!!!! You have, at your fingertip, a mini mixer where you can adjust the volume of your talking vs. the game audio for the perfect balance without needing to adjust software sliders in the middle of a frag fest.

I added a mic to my Sennhiesers for some pretty extreme computer headphones, but have heard some decent reviews of their headphones. I can only vouch for their mixamp 5.8, and it is awesome. Optical from my soundcard. Even supports simulated 7.1 to the headphones. 5.1/7.1 really doesn't work in my opinion with headphones, but good stereo imaging can give you all the detail you would need for accurate judgement of audio sources.

There are also a couple really good threads here where people have already explored some of the different options that are out there.

 

[hennessey86]

Turtle beach xp400

 

[djinline]

If possible, try 'em before buying. You're probably wearing them around your head for hours (watching movies and playing games), if they don't feel comfortable, they are not good enough.

Of course sound quality is important, but I wouldn't want to wear any heavy headphones squeezing my head.

 

[Ibonibo]

Thanks guys will make a selection soonish.. will tell that i came up with