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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Starman01 on April 15, 2012, 08:52:27 am
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Hello HLP'lers
I live now in a new appartment, which is really nice. However, since i do not want to anger my new landlord (is that correct ? :p It's google translation, meaning the person i rent the appartment from :p) and since I'm missing loud music, I thought about buying myself a (good) headphone.
Now, here is what I need :
I need a headphone that is :
- wireless
- has good sound when playing computer games (for that, It can be wired of course)
- offers good sound when moving through my appartment, max 1 wall between the headphone and my PC.
- Should fit more or less convenient to ear and head
- it's ok (and even better) if it has big speakers which cover the entire ear
The soundcard I'm using is Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS, running on W7.
Money does not really count. For a headphone that is really good I'm willing to spent more money.
Any recommandations ?
Cheers
Starman
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i was once a proud owner of beyerdynamic RSX550 (http://www.lazyboneuk.com/products/Beyer-Dynamic-Wireless-Headphones.html) headphones. quite good, advertised range is 100 meters, but i havent used them farther than 10 meters apart.
they sounded damn good and fit nicely. as i have quite a large head, it was rare to find headphones like that that actually fit.
the bad part was that they ate batteries for breakfast. i had 3 2xAA 1000mAh sets around just for them.
better get a dedicated charger for them, as the headphone's charger is slow as ****, to be kind to them.
8 hours charging, 2 hours of playing with their charger
4 hours charging, 12 hours of playing with a dedicated charger.
(12 hours on a drumset tho, didnt use them with the pc much, since neighbour noise was not an issue at all.)
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Astro Gaming A40 wireless mixamp + headset...
The battery pack that you can pick up separately is worth it, I get multiple days of 4 to 8 hour gaming sessions out of them.
Pricey, but worth it.
If you want straight headphones.... over the ear cans... Audio-Technica ATH AD700 are sweet comfortable cans. Wired.
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Admittedly, I haven't used many sets of wireless headphones, as generally the good wireless sets are out of my price range..... but just in case you're also considering wired sets, I loved my Panasonic RP-HTX7's. Though you should try them first; they're not a neutral set by any stretch, but they're dynamic, clear, and do a pretty decent job of instrument separation at a 50$ price point, if you can still find them. Also, most of the SoundMAGIC IEMs are surprisingly good for between 15 and 60 bucks IIRC, I have the 15 dollar PL11s and I'm quite happy with them.
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Thanks so far guys. I'm going to check these models on amazon. As I said, money is no problem. I'm willing to pay up to 250 € for something really good. But batteries are a factor, i forgot. I have +10 akku laying around which I constantly charged and flipped through my electronic stuff. So, as long as the headset can work a few hours, it's fine. Distance is not a problem I guess. I will be seldom more than 10 meters away from my pc when having them one.
How are they connected btw ? Is there a connector for the soundcard external plugs ? Or is it USB based (then I need a bridge, I do not have any usb slots left)
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Thanks so far guys. I'm going to check these models on amazon. As I said, money is no problem. I'm willing to pay up to 250 € for something really good. But batteries are a factor, i forgot. I have +10 akku laying around which I constantly charged and flipped through my electronic stuff. So, as long as the headset can work a few hours, it's fine. Distance is not a problem I guess. I will be seldom more than 10 meters away from my pc when having them one.
How are they connected btw ? Is there a connector for the soundcard external plugs ? Or is it USB based (then I need a bridge, I do not have any usb slots left)
usually they have a standard audio jack from the source to the headphone base. there's also the power cable for the base's transmitter and charger. i havent personally seen usb based ones, but they might be used somewhere. as always, check with the manufacturer first.
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The astro wireless you'll probably find through their site. Although check eBay... used market is good.
Mostly by way of optical in/out... though if I recall some other cables come i the box too.
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I used to own wireless headphones. I had a ****load of problems with it and I eventually figured out that they were caused by Audigy 2 ZS. The biggest problem was that the audio occasionally cut off, then returned a moment later. Changing to onboard audio fixed the problem. After that I haven't used wireless headphones, but then again I don't have Audigy 2 ZS anymore either. I swear I've had more problems with Audigys than any other computer hardware ever.
I do own Logitech G35's though, they're decent. There's wireless version of them, the G930's. You may want to look for those and compare to other suggestions.