- Jan 28, 2006
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I know there's another thread on the forum regarding gaming headsets, but wanted to narrow it down to the upper end of the market (and no, I'm not talking about potentially gaming with a Stax set of cans
).
Recently purchased Astro Gaming's A40 Audio System (headset and outboard DD decoder/amp) and am very pleased. I wanted a headset I could ferry between the XBOX 360 (when hooked up to the living room TV or bedroom) and the PC, via a convenient Toslink input. I recently sold my TB X-52's, which were great as well, but I didn't like the occassional balance issues between speakers, and especially with the 360, the game/voice balance. The A40 has a knob specifically for this, so it's easy to turn down the game volume on the fly to listen to chatter, and then dial it up later on.
Since my Senn HD650's don't have a microphone, I started to dislike screaming down at a PC desktop mic, or wrapping the 360 headset around my neck just for the mic while on the console.
I've compared the A40 headset to my Senns, and while they're close, the A40's a little more unbalanced toward the top end (a bit more sibilance), but the transient response is outstanding. Bass is a little more on the lightweight side with the A40's as well, but the sound quality doesn't make too many concessions.
Now, I know this is an unfair comparison between a $200 set of gaming headphones and a $500 dedicated audio pair of cans, so I was wondering if anyone has used the PC350's and done similar comparisons (between it and the A40 or HD650, or other good headphones).
TIA.
Recently purchased Astro Gaming's A40 Audio System (headset and outboard DD decoder/amp) and am very pleased. I wanted a headset I could ferry between the XBOX 360 (when hooked up to the living room TV or bedroom) and the PC, via a convenient Toslink input. I recently sold my TB X-52's, which were great as well, but I didn't like the occassional balance issues between speakers, and especially with the 360, the game/voice balance. The A40 has a knob specifically for this, so it's easy to turn down the game volume on the fly to listen to chatter, and then dial it up later on.
Since my Senn HD650's don't have a microphone, I started to dislike screaming down at a PC desktop mic, or wrapping the 360 headset around my neck just for the mic while on the console.
I've compared the A40 headset to my Senns, and while they're close, the A40's a little more unbalanced toward the top end (a bit more sibilance), but the transient response is outstanding. Bass is a little more on the lightweight side with the A40's as well, but the sound quality doesn't make too many concessions.
Now, I know this is an unfair comparison between a $200 set of gaming headphones and a $500 dedicated audio pair of cans, so I was wondering if anyone has used the PC350's and done similar comparisons (between it and the A40 or HD650, or other good headphones).
TIA.