Head-phones

Hello,

I hope we're allowed to discuss head-phones on this forum.

Does anyone know of any head-phones that are wireless, it comes with a built in mic and supports 5.1?

 

Well since we here have no idea what Country your from giving such advice will be hard to do??? Not everything is available in all parts of the world.

 

I'm sorry. I'm from the UK.

It should be compatible with the Creative Sound Blaster ZX card?

 

you want a non-USB 5.1 surround headset? I think the only good ones of those are the old Psyko Audio headsets, but those are discontinued. If you could find one, go right ahead though.

What do you plan to use the headset for? And if it's gaming, what kind of games primarily?

And would you be willing to accept USB headsets?

 

Gaming, and wireless only.

Battlefield, Crysis 3, and other shoot em' up games.

 

You want wireless headsets only? You want a Corsair Vengeance 2100 then, most likely. Great positional audio with simulated 7.1 surround; USB device. Works best if your wireless router in the house can be set to 5GHz as I believe the headset is on a 2.4GHz band.

 

My sound card doens't support 7.1. Is there a similar model for 5.1?

 

USB headsets have their own sound devices. You don't need a sound card to use them; simply plug them in and download the software if necessary (Corsair DOES have software you need to get).

 

Oh, right.

So, if I have no dedicated sound card it will STILL work?

Cooooool, I didn't know that.

 

That's correct. Only for USB devices though. Analog devices will need a sound card of some kind.

 

So, gaming, Skyping, music, and watching movies is all doable with these wireless headphones?

Do they run on batteries or can be they be charged?

 

They're chargable. ~10 hours per charge; one USB stick for wireless functionality and another for charging (you need both plugged in to use it while charging).

 

What do you think of this?

Razer Chimaera 5.1 Gaming Headset: The Ultimate Surround Sound Gaming Headset for Xbox 360 - Razer United Kingdom

 

Never buy Razer headsets. They all suck. I did mention the Corsair for a good reason.

If that doesn't suit your needs (and you don't mind a worse quality mic not fit for recording videos but perfectly fine for conversing with people) you can check out the following:

Logitech G930 (may have a couple software issues; may have been fixed since I last used mine)
Steelseries H-Wireless (great quality, matching price)
Astro A50 (needs Optical out; USB works but I don't think it does 7.1 in USB)

The Corsair Vengeance 2100 is my most recommended one.

Corsiar, Logitech and Steelseries all need software to work properly; I do not know about Astro's setup.

 

The logitech G930 is still a solid choice. I tried both it and the Corsair unit and I found the logitech to have less hiss and better range. I live in a congested apartment that kills everything at 2.4/5GHz. The logitech software has been consolidated so if you have any other G devices (keyboards/mice/etc) you will not need to install additional software.

 

Hey, just chiming in. You guys might want to be aware of the USB headsets that require driver to turn the simulated surround function, they might spike your DPC latency numbers to insane level and create an unresponsive system. The ones that have the chipset/driver made by C-Media (can check under device manager) usually does this, this is also the case with several ASUS PCI soundcard.

My Sennheiser 363D has this problem and it's really frustrating, at the end I just chose to run the headphones with no drivers installed.



I recommend you buy from a place that allows you to return the products if you do not like them, or a store that allows you to test the headphones on a PC before buying it.



Cheers

 

I'm going for the Asus Rampage Extreme V - X99 motherboard. Will I be okay?

 

I'll certainly consider it. The one thing that was drawing me towards to that Razer head-set is because of the stand.

 

Why are you asking desktop specific questions in a laptop forum?

 

I'm sorry, but it's a one-off question in relation to a non-Desktop-related topic.

No more, I promise.

 

Asus Motherboards are some of the best.. Rampage V are extremely good.. Look at some reviews before buying it though..

 

Wll do.

The reason, I asked that question was in response to Mobius 1's post. He mentioned that wireless head-sets might spike your DPC latency numbers to insane level and create an unresponsive system. The ones that have the chipset/driver made by C-Media (can check under device manager) usually does this, this is also the case with several ASUS PCI soundcard.

Since my chipset is going to be an Asus one, I was wanting to clarify if it'd also affect that one.

 

Yeah, I have no idea about that but if you got an external soundcard which is not an Asus one, your sound would be routed through that so you'll be safeguided in a way..

 

Won't need one due to the Vengence2100 being a wireless head-set.

Let's hope someone can clarify.

 

It's an accessories question. Just because he's using it for a desktop shouldn't mean he's not allowed to ask it.

But that's just me...

There are a few options for you. But you need to get a couple things straight.

1. Most surround sound headsets (wired or wireless) will be virtual surround sound. Meaning the headphones only have one speaker on each side and the drivers/software will process the audio stream to where it makes it feel like surround sound in the headphones. Doesn't mean they still can't do a damn good job of it, especially with Dolby Digital/DTS audio (at least mine does).

Educate yourself: Eight 5.1- And 7.1-Channel Gaming Headsets, Reviewed - Surround Sound Headsets? Come Out With Your Ears Up!

2. No wireless headset will interface directly with your sound card. It will use it's own USB dongle or similar adapter with software and will transmit the audio over that, bypassing your sound card entirely.

That being said, I use Sound Blaster Tactic3D Omega Wireless. I've actually got the Recon3D Omega Wireless which adds an external USB Recon3D sound card to the wireless headset package. Many have said my virtual surround sound headset won't sound as good as the "true" surround sound headset. But comparing it to my actual 5 channel surround sound I have, my Omega Wireless does sound great as far as the surround sound effect goes.

 

Some older supremefx equipped ASUS mobos use C-Media for the sound chipset, the severity of the spike varies for each model. Though this newer one in the Rampage V might not have the issue.


If it does have a DPC spike problem, you can fix it by using an external DAC/soundcard or a PCI soundcard that does not have the DPC issue and disabling the onboard audio using the BIOS settings.

 

Sennheiser HD 598 Over-Ear Headphones for $99.99 @ Amazon

Absolutely amazing price on the HD 598s. I just ordered a set.

 

Steelseries H wireless headset is THE way to go in this aspect. I have retired my Razer 7.1 tiamat headset. It is a fight getting good sound even for surround with that headset. It's decent but honestly not any beyer than some of the newer "virtual" surround sound.

I'm enjoying the steelseries h headset very much. I'm now itching to try a higher grade audio file headset for gaming so I'm trying to decide between some audio technica or v-moda.

I'm also wanting to try for some reason the Roccat Kave XTD 5.1. I need to do a review channel and try to get thee companies send me review samples. My wife hates my "spare closet" of all extra computer crap.