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Do you game with headphones or speakers?

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sandorski said:
Headphones are just better. Speakers can be very good, but you need to be in a properly setup room and be able to turn the volume up without disturbing people. That's very difficult.
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Agreed, I game with headphones %95 of the time.. If the house is empty I break out my 5 speaker and subwoofer setup, but that seldom happens.
 
I used to use headphones, but on long sessions it would give me a headache. I switched to a pair of bookshelf speakers, and its much better. Headphones do sound better, but I dont care about the details as much as I used to.
 
M-audio LX4s & subwoofer in 5.1 surround w/ a Soundblaster Z. I crank it up so I can hear the footsteps behind me and the explosions rattle my teeth.

I have some Logitech G35 gaming headphones, and some Sennheiser HD600s, but I want the bass when I'm playing games.
 
99% speakers. Old Klipsch Promedias hooked up to an old 5.1 Sony receiver. I game in a separate bedroom so I can "boom" as much as I want. I like it that I can still hear my surroundings a bit while gaming...if at all.
 
speakers by default.

I have the most comfortable headset I've ever owned, but even that starts to grate on me if I'm playing for an extended period of time.

headset if I'm playing a game where voice chat is used, if I want a particularly immersive experience, or if my headset just happens to be plugged in anyways and I'm feeling lazy (I work from home and use the headset for my corporate VoIP)
 
I run logitech g930 headphones. They run wireless for about 8 hours on a charge, 7.1 sound, built in Mic, and cost about 100 bucks. Great bang for the buck. And going from speakers to headphones is a night and day difference in picking up ambient sounds in games.
 
loki8481 said:
speakers by default.

I have the most comfortable headset I've ever owned, but even that starts to grate on me if I'm playing for an extended period of time.

headset if I'm playing a game where voice chat is used, if I want a particularly immersive experience, or if my headset just happens to be plugged in anyways and I'm feeling lazy (I work from home and use the headset for my corporate VoIP)
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I agree with everything you said, except for the immersive bit. I think cranked up speakers more accurately simulate natural "hearing" than headphones. My headset is exclusively for voice chat games.
 
A good pair of open backed headphones will blow most speakers away in terms of imaging and soundstage. Of course like all things audiophool that's entirely subjective.
 
VulgarDisplay said:
A good pair of open backed headphones will blow most speakers away in terms of imaging and soundstage. Of course like all things audiophool that's entirely subjective.
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I use studio monitors arranged in surround for speakers, so they're pretty good, an enormously powerful. I won't say they provide better clarity than my Sennheiser headphones, but they're still more enjoyable for just about everything.
 
Headphones only. Main reason is because I don't live alone but also because it blocks any other background noises.
Currently using the Ultrasone's and FiiO amplifier
 
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