Logitech G930 or Razer Tiamat 7.1 ?

[MtSeldon]

Razer has 10 drivers per headphone . Logitech has only one 40mm driver for each ear. Uses a software based virtual surround sound .

Does this 10drivers thing really work or is it just a gimmick?

Which one would you choose?

 

[Canbacon]

Personally, neither. More drivers is a gimmick as they will be small make the headset heavy. I have the 930's at work and they are ok. The downside is that they are heavy, the batteries don't last very long and bass heavy sounds can get distorted.

I would suggest a high quality set of headphones with a mod mic or higher end headset from Sennheiser or Audio-Technica. They will have much better drivers than the ones you listed and will be great for music. I have the 363D from Sennheiser, it does the dolby prologic sound and uses the HD555 drivers with a good boom

If you are only looking at the two listed, get the 930. They are not bad and Logitech is pretty good with their warranty.

 

[Morbus]

Razer.

Speaking from experience, independent drivers are an absolute must. The sound is just that much more positioned.

Not so much for music, not unless you actually like the sound they produce (it's slightly different).

As for being a gimmick or not, gaming headphones I mean, it is. You don't need gaming headphones, but they certainly make a difference. I know this because I've tried them, and for FPSs, it makes a difference. It's night and day in some cases.

But again, you don't need it. And spending the money on a nice set of 2.0 headphones will get you more conform, better sound quality and usually better reliability.

On the other hand, a TRUE 5.1 or 7.1 headset will get you more frags.

Priorities mate... Priorities.

 

[dkvamme]

Get a good set of headphones and a microphone. Better sound quality, Better microphone, better all around.

superlux hd668b
http://www.amazon.com/Superlux-HD668...uperlux+hd668b

modmic
http://www.modmic.com/

In the end you will have a much much much better sounding solution for both the people listening to you and the audio your listening to.

If you want to really bump up the game get this and use your optical out for sound

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...Asmsl+sd793-ii

 

[Puffnstuff]

I tried a 930 once and their software wouldn't playback sound from dvd and bluray movies through powerdvd. I then tried an astro a50 and ended up taking it back after having multiple issues. Finally I ended up with a pair of beyerdynamic headphones which are fantastic. I just use an external mic for gaming which works better for me. I've tried multidriver headphones, triton ax pro with the dolby box and both the positioning and sound quality are horrible. I also had a turtle beach earforce 5.1 analog and it sounded okay but again the positioning was worthless. The best gaming sound I've had is from 5.1 surround speakers who's physical separation allowed me to distinguish where the sounds were actually coming from.

 

[Elfear]

I really like my Corsair H2100's. They're not real audiophile headphones but for gaming they are great. Directional sound, good bass for explosions, retractable boom, very comfortable, and good software. I went back and forth on the H2100's vs the 930's and grabbed the Corsairs because of the 50mm drivers. The 930's are very good gaming headphones from what I've read though.

 

[TidusZ]

I used two G930s for a few years up until Christmas actually. For the price I think it's as good as it gets. The sound quality imo is very good and the dolby headphone is really good for games and movies, pretty good for music but not good for voice (there is a button on the left cup to turn on/off). You don't need a soundcard or amplifier so you save money there. The wireless range is far beyond what they advertise and easily goes through walls and covers about 90% of my 3-story house. The G keys are useful out of the box and configurable. Battery life is as advertised, starting at around 10 hours and slowly degrading over time but not by that much. They're also very comfortable after a day or two to loosen them up. You can vacuum the house while listening to music and switch songs with buttons on the headset by the way, which I will probably swap back to G930 to do in the future.

Downsides though, turning the microwave on upstairs makes the headphones not work downstairs. I've read that other interference can render them unusable but the only issue I had was with the microwave. They also aren't really built to last -- my first pair the sound in one side died, the replacement pair a plastic piece over the left earcup fell apart so the earcup wasn't attached anymore. I just taped it back together and it was fine. Also the fake leather on the earcups flakes off. One minor issue with the sound is that at max volume the bass will distort slightly, though that is pretty loud. I turned bass down a couple notches to avoid that at all volume levels.

I'm using a Sennheiser PC 350 SE now with onboard sound and it actually sounds a fair bit worse than G930, but when I hook it up to my bro's pc with an ASUS STX card with 150-300 ohm amplifier it sounds a bit better than G930. Mind you getting a decent sound card will cost minimally $50 if not $90 and an amp/dac will probably be significantly more than that. I was tempted to get another G930 since I saw them on sale for $90 recently. The main factor really was that I know they probably wont last more than a year and at most 2 years (I use headphones like 15 hours a day every day). I don't think you can get anything as good for the price though when you factor in needing a soundcard/amplifier.

ps: I haven't personally listened to a multi-speaker headphone set but everything I've read says that they're a gimmick and sound bad compared to the typical 2 driver setup with surround audio through software (SBX, dolby headphone, CMSS, w/e).

 

[MtSeldon]

I grabbed on for $69 from Amazon.
They sound good in movie and games.

But my first impression is the same, they arent built to last. My guess is that it will last about a year. Specially usb connector looks very weak.