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Posted: Sat, 16th Aug 2008 22:26 Post subject: Headphones	Quick Quote Quote

I've decided to grab myself a new set of headphones as the ones I currently use (Sony MDR-V500) get pretty painful after a days worth of gaming.. They kind of sit ON my ears which I think is the problem. I'm looking for a good pair that sit over the ears, but I dont know a huge amount about headphones! I dont mind spending up to around £120 if its worthwhile, I was looking at the Grado SR80 and Grando SR125 but read reviews saying they were very uncomfortable, which is the opposite of what I want. Thoughts?

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Posted: Sat, 16th Aug 2008 22:30 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Razer Barracuda HP-1. I am 100% happy with them for over 7 months now. LINK

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Posted: Sat, 16th Aug 2008 22:33 Post subject:

CaptainCox wrote:

Razer Barracuda HP-1. I am 100% happy with them for over 7 months now.
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Seconded.

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Posted: Sat, 16th Aug 2008 23:41 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

BTW isn't the Razor only a rebranded -with cosmetic changes- headset from Turtle Beach, you know just the same for 40 bucks ($79.9 vs $119.99 @newegg) more? http://www.turtlebeach.com/products/efhpa2/home.aspx

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Posted: Sun, 17th Aug 2008 01:02 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Koss is overpriced and overrated, id go with something not too expensive... just read some reviews ^^

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Posted: Sun, 17th Aug 2008 01:10 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

5.1 headphones is a joke anyway, from a physics perspective yes

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Posted: Sun, 17th Aug 2008 01:19 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

I'm big on headphones, I can't deal with a cheap pair (or a pair with cheap gimics ).. I'm looking for a pair from the lower end of the audiophile category, thus why I initially looked at Grado. Its a shame they dont make headphones which are comfortable

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Posted: Sun, 17th Aug 2008 01:45 Post subject:

[sYn] wrote:

I'm big on headphones, I can't deal with a cheap pair (or a pair with cheap gimics Wink

).. I'm looking for a pair from the lower end of the audiophile category, thus why I initially looked at Grado. Its a shame they dont make headphones which are comfortable Razz

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Posted: Sun, 17th Aug 2008 01:55 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

nice, usb headphons.. makes your soundcard useless:p yes

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Posted: Sun, 17th Aug 2008 02:05 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Not exactly audiophile quality either .. I dont want a headset

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Posted: Sun, 17th Aug 2008 02:26 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

the barracuda headphones are certainly audiophile quality as they were to be used with the cm8788 chip, which is the most advanced audiochip. No X-Fi doesn't compare. It's the chip thats in the Asus Xonar and Auzentech X-Meridian. Educate yourself Give an internet to NFOHump!

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Posted: Sun, 17th Aug 2008 03:54 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

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Posted: Sun, 17th Aug 2008 03:55 Post subject:

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Sennheiser HD595

I was looking at the more expensive version of these but decided that 270£ was too much to spend on some headphones Razz

.. Any personal experience with these ones?

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Posted: Sun, 17th Aug 2008 03:59 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

No, but I'm planning on getting either those or the cheaper HD555. I'm not sure HD595 are that much worth it. I recommended them because that's what I get on every forum I ask. My IMDb Ratings \| Fix NFOHump Cookies \| Hide Users / Threads \| Embedded Content (Videos/GIFs/Twitter/Reddit) \| The Derps Collection Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.

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Posted: Sun, 17th Aug 2008 04:02 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Another issue you have to worry about is amplifiers... The mid-to-higher end of headphones will require amplifiers to sound well on a puny sound card. My IMDb Ratings \| Fix NFOHump Cookies \| Hide Users / Threads \| Embedded Content (Videos/GIFs/Twitter/Reddit) \| The Derps Collection Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.

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Posted: Sun, 17th Aug 2008 05:20 Post subject:

Epsilon wrote:

the barracuda headphones are certainly audiophile quality as they were to be used with the cm8788 chip

any proof? i cant find any info regarding it..

