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HALP: Headset
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 7:45 pm
by Nicholson
Hey guys,
As we know 'tis the season! Most of the family members outside immediate family usually just give me gift cards or money and with that I plan on dropping some money on a actual headset. Was wondering if anyone had any suggestions of brands/models? What to look for in one? What to stay away from? Any help would be awesome!
Happy Holidays & Cheers,
Nicholson
Re: HALP: Headset
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 8:56 pm
by DanJhonson
Can you give a rough budget?
Re: HALP: Headset
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 2:09 am
by dat xero
I've always liked the $50 and up plantronics gamecom headsets. their cheapo models always broke on me for no reason. I like my gamecom 777's. comfy, hear everything loud and clear in good quality and don't look ridiculous:
http://www.kulaklik.com/Plantronics-GAM ... 246.html#0
shows pics of someone wearing it.
Re: HALP: Headset
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 4:22 am
by nhoj
Buy headphones + mic instead for a gaming headset.
My 2 cents
Re: HALP: Headset
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:55 am
by Red---
i've been thinking about a new headset as well. did quite a bit of reading and there are too many opinions.
still not sure if a higher end "7.1/5.1 surround sound" headset is worth it. like the razer tiamat/kraken or gamecon 780. or if you should just get a decent headset and go for a nice soundcard instead.
at the moment my gamecon 377 do well. like dat xero said they did break kinda easily but still comfy to wear with some tape
. plus with something like the razer surround sound program they do a pretty good job of creating virtual surround sound to me.
nhoj wrote:Buy headphones + mic instead for a gaming headset.
My 2 cents
never could bring myself to do this but it's something else I read. some of the outstanding sound only headphones do the absolute best for situational positioning.
Re: HALP: Headset
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 9:07 am
by twist
nhoj wrote:Buy headphones + mic instead for a gaming headset.
My 2 cents
Re: HALP: Headset
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 11:49 am
by lowcarb
you don't need sound to see through walls, go with ear buds.
Re: HALP: Headset
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 12:20 pm
by mike
Re: HALP: Headset
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 2:23 pm
by DanJhonson
This is pretty much the best headset you can get under 300 bucks, however what john said it true, getting headphones and a separate mic will generally get you a MUCH better set of cans for a decent bit less than an equivalent headset. Also BUDGET PLEASE SIR!
Re: HALP: Headset
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 2:29 pm
by Hopper
I have a cheap $40 logitech headset with no mic, great for player positioning like red said.
Re: HALP: Headset
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 4:41 pm
by external
best headphones for fps:
http://www.amazon.com/AKG-K-701-Headpho ... words=k701
cheaper alternative: ATH-AD700s if you can find them. apparently theres new model AD700X but idk if its any better or same
then buy a zalman mic for like 10 bucks
Re: HALP: Headset
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 6:59 pm
by Nicholson
DanJhonson wrote:Can you give a rough budget?
hmmm. I didn't put too much thought into it, but I was hoping somewhere in/around the area of 100. Being a college student and having to pay my own way, I was hoping to not spend $300 (though those headsets do like kinda nice lol)
Re: HALP: Headset
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 8:18 am
by CraftyDus
For your money.
My sage rock solid advice is do not buy a fucking gaming headset mic/headphone combo from some fucking gaming peripheral company.
Buy a real pair of headphones from a real fucking audio gear lab/company.
Pay attention to the frequency response specs (wider is better)
Hear dog whistles like a fucking boss.
four examples in your price range.
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Sony-MDR-75 ... 1126810.gc
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Audio-Techn ... 1174448.gc
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Shure-SRH44 ... 1460401.gc
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Sennheiser- ... 1126138.gc
Then buy a real mic from a real fucking microphone lab/company.
Sound like fucking velvet throated god.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/microphones/yna
Re: HALP: Headset
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 10:11 am
by Joshinator
I love my 7506s. Best thing that happened to me. They are like full on brother to me now.
Re: HALP: Headset
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 1:42 pm
by The Bear
Yeah ive heard that buying a good pair of headphones and buying a mic separate is the way to go. I bought this headset over a year ago and not to happy with em so stay away from this head set.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6826816027
Ive always heard that the audio technica ad700 headphones are great. Wish I would have spent the extra 20 or 30 for em instead of getting a full headset which I'm now having problems with my mic on my corsair's. Mic's are usually the first thing to go on a headset that's why just buying headphones and a mic separately is the way to go. Hope this helps Dicholson!
Re: HALP: Headset
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 4:30 pm
by nhoj
Like external said about the K-701 is true. I loaned a pair from my friend to play with under a few days when he was on vacation. Enjoyed every minute of playing MW3 and BF3. Will probably buy a pair of these or the Audio Technica AD700x when my g930 stops working(again)
Re: HALP: Headset
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 9:48 am
by Mino
Re: HALP: Headset
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 2:41 pm
by stile
JVC HARX 700 with ZALMAN clip on mic
Re: HALP: Headset
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 7:15 am
by dogfire