What type of headphones do you use?

• RB2temp wrote on 2013-05-12 23:39
  Wow, Germany is getting screwed then.
  
  

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  There's some here for $369 too.
  
  www.ebay.com/itm/AKG-K702-65th-Anniversary-Limited-Edition-Open-Back-Headphone-SAVE-BIG-/121106524668
  
  Interestingly, they say they ship to the Americas, Asia and Australia. I think AKG is screwing Europe and forcing authorized dealers to do so as well.
• Sumpfkraut wrote on 2013-05-12 23:42
  Damn, I could actually afford that. Hmmmmmmmmmmm.
  
  Crazy. I would have to import something from overseas that has been exported from Austria to spend less money than when they just export it to Germany straight. I guess that non-existent inner-European toll really inflates the price. :rolleyes:
• RB2temp wrote on 2013-05-12 23:54
  Well hey, if you can get someone to do it, it'll save a ton of money :P
  
  And it won't support shitty business practices.
• Cucurbita wrote on 2013-05-13 01:20
  Sennheiser HD280 Pro
  
  They're 100 dollar studio headphones. Never been happier. Could be a tad bit happier. Sound quality is reasonably perfect. Compared to the 300+ dollar ones, the difference is pretty subtle. Which brings me to saying the only thing I wish it could improve on is comfort and style points (vanity pls).
  
  They're the most comfortable headphones I've worn, but I feel like if I had designed it myself, it could feel a bit better. I need bigger earcups. My ears still hurt if I wear it for over 6 hours.
• RB2temp wrote on 2013-05-13 01:27
  Yeah.
  
  Quality gets a little better around $150-200, but beyond that, you're basically paying for what type of sound you want rather than what quality. Keep in mind though that to power some of the good headphones (like the AKG set we're talking about) you'd need to get an amp to make it loud/clean enough which could cost $20-150ish extra depending on the headphone. But that's a one time purchase and a good one in that upper range (usually) isn't mandatory. Of course not all good headphones in this range need an amp at all.
  
  I think the AKGs eat up power and actually do need an Objective2. Sennheisers, probably not unless it's a 600/650.
• Mentosftw wrote on 2013-05-13 03:01
  I switch between a cheap logitech speaker/sub set, a noise canceling pair of panasonic headphones and a pair of shure 102 earbuds.
• Aubog007 wrote on 2013-05-13 06:04

  Quote from Lewd;1086947:

  That's what everyone says before they try nice headphones

  
  
  I was given turtle beaches for a week for the "surround sound" effect for call of duty, they offered no performance boosting effect or "location" system that a bunch of 5 dollar headphones couldnt provide me.
  
  Surround sound does not appeal to me, i hate all speakers in general and would rather listen to everything in just normal stereo headphones that cost 5-20 bucks.
  
  I can tell the difference between left, right, forward and behind with a bunch of cheap headphones, good enough for me.
• Ashikoki wrote on 2013-05-13 06:35

  Quote from Aubog007;1087481:

  I was given turtle beaches for a week for the "surround sound" effect for call of duty, they offered no performance boosting effect or "location" system that a bunch of 5 dollar headphones couldnt provide me.
  
  Surround sound does not appeal to me, i hate all speakers in general and would rather listen to everything in just normal stereo headphones that cost 5-20 bucks.
  
  I can tell the difference between left, right, forward and behind with a bunch of cheap headphones, good enough for me.

  
  
  Turtle Beach is a cheap gaming brand. They advertise completely irrelevant "features". In a sense, they're just stylized, well advertised. They're 15 dollar headphones with a sleek plastic mold sold at 50+ dollars.
  
  You don't buy headphones for "better gaming". Anyone who advertises their headphones with "gaming features" can go fuck themselves.
• Compass wrote on 2013-05-13 06:47
  That reminds me of the most popular excuse that people say on the other site I go to.
  "I use headsets because they can provide surround sound in which headphones can't/do poorly in"
  The refuse to see the light of musical nirvana.
• Aubog007 wrote on 2013-05-13 06:48

  Quote from Ashikoki;1087503:

  Turtle Beach is a cheap gaming brand. They advertise completely irrelevant "features". In a sense, they're just stylized, well advertised. They're 15 dollar headphones with a sleek plastic mold sold at 50+ dollars.
  
  You don't buy headphones for "better gaming". Anyone who advertises their headphones with "gaming features" can go fuck themselves.

  
  
  As long as i can hear the nuiances with sound on my headphones, i am content.
  
  I strive for cheap and efficient, not a luxury person.
  
  If you saw my old kb and mouse, you would cry, straight out of the late 90's early 00's.
  
  And they were awesome. New comp came with "better" stuff, but i hate tiny keys, i loved my massive keyboard.
• RB2temp wrote on 2013-05-13 07:10

  Quote from Ashikoki;1087503:

  You don't buy headphones for "better gaming".

  
  Actually, you can...
  
  Some headphones have a better soundstage than others, which essentially just means the physical construction of them enables better positional sound. If the cups are curved, for example, it's gonna make a different sound than if they're straight because of how sound will arrive at your ear. Done properly, this can create amazing illusions of actually being surrounded by the sound.
  
  But even with good headphones, it's all over the place and high quality headphones don't necessarily have a good soundstage, and low quality headphones not necessarily a bad one (unless they're really cheap, almost all of those are bad all around).
  
  But yeah, avoid anything that mentions built-in surround sound. What you're going to be looking for is virtual surround sound which is far more accurate and realistic. This can be done regardless of which headphones you're using.
  

  Quote from Aubog007;1087481:

  I can tell the difference between left, right, forward and behind with a bunch of cheap headphones, good enough for me.

  
  Well yeah. Any headphone can tell the general direction (I hope), but some do it more clearly than others and some do it differently than others. For example, could you tell if something was 20m to the right of you or 10m to the right of you? This may sound silly, but it can get pretty realistic by comparison when it's accurate. With moving objects in particular, it's possible to close your eyes and know exactly where something is relative to you with the right headphones. Meaning like, you could point to that location and get it every time rather than just in the general direction.
  
  This is not a big deal or something people just listening to music probably care about, but in competitive gaming it's kinda relevant. I know when I wear certain headphones I can't find anything and with others, like the ones I had before they broke, everyone thought I was wallhacking :P
  

  Quote from Compass;1087507:

  That reminds me of the most popular excuse that people say on the other site I go to.
  "I use headsets because they can provide surround sound in which headphones can't/do poorly in"
  The refuse to see the light of musical nirvana.

  
  You should tell them that makes no sense because they're the same thing as far as listening goes.
  

  Quote from Aubog007;1087508:

  I strive for cheap and efficient, not a luxury person.

  
  That's alright, but I think $20 is about the point where things are about as cheap as possible while still having high build and sound quality... well, for the price, of course.
• Aubog007 wrote on 2013-05-13 09:44
  I play a lot of CoD, with my crap headphones and the footstep perk, oh boy i was a menace.
• Lewd wrote on 2013-05-13 10:13

  Quote from Aubog007;1087545:

  I play a lot of CoD, with my crap headphones and the footstep perk, oh boy i was a menace.

  
  
  I dont think anyone here was saying that you play better with better headphones, but better headphones do allow for a more immersive experience.
• Hanna wrote on 2013-05-13 13:20
  http://us.akg.com/akg-product-detail_us/q-701.html
  
  BF3 + These = Eargasm
• Aubog007 wrote on 2013-05-14 00:27

  Quote from Lewd;1087551:

  I dont think anyone here was saying that you play better with better headphones, but better headphones do allow for a more immersive experience.

  
  
  To me it's the same experience. I don't understand "immersion"