*Poll* Headphones or 5.1/4.1/2.1 speakers when playing games?

[Skiguy411]

When playing games like Doom 3, do you find that a nice pair of headphones or a nice set of 5.1/2.1 speakers have a better effect?

 

[memo]

i usually use 2.1s because i dont have enough space for 5.1s

 

[aircooled]

I only have 2.1 also. I pop in some earbud's occasionally when the wife is watching tv and doesn't want to hear the game...

 

[Chronoshock]

Probably use 5.1 speakers for Doom 3 when I get my new setup. For a game like CS though, I'll use headphones

 

[misle]

I have a 4.1 system.

 

Headphones for CS and the like.

 

[Lazy8s]

single player I use 5.1 multi I use headphones. I care about the experience in single player but it's all about the frags in multi 😉

 

[Vortex22]

I recently started using headphones with most of my games. Interestingly enough, the one the really stood out was Diablo2... the sound detail and quality in that game is really, really amazing and can only be fully appreciated with headphones.

 

[Parrotheader]

I've only got a 2.1 on my main gaming system since my wife didn't want me cluttering up that room with lots of speakers. Headphones sound really good, but one night my wife snuck up on me while I was in a rather creepy part of Thief 3 and scared me to death so that ended that.

 

[So]

I have a good old set of 4.1's. Where's the love in the poll?

 

[Skiguy411]

Originally posted by: So
I have a good old set of 4.1's. Where's the love in the poll?

Haha. 4.1's added

 

[So]

:beer:

Thanks. Duly voted.

 

[Cadop]

What about 5.1 headphones? I have those Zalman headphones that replicates 5.1 sound.

 

[SpunkyJones]

I wear headphones, the wife & baby don't want to hear the death cries of my slain enemies. When I finish my office in the basement, I might move to a 5.1 system.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

I don't understand why people use headphones unless you're using a mic. I use my 5.1 system for everything. EAX, baby!

 

[lokiju]

I have a 5.1 setup but pretty much never use it because I'll piss off my roommate and neighbors so I use either my 2.0 setup or some half way decent head phones I have.

 

[bandana163]

I mostly use headphones.

 

[konakona]

personally i think EAX sux and idk why some people dig it so much. i could be wrong tho, i havnt heard anything eax 3 based yet. anyway, i surprised the crap out of my roomate yesterday while playing farcry deathmatch; he snuck up on me from behind but i heard his footteps and smoked him with an instant 180turn. that caused him rush down the stairs yelling "dude! how did you know i was there!" 😀 more ofthen than not i get disgusted by people turning to wrong directions in cs games.. they must be using speakers, i swear i would have gotten the right direction every single time they missed it 😱

 

[welst10]

I use headphone. Btw, pros all use headphone when competing in LAN events.

 

[mb]

I have headphones and a 5.1 system. I use the headphones when I know my sub would annoy people, like at night.

They both sound good, but I slightly prefer the 5.1 set up.