https://www.pcgamer.com/best-gaming-headset Difficult decision, if I get something similar 80-90€ is my budget limit, so most probably stereo headphones will do it for me
https://www.pcgamer.com/best-gaming-headset Difficult decision, if I get something similar 80-90€ is my budget limit, so most probably stereo headphones will do it for me
some great stuff there. What I want is mostly good all around headphones. So probably Gaming-Open-Bass, yes, but Open as the main characteristic sounds fine to me.Unless you want a wireless headset that connects through a proprietary USB dongle (instead of bluetooth that usually brings lots of latency), I wouldn't follow a PC gaming website for choosing headphones. Regardless of the price.
For PC gaming what you generally want is a headset with V-shaped frequency response and large-ish drivers that can better reproduce bass-heavy explosions. Also, unless making noise around you is a problem, you should get open-ended headphones for an improved soundstage (i.e. perception of the sound coming from a distance instead of inside your head).
I'd follow this guide:
Look for the tags that say "gamer", "open" and "bass".
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But depending on what you have at the moment, you might need a dedicated soundcard for them, though.
In your case, if you're going for a wired headset I think these are great and their price seems to be what you're looking for:
https://www.amazon.es/Sennheiser-HD-559-Auriculares-Diadema/dp/B01L1IIEKM/
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That guy's review of the 559 are the first ~15min of this hilarious video:
But depending on what you have at the moment, you might need a dedicated soundcard for them, though.
Now that you mention it, I got an email from Creative today featuring the new SoundBlasterX G6 external soundcard for PS4, PC, Switch and Xbox One.
it's been a while since I had my last Creative device, got a Roland SD-50 instead of a typical soundcard but first I still prefer getting something like those Sennheiser headphones...That one's nice but also not cheap.
If you're going to use Atmos or Windows Sonic then you don't really need Creative's in-house virtual surround. Something much cheaper like the SoundBlaster E1 could be enough to drive the HD 559. People say great things about Sabre DACs, too.
this comment in the video sums it all up if you want to discern the differences. I listened to the video using Dolby Atmos for headphones, but the point is that the differences are clear.sounds great to my ears not bad microsoft!
That's not a patch on my experiences with Sony's virtual surround headset playing Apex Legends. Positional audio in that is really good.6:28 Sonic
what's that headset? I mean, which model?That's not a patch on my experiences with Sony's virtual surround headset playing Apex Legends. Positional audio in that is really good.
interesting, I found that to be true as well. The lower frequencies weren't coming in as strongWhy use Atmos or Sonic in Alien Isolation when the game already has its own built it HRTF surround system ?
Edit: Scratch that..I'm dumb...forgot we are talking about headphones...yeah Atmos all the way in that case. Windows Sonic is to light on the lower frequencies.
good luck. It's a game better played when one goes to the bathroom, if you know what I mean. Uffffffff, so intense.ill give alien isolation a go and compare!
Indeed. The 20k treble test is not suitable for adults whose high frequency stops well before that. You're headphones could be reproducing 20kHz just fine (although everything above 5 kHz is just a ghastly whine so why would you even want to??) but it'll sound like they're no good when you can't hear about 14kHz.The other side of the coin is your hearing.
As ever, I'm a frickin' outlier again. Would be nice to sit comfortably in the centre of the bell curve just once! TBH I'm surprised as I thought I might score a little low as I do have trouble making out what people are saying at times. Although that's without noise. Maybe my 'hearing good diction against noise' is great, but my ability to understand ordinary folk is rubbish? I bet I score bottom 5th percentile in making out song lyrics!This is as good a test as I’ve found online
thanks for sharing, I tried the tests... My tranquil and calm life in these forgotten mountains seem to pay off in a way, my hearing is still okay. I got an above average score on the combinations of numbers test with background noise. After 15KHz I hear nothing though.The other side of the coin is your hearing.
This is as good a test as I’ve found online. A problem with any test done online is lack of calibrated levels, which will affect the results a lot (Fletcher-Munson curves et cetera).
This test uses relative levels by embedding the signal in noise. It’s also functional - rather than trying to do a full spectrum test, it uses spoken words. But then, picking up information in the presence of ”noise” is what we need in real environments, and for that matter in gaming. It could have done a bit more in terms of directionality, but it is still OK.
If you don’t score well (you should) on this test, that doesn’t mean your hearing is bad. But if your headphones seem good on the test Cyan posted, and you still find the hearing test difficult, it may be a good idea to check your hearing. Quite a bit can be off with it without anyone ever noticing that you find it a bit harder than most to determine directions for instance.
If your headphones and ears do well in the pure tests in Cyans post, and the masking tests here you’re probably at least OK.
PS. Audiocheck.net is a great resource for headphone and other audio testing. The binaural test is a great argument in favour of better 3D audio!