Nineteen Eleven

Sears wrote:

CharlieGiteau wrote:

Sears wrote:siberia v2 usb

Realize with USB headsets, they have their own built-in soundcard. So if you like your card on your MB, it'll be wasted.

Duh. The Siberia's USB soundcard has some cool features, and it's totally optional.

http://steelseries.com/products/audio/s ... ria-v2-usb

Well, I wasn't aware if it when I bought my USB headset. Just putting it out there in case it was unknown, jerk!

unpro wrote:i have a pair of audiotechnica 700s and a stand alone mic, better sound than any headset, plus music still sounds amazing. dont give up shit.

Yup, this is what I ended up doing.

Astro A40's

sennheiser 333d g4me

Plantronics GameCom 377

vertex wrote:Plantronics GameCom 377

I had a set similar to those, broke fairly quickly.

I have the 555's HD. I haven't used them for dod in 4 years but the sound quality is amazing. Don't get something with a mic on it because then you can't take it with you in public.

I am a bit of an audiophile and I have all kinds of headphones.

Some of them include:

Beyerdynamic DT990 600Ω & DT880 600Ω
AKG K550 & Q701
Audio-Technica ATH-A900x
and my good ol' trusty Sennheier HD590

I use all of these headphones amped via a Schitt Asgard amp & Schiit Bifrost DAC which is a great little combo. All of my headphones have a slightly different sound signature / sound staging so their purposes are different.

You need to determine what factors you are looking for in a set of headphones. Open or closed, what types of music you listen to, gaming / movies / ect, lots of bass / accurate bass / overwhelming bass, all kinds of factors determine what type of headphones you choose.

Some nice closed headphone suggestions if you don't plan on amping them and a smaller budget:

http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-AT ... 004ZG9TMA/

http://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-770- ... 0016MNAAI/


Add on this clip-on mic and you have yourself a nice setup without draining the bank.

http://www.amazon.com/Zalman-Zm-Mic1-Se ... 00029MTMQ/


Don't forget at least a cheapy sound card such as this with a small headphone amp built-in if you are using on-board:

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Channel-Soun ... 0045JHJSS/

I tried the Audiotechnica 700 or whatever model and it was a little big for my head and angled awkwardly. The sound quality seemed alright though.

I ended up buying HD555s and they've been fine. The only problem you should be aware of is that the plastic cracks on the side where the band connects to the cups. I've never been aggressive with my cans and other people seem to have the same problem. You can send them in for repair, but only as long as they're covered under warranty. After that, it seems like you're on your own.

A Corsair 1500. Upgraded from some really noisy analog 5.1 headphones from turtle beach. It's pretty sweet.