Reccomendation on headphones.

I am getting a ASUS G1s this summer holidays (YAY my first gaming lappy!)
I am planning on buying some headphones for it and for my long haul journies on the plane. All i want is good sound quality, not easily brocken, comfortable for long useage and more improtantly not too expensive(about £30 I might get my friend to get it from amazon or if i can buy it in most HMVs then that will be even better)(it would be quite nice if i can fold the speakers flat for easier storge). I bought some Skull candy headphones for like 40 pounds befor and after a week they broke the sould quality ghone really crap.

My friend has a Sennheiser HD415 Open Headphone and i tried it out and i find it very comfortable(i never trien using them for a long time) and the misic quality is quite good(good enough for me anyways). The only problem being it leaks sound quite seriously but i don't really care.... So please can anyone reccomend some to me or tell me their experience with them(It would be nice it you can give me a review)

 

if noise canceling is not important to you, try the fatal1ty creative labs gaming headphones. they look kind of odd, but the sound quality is UNBELIEVABLE, and the detachable mic that comes with has good quailty- its saved my butt many a time in crysis. They are very comfortable, have a nice long cable, and come with its own cloth bag for when you are carrying it around and don't want the mess of the cable wrapping around everything. I think they run for around 60-70 bucks (about 36 pounds) and I have had nothing but good experience with them. great music and gaming headphones.
-----plus the bass is fantastic in them-----
but no noise canceling. on an airplane that shouldn't matter.

by the way, how do you get that icon in your signature that tells the ip address, isp, os and browser? i must have it!

 

i own a HD515, it is comfortable for long term use and the sound quality is amazing
http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD...eadphones/dp/B0001FTVDG/ref=tag_tdp_sa_edpp_i

Only problem is it won't work in noisy place, and if you live in some place that is hot, you will suffer.

 

Get it from dana soft i have heard of the fatal1ty but is it comfortable tho???? Dude by the way i saw 2 type of fatal1ty headphones there is the smaller ones and the bigger ones which r u talkin about???? And it dosen't look like that the mic is detatchable. Btw how did the mic save u in crysis????

 

I personally would avoid creative, and go with sennheiser. Lately I haven't been all that impressed with creatives sound products. But thats just me. I haven't tried their fatal1ty headphones though, so I can't really tell you how good or bad they are.

 

And here is why u shud avoid Creative:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=227777

+ the Vista driver controversy.

Seriously.. Creative is a sinking ship...avoid it.

Enter the Sennheiser league & be a part of a larger fraternity.

 

I personally don't think the fatal1ty ones won't be very good anyway. They look kinda wierd. So what Sennheiser do u reccomend? Or is the HD415 Open Headphones good enough???? Personally i do listen to quite a pit of rap and heavy punk music. But i will use it mostly on gaming.

 

There are a few other options, assuming you can swing your budget around a little bit.

Equation RP-15 will beat the Senn you tried at just about everything, or another nice option is Sony MDR-V6.

 

Go with the EDGE GX400s. They fit all your criteria except inexpensive... they run around $140, only available through Amazon.

http://www.edgeacoustics.com/products/gx400/

But these are hands down kickass headphones. They are in-ear, so the noise isolation is top notch, people cant hear what you're listening to, and you can wear these for hours on end without any discomfort. Longest I've worn them without removing them was for 4 hours straight during a late night gaming session and my ears felt fine. They are extremely light and very portable. The microphone that it comes with are of excellent quality too, has great reception. I've been using them for a few months now and they show no signs of wear or tear. They don't look like much but don't lets the looks deceive you. They are worth every penny.

You can also do a Google search on these and read the rave reviews about this headset.

 

Those EDGE things look very familiar... http://www.monitoroutlet.com/product/5856.html

I would be carefully with triflange designs, good portion of the users DO NOT find them comfortable...

On the case of sound quality - that design is nowhere near ultimate. Tey are fairly good for the money if you factor the provided isolation into price.

 

I'd avoid tri-flange for sure, unless you need them to be small and need the good isolation. If you don't need those then I'd avoid IEM's in general. Right now if I got a new pair of headphones it would be the Beyerdynamic DT770's or the Ultrasone HFI-780's.

 

I just ordered some Tritton AXPC's from Amazon.

They have a built in audio chip that enables 5.1 channel sound.

http://www.trittontechnologies.com/products/TRIUA512.htm

Reported to work well with XP and some problems with Vista.

Good solution for a computer or notebook that doesn't have built in 5.1 channel audio.

