Surround Sound Headphones?

TheBladeRoden · 2012-03-30, 08:09 PM

My Sony MDR-V600's are falling apart so I'm in the market for new gaming headphones. I'm interested in ones that do 5.1 or 7.1 surround. Preferably ones that are under $100 or don't go too far over. Any suggestions?

Goku · 2012-03-30, 10:41 PM

Do you use a sound card? If not you may want to look into these.

TheBladeRoden · 2012-03-31, 04:06 PM

I have a Creative Xtreme Fatality

Sentrosi · 2012-03-31, 09:54 PM

I'm saving up to get some Logitec G35s. Usually can see them for around $100. Also sort of looking at the Tritton TRI-GA611.

duomaxwl · 2012-03-31, 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by Sentrosi

I'm saving up to get some Logitec G35s. Usually can see them for around $100. Also sort of looking at the Tritton TRI-GA611.

I have the g930's (same thing, but wireless iirc) and I love them. Just gotta tweak the EQ a little bit to help bring out the nice sound.

krnasaur · 2012-03-31, 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by Goku

Do you use a sound card? If not you may want to look into these.

My Corsair HS1's broke after about 3 months. Im not so sure about them

DviddLeff · 2012-04-01, 04:40 AM

I have the Logitech G35 set, which I got after getting frustrated at headphones simply not lasting more than 6 months of use.

These are going strong, although I do wish I had seen the wireless version and gone for that one. The wire is strong, long and sturdy (yeah yeah, whatever), but it gets in the way at times.

SurgeonX · 2012-04-01, 03:11 PM

Yep, Logitech G35's here too.
They're amazing, I'd highly recommend them.
But yeah, the cable is super strudy and long, but it can be a proper pain in the arse at times.

Duddy · 2012-04-01, 03:46 PM

Another vote for G35s, though I may add I really didn't like the leather on the earpieces so I stripped it off :P

FastAndFree · 2012-04-02, 11:00 AM

I have a Corsair vengeance 1500 but the only other headset I could compare it to is the Microsoft Lifechat LX-3000 and that would be like shit and chocolate...

It sounds great to me and although at first it felt a bit heavy and not entirely comfortable at the top of my skull I got rather used to it and barely notice it anymore

Has anyone tried both the 1500 and the G35? (or the G930)
One probably overlooked feature of the G35 is that it doesn't have that control thingie in the middle of the cable, instead it's integrated into the outer side of the left speaker.
I absolutely loath those things so that's my biggest regret about choosing the 1500

IronMole · 2012-04-02, 03:22 PM

Surround Sound Headphones are crap. Simple as.

A decent sound card with 3d surround and a good pair of Stereo Head Phones is a lot better.

You will get a more "true" depth surround sound this way considering that the "speakers" in surround headphones are too close together.

Vancha · 2012-04-02, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by TheBladeRoden

Any suggestions?

I'd suggest not getting surround sound headphones.

http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=221319

That thread explained it better than I was going to.

Goku · 2012-04-02, 04:47 PM

Thats my opinion too actually. I tend to just stick with the regular kind and make use of a sound card. I used to have a 5.1, but I never noticed the difference tbh and the sound quality is better now.

FastAndFree · 2012-04-03, 07:55 AM

The Vengenace 1500 is a virtual surround headset, it only has one driver in each earcup. I think the G35 is the same

So in essence they are stereo headphones that have the surround virtualization integrated instead of leaving it to the soundcard
(or rather, they have their own soundcard)

TheBladeRoden · 2012-04-06, 07:21 PM

The surround virtualization my card has is X-Fi CMSS 3D and all it seems to do is make things sound hollowish