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Posted: Sun, 17th Aug 2008 12:39 Post subject:

cnZ wrote:

5.1 headphones is a joke anyway, from a physics perspective Smile

+1 ... I thought the same 2 years ago when I first heard about them ... Didn't try them tho..

Anyway I would recommend this one :

Philips SBC HP195 - I bought the on some clearence for a fiver Wink

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Posted: Sun, 17th Aug 2008 15:02 Post subject:

cnZ wrote:

Epsilon wrote:

the barracuda headphones are certainly audiophile quality as they were to be used with the cm8788 chip

any proof? i cant find any info regarding it..

They ships with an adapter thats specific to razers audiocard with the cm8788 chip.

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Posted: Sun, 17th Aug 2008 15:40 Post subject:

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+1 ... I thought the same 2 years ago when I first heard about them ... Didn't try them tho..

i did buy some when they first come (medusa and zalman), they did sound shit and no real 5.1 effects whatsoever

what i meant by physics perspective is you must have at least 4 ears and 4 flaps for each of them to work as a 4.1/5.1 headphones Razz

5.1 heapdhones have 3 speakers per flap, and they are like 0.5-1cm away from each other. now think when you put 5.1 table speakers that close; i bet you couldn't feel any surround Smile

it's just a marketing trick.

7.1 headphones:

quadrophonic (4.1):

in head-fi forums there was some funny experiment made back in the beginning of 80s where some dudes constructed a 4-set headphones (4 flaps) and tried to squeeze them on head around 2 ears; it failed ofc. i think nowadays 5.1 headphones are a better solution in any way Wink

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Posted: Sun, 17th Aug 2008 17:17 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

I own the Sennheiser HD 270 headphones. Image They didn't cost me that much, they sound really decent and best of all: they fit perfectly! "Also when the Prince of Persia movie they're making turns out good then I will upload pictures of me punching myself in my tiny unsatisfying penis" - Yahtzee Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2GB DDR400 CAS2 GeForce 7900GT 256MB 4 x 250GB SATAII in RAID5

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Posted: Sun, 17th Aug 2008 17:49 Post subject:

LeoNatan wrote:

No, but I'm planning on getting either those or the cheaper HD555. I'm not sure HD595 are that much worth it. I recommended them because that's what I get on every forum I ask.

I grabbed a pair of HD595's today, tried on the Grado SR80's and found them comfortable but I imagined they would get bad after a few hours.. Wearing the HD595's now and they're pretty good Very Happy

! Think I need to have a play with my sound settings thought to get the most out of them.

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Posted: Sun, 17th Aug 2008 20:21 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

The Grados have better bass. But overall HD555/595 are better. Plus, I hate on the head strap. I much prefer the behind the head one. My IMDb Ratings \| Fix NFOHump Cookies \| Hide Users / Threads \| Embedded Content (Videos/GIFs/Twitter/Reddit) \| The Derps Collection Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.

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Posted: Mon, 18th Aug 2008 04:12 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

I have the Icemat Siberia headphones and I love em, the only drawback is that they're not a real headset, they come with a terrific microphone but it's just a small clip-on and not actually integrated with the headphones. If i buy a new pair i will probably try the Razer ones though, they seem sweet http://www.icemat.com/products/icematsiberia/icemat_siberia_headset EDIT: The thing i like best about them is that i find them very comfortable. They fully envelop the ears which is really nice. I don't play extended periods of time anymore but back when i played WOW i had no comfort-issues after an 8-hour raid-sitting Gaming - Intel Quad Q9450 @ 3.2GHZ \| Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB \| SB X-Fi \| PC6400 8GB \| 300GB Velociraptor HTPC - Antec Fusion Remote \| AMD Athlon 7850 X2 \| PC6400 2GB \| 74GB Raptor Server - Athlon 64 X2 4200+ \| Radeon HD 3450 \| SB X-Fi \| PC5300 2GB \| 4TB+ total space XBOX360 Gamertag: javlarmate

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