 

By the way i forgot to say that i would perfer one that has a detachable mic and i already have the Bose in-ear earbuds soo i don't really need anymore. And 5.1 surround would be a good bonus. Oh ya i woould be using Vista cauz i wanna play halo2.
just looked at the Tritton AXPC's that you showed me, they are kinda cool and i already have the intention to buy them can you give us a review after you recived them and it saids that it has 'Rumble Technology' what's that????lol

 

Yeah, Etymotic Research makes the EDGE headset. Its their new gaming headset. I guess they made some improvements over other previous builds.

FYI, you can swap out the tri-flange ear pieces for foam or smaller tri-flange pieces. The headset comes with 3 types... I opted for the original tri-flange piece. I'm very use to wearing ear plugs from band practice/concerts so wearing these earpieces is no change for me. Plus I'm not a big fan of big/bulky headphones on my head for hours on end.

 

I have the Sennheiser HD 280 Pros. They're relatively cheap (about $70 i think) and sound great.

Even if you dont go with these particular headphones, go Sennheiser.

 

I have a pair of Sony V900-HD's and I wouldn't trade them for a bag of tits. They do cost 125 quid though. But they are beyond awesome.

 

I love my SteelSound 5H V2 Headset... It's just GREAT for Gaming... Very Confortable, i always forget im wearing them... I have the USB version (comes with a usb soundcard with virtual 7.1 surround sound)... I can't count how many times this headset saved my a$$ in CS i can hear ANYTHING, i played CS for 4+ years and now i notice map sounds that i had never heard before...

BTW the mic is retractable, so you can hide it when you don't need it... Also, the cord is about 3 feet long but it comes with an extension of about 6+ feet so you get 10 feet at the end

 

Go to head-fi if u seriously need more advice... i am also there under same name 'nocturnal310'

 

I would suggest this. Go to your local "Guitar Center" (which I know you probably don't have over there, but I am sure you have a music instrument superstore of some sort). And start testing out headphones.

The Sennheiser HD280's are decent, the 550's are better.
The Sony 7506's are good (pretty much a industry standard in the recording/production biz).
M-Audio has a great new pair out called the Q40's.
AKG makes some great ones.
Maybe over there Beyer Dynamics are easy to get?

My point is that you could overpay for the "gaming headphones", because they are "gaming headphones". Or you could pay about the same price for a pair of "real headphones". But test them out for sound quality. And most important for long term use/comfort.

 

Yes, Tusin is rite... u shudnt buy without listening..


in the name of Gaming..they have started ripping off customers & overcharging them.
Blame the Marketing.

 

Someone already recommended the 5H v2, and I vouche. I don't own one myself, but when I was looking for headsets to buy, every website I went to said it was a great; I didn't see a single bad review on it. Here's a review for you: http://techgage.com/article/steelsound_5h_v2_headset/

I also recommend the PC166 USB headset which you can see here: http://techgage.com/article/sennheiser_pc165_usb_headset/

or the PC151 which is apparently almost the same. But, it's cheaper and doesn't have the USB option. The USB is nice to have if your computer doesn't already have a nice sound card. review: http://techgage.com/article/sennheiser_pc150_headset/

Note that the Sennheisers don't have the 5.1 option. Lastly, I would like to say that I've seen some good reviews of the Saitek Cyborg 5.1 headset. The OCC review says that the headset has a crackling problem, but that's just caused by the dangling audio/speaker wire touching one another(If you use USB, there is still the audio wires with nowhere to go). Review: http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/audio/Saitek_Cyborg_headset/

Lastly, I bought a Steelseries 3H because I was on a budget. I'd say that you should stay away from this headset because although the sound is not bad at all, and there is pretty good bass, the headset is uncomfortable after long periods. I think that if you're going to buy a headset that's $30 or under you should probably get the over ear ones. Of course, I could be wrong but that's just my personal opinion.

 

I am currently considering the razer barracuda

 

I tend to agree with this. I was less than impressed with 5,1 headphones I've tried (at stores), and I heard their "3D sound" isn't that great, neither.

I use Audio-Technica AD900, and it has great spatial representation when I game - aside from having a great sound.

 

My favorites have to be the Sennheiser 280 Pro's and the Sennheiser CX300's
They're relatively cheap for noise isolation headphones. Really good sound quality. Depends if you want something larger or smaller really. I suppose there are Sennheiser CX500's now, not sure on quality.

 

But HD280's are very heavy and cause Audio fatigue...

CX300 are great but..

I am using Sennheiser HD205 rite now...since they are 32 Ohm...hence sound great without Amp also...

 

I have some Shure se310s which Shure sent to me after my E3Cs broke..

aint actually tried em on them on a lappy yet, but will do as soon as I get one next week. I tried the cx300s on my mp3 and they are no comparison to the Shure range.

