idiotekniQues
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headphones that claim to be 5.1 surround or what not are just gimmicks with all those lil speakers inside, it is just hoeey.
it just cant happen with the way all the channels are all crammed against your ears, they just cant get the separation that 5.1 surround gets cause it is coming from SEPARATE SPEAKERS in different spots around a room which is what makes a 5.1 system work well.
the best way to get positional sound is to simply have good quality cans that can reflect the sound processing of the pc/game in the best possible way.
unfortunately good quality cans do not come with mic's attached generally speaking.
ultimately, a top quality set of cans for like $200 plus an offboard mic, or somethin like a cheaper pair of senn's just worn around your neck with the mic boom stickin up, would be best for positional sound but lose some for the microphone part. i tried my akg k501's like this with my cheap senns jsut slung on my neck to use the mic. yeah the akg k501's have a sick soundstage and as a result work great for gaming but the arrangement was just not comfortable.
again in clan-based gaming, good sound coming from you is crucial, every communication is important and cant be a distraction tot he team, just be concise and clear without picking up your background noise and distracting the team.
i couldnt help myself, after reading this thread again, i ordered some pc-166's
as someone said it best on another forum:
"Originally Posted by kent1146
5.1 Surround headphones are a gimmick.
In the speaker world, a 5.1 surround system provides the effect of surround sound by separating sound channels, and playing through a speaker positioned at a certain spot in the room. Because of that speaker positioning, your ears and brain are able to interpret "Aha! That gunshot sounded like it came behind my right shoulder!" In the headphone world, you lose the speaker positioning (since all speakers are crammed into the headphone housing, and are right next to your ear). Therefore, the surround effect is lost.
The way around this is to use sound processing (like Dolby Surround Headphones, Dolby Stereo Downmix, Creative X-Fi CMSS, etc). It basically takes a 5.1 surround signal, calculates what your left/right ears WOULD hear if you were sitting in a room with a 5.1 speaker setup, and plays that calculated/processed sound into 2-channel headphones.
Therefore, if you are looking for good surround sound in headphones, get yourself a good set of high-quality stereo headphones (Sennheiser, Grado, Audio Technica, AKG, etc), and something that does the surround downmixing for you like the Creative X-Fi."
it just cant happen with the way all the channels are all crammed against your ears, they just cant get the separation that 5.1 surround gets cause it is coming from SEPARATE SPEAKERS in different spots around a room which is what makes a 5.1 system work well.
the best way to get positional sound is to simply have good quality cans that can reflect the sound processing of the pc/game in the best possible way.
unfortunately good quality cans do not come with mic's attached generally speaking.
ultimately, a top quality set of cans for like $200 plus an offboard mic, or somethin like a cheaper pair of senn's just worn around your neck with the mic boom stickin up, would be best for positional sound but lose some for the microphone part. i tried my akg k501's like this with my cheap senns jsut slung on my neck to use the mic. yeah the akg k501's have a sick soundstage and as a result work great for gaming but the arrangement was just not comfortable.
again in clan-based gaming, good sound coming from you is crucial, every communication is important and cant be a distraction tot he team, just be concise and clear without picking up your background noise and distracting the team.
i couldnt help myself, after reading this thread again, i ordered some pc-166's
as someone said it best on another forum:
"Originally Posted by kent1146
5.1 Surround headphones are a gimmick.
In the speaker world, a 5.1 surround system provides the effect of surround sound by separating sound channels, and playing through a speaker positioned at a certain spot in the room. Because of that speaker positioning, your ears and brain are able to interpret "Aha! That gunshot sounded like it came behind my right shoulder!" In the headphone world, you lose the speaker positioning (since all speakers are crammed into the headphone housing, and are right next to your ear). Therefore, the surround effect is lost.
The way around this is to use sound processing (like Dolby Surround Headphones, Dolby Stereo Downmix, Creative X-Fi CMSS, etc). It basically takes a 5.1 surround signal, calculates what your left/right ears WOULD hear if you were sitting in a room with a 5.1 speaker setup, and plays that calculated/processed sound into 2-channel headphones.
Therefore, if you are looking for good surround sound in headphones, get yourself a good set of high-quality stereo headphones (Sennheiser, Grado, Audio Technica, AKG, etc), and something that does the surround downmixing for you like the Creative X-Fi."
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