Best Headphones for Gaming.......?

nomatch1 · 12-31-2003, 01:15 PM

1) What's the best headphones for gaming under $50?

2) What's the best value headphones ever to hit the market?

3) Is Headphones better then a 60watt Surround Sound Harmon Kardon speakers with a Soundblaster 7.1?

4) I was looking up some sites on headphones and I want to know what does "mw" means?

Thanks!

kneecapper · 12-31-2003, 08:22 PM

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chrönik04 · 01-02-2004, 02:11 AM

ok nomatch1..

"mW" = milliwatts
"dB" = decibels

..pretty much tells you the pwr of your headset.

dethangel · 01-02-2004, 12:46 PM

i would go with something like a BOSE or SONY set, i have a set of SONYs that im pretty happy with, now the BOSE would be better as they are noise-cancelling, but they aint under $50

RyanOldw83 · 01-03-2004, 10:16 AM

Wether to get headphones or a speaker set really depends on the games you play. FPS games are better with headphones so you can hear things from side to side easier, but for games like WC3 and that genre id go with a speaker set.

kneecapper · 01-03-2004, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dethangel
i would go with something like a BOSE or SONY set, i have a set of SONYs that im pretty happy with, now the BOSE would be better as they are noise-cancelling, but they aint under $50

i will have to strongly disagree with dethangel on this. BOSE only stands for Buy Other Sound Equipment. for the price they charge, they are utter crap.

sennheiser, beyerdynamic, grado, akg, etc are much better headphones. though they cost more, they're definitely worth it.

i strongly advise against bose anything.

my .02

kneecapper · 01-03-2004, 09:00 PM

oh wait, but i digress. back to the topic.

get the grado sr-60's or the senn hd 280 pros. (sr-60's are much better for the price, but what it makes up for in value, it loses in comfort)

Forceflow · 01-18-2004, 09:27 PM

bose makes great stuff kneecapper from my experiance.

anyways my friend has some top of the line sennheisers, it really is wicked. I have in-ear senns : mx400 i think that works well nothing special besides the excellent bass. that was 25 dollars canadian i believe.

Bleep · 01-19-2004, 12:24 AM

I was looking at these Zalman Theatre 6 surround sound headphones... They are on sale at my online retailer for 50-some bucks Canadian. I've read a lot of good things about them. They are supposed to sound almost as good as a real surround sound system, packaged in a headphone design.

You need to have a 5 channel (or more) sound card, or have a mobo that has it integrated, to use these.

Kurupt · 01-22-2004, 07:14 AM

For gaming get a Platronic's headset.

12-31-2003, 01:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
nomatch1 Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4	Best Headphones for Gaming.......? 1) What's the best headphones for gaming under $50? 2) What's the best value headphones ever to hit the market? 3) Is Headphones better then a 60watt Surround Sound Harmon Kardon speakers with a Soundblaster 7.1? 4) I was looking up some sites on headphones and I want to know what does "mw" means? Thanks!

01-02-2004, 02:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
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RyanOldw83 Ultra Techie Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 774	Wether to get headphones or a speaker set really depends on the games you play. FPS games are better with headphones so you can hear things from side to side easier, but for games like WC3 and that genre id go with a speaker set. __________________ Windows XP PRO:$0, Visual Studio 6:$0, Age of Empires 2:$0, Halo:$0. Having $100s in free MS software while people are being sued over $.99 songs: Priceless

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Bleep Contributor Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 620	I was looking at these Zalman Theatre 6 surround sound headphones... They are on sale at my online retailer for 50-some bucks Canadian. I've read a lot of good things about them. They are supposed to sound almost as good as a real surround sound system, packaged in a headphone design. You need to have a 5 channel (or more) sound card, or have a mobo that has it integrated, to use these. __________________ CPU - P4 2.4C, 800FSB W/HT - CONSERVATIVELY OC\'ED MOBO - GIGABYTE GA-8KNXP 2.0 875P CHIPSET/DUAL BIOS VER. FE RAM - 1GB (2X512) OCZ PC3200 REV 2, 400MHZ 2-3-3 6 VID CARD - ASUS RADEON 9600XT 128MB W/VIVO FLOPPY - SAMSUNG 1.44M HDD - MAXTOR 120GB 7200RPM ATA133 EIDE W/8MB BUFFER DVD - LG GDR8162B 16X IDE DVD ROM PSU - ENERMAX EG465P-VE FC 460 WATT VANTEC VP4-C7040 AEROFLOW HS/FAN 5 X VANTEC STEALTH 80MM CASE FANS

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12-31-2003, 08:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
kneecapper Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 20	How to perform a Repair Install inWindows XP??

01-02-2004, 12:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
dethangel Ultra Techie Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 934	i would go with something like a BOSE or SONY set, i have a set of SONYs that im pretty happy with, now the BOSE would be better as they are noise-cancelling, but they aint under $50

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kneecapper Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 20	oh wait, but i digress. back to the topic. get the grado sr-60's or the senn hd 280 pros. (sr-60's are much better for the price, but what it makes up for in value, it loses in comfort)

01-18-2004, 09:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
Forceflow True Techie Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 165	bose makes great stuff kneecapper from my experiance. anyways my friend has some top of the line sennheisers, it really is wicked. I have in-ear senns : mx400 i think that works well nothing special besides the excellent bass. that was 25 dollars canadian i believe.

01-22-2004, 07:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
Kurupt Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 29	For gaming get a Platronic's headset.