 

uhhh correct me if I'm mistaken but you're getting a G1s which means.. your notebook is going to have an integrated card yes? which then also means that you don't even possess a sound card that is 5.1 capable right? Which then means that you're going to spend a lot of money to get the Razer Barracuda which won't even utilize its 5.1 capabilities and so won't be that great for gaming either.

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure it'll still be a very nice sounding stereo headset but if you ask me I'd rather spend my money on something of which I could use to the fullest. Well anyway, just wanted to clarify that in case you didn't realize.

 

KidProdigy is rite... for Integrated sound card its no use buying Barracuda...

I suggest u to buy Stereo Headphones.

 

those 5.1 sets are a joke.

Usually heavy and uncomfortable.

The sound stage and seperation are not much better if any better than sterio headphones and the quality is never as good (IMO)

Common sense question:

If you get a 200$ pair of stereo headphones that are of great quality, do you think that a company is going to put the same quality drivers into now 5 or 6 speakers for the same price of 200$?

The quality of the drivers would have to be only 1/3rd as good to maintain the same cost ratio for the company, and trust me they give nothing away for free

 

Well i personally can't have 5.1 speakers because of the amount of travelling i do each year. And moreover there is no point listening to 5.1 speakers in a dorm with 3 more people propably revising.....

 

As ViciousXUSMC said, 5.1 headphones are more hype than value IMO. You'd be better of with a good stereo set of cans that have a nice soundstage. They'll be better headphones for music, and they will still be nice for movies. And it will be better value.

 

Ive heard nothing but good things about the a500s but they are a twice as much as you wanted to spend from audiocubes, you can get the cheaper from other places (amazon in US), they are supposedly very comfortable and light weight with a very expansive soundstage

 

After looking around for a pair for my Creative Zen as well as for gaming, I should have a pair of UltimateEars Super.Fi Pro 5s in a few days. I'll let you know if they are good, but my gf's Super.Fi 3s are pretty sweet themselves.

 

We are talking about headphones

 

Audio Technica A500s? never listened to them personally but I own and use the A700's and they are great. The AD700's I had for a short while and I liked them even more (situational)

I hear the difference from the A700's to the A900's is small, but the 500 --> 700 jump should be worth while. I got mine on ebay actually not audiocubes and got a pretty good deal.

 

Update on this headset.


The bad

Works with XP. Not plug and play. Drivers struggle with on board sound drivers and switch in and out. IMO the drivers are unstable and need to be updated and corrected for flawless plug and play operation.

Took a great deal of playing with audio configuration settings in XP to find the right combination to make the speakers work in proper 5.1 channel form.

Again the driver doesn't work like it should. Also from what I have read online the headset will not work at all with Vista.


The good.



Once configured properly the audio is great. 5.1 channel works well. The sound quality is very nice.

The microphone works great. The audio play back sounds proffessional.

The overall build quality is great. The Orange color is a little out there but the materials and overall feel of the finish is high quality.

Lots of soft padding around ears and on head. Very comfortable. Light weight.

I was able to plug it in my PS3 and set it up the microphone to work as a USB mic. That was cool. Now only if the 5.1 channel headset audio features were compatible with the PS3. That would make these great.


Conclusion

Great headset that requires advanced computer user skills to make work. Tritton needs to fix the drivers to properly support Window Operating Systems and other Operating Systems and deffinitely need to make a driver for the PS3.

If they did this this headset would be awesome.

I like them but would love them if they were easier to operate and use with XP and my PS3.

 

I heard Vista based sound drivers sound worse compared to XP?

Is that true?

 

I really like the headphone of the Main Character in the Persona 3 games... wonder if they sell any

 

NOW I AM set on the steel sound 5H V2s. Getting them right after i sell my scull candy headphones.....(they suck)

 

Used to be true because they did away with a major sound protocol that most cards used so they had very poor drivers, but now they have worked around it and i do not think there is a difference.

 

You're better off buying a nice pair of non-gaming headphones (w/ no mic) and buying a Zalman ZM-MIC1 clip on mic. Reason being gaming headphones are overpriced for what you get because they are "gaming".

 

I agree! Stay away from "gaming" headphones or those stupid "5.1 surround sound" gimmick BS. Please stay away from them. Those people who consider 5.1 headphones good sound quality clearly stupid or works for them.

You are better off buying a Sennheiser headphones with Zalman mic.

I personally use IEM + Zalman mic when I want to play video games.

 

Lol... Gaming headphones are a Marketing Hype...they really are not worth the money.

if u still want then get Sennheiser HD201 G4ME!!!! or HD515 G4Me!!

 

I recon i wil just go back with the hd 415.