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    do surround sound headphones work on a notebook?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by palmoliver, Dec 24, 2007.

  1. palmoliver

    palmoliver Notebook Enthusiast

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    so i got myself a pair of surround sound headphones today, and i was wondering if these will work on my notebook. do most games out now support surround sound?
     
    palmoliver, Dec 24, 2007
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    crow11ad Notebook Guru

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    Some of the newer games do. You need to look on the back of the game to see if it does. Your headphones should work with your notebook as the surround sound is built into the headphones.
     
    crow11ad, Dec 24, 2007
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    Surround sound on headphones is a gimmick, you'll get much better sound stage from a decent pair of regular stereo headphones (A700, AD700)
     
    Al Paccioli, Dec 24, 2007
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    palmoliver Notebook Enthusiast

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    how so? does it not really provide surround sound?
     
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    zeppelin420x Notebook Consultant

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    What brand did you buy?
     
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    palmoliver Notebook Enthusiast

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    http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/602-6748618-1679012?ASIN=B000XD85JM&AFID=Froogle&LNM=B000XD85JM|Sentry_2.1_Surround_Sound_Headphones_with_Subwoofers__HO2.1&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=B000XD85JM&ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001
     
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    2.1? wouldnt that be L+R+ Subwoofer?

    thats pretty much a standard headphone with a subwoofer lol

    looks like they suckered u out on a pair of "surround headphones"

    well at least it has good range 20hz-20khz, thats pretty much the human range of hearing at least for newborns most of us have a range of like 40hz-18khz

    if u want true surround headphones try going with bose, Dolby, Yamaha or Srs

    i highly recomend Dolby, they are the guys that pretty much pioneered surround sound
    itll cost u a pretty penny tho
     
    Masterbassist, Dec 24, 2007
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