5.1 Surround Sound Headphones - Should I Get This One?

**cheesepuff** · #1 13th May 2009, 14:30

OK, surround sound = good, but people yelling at me to turn it down = bad. i need a good solution, so how about these?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16826502011

is this pair good or bad? i did a little research and this video cleared some things up for me. at first i was guna get Triton, but then i saw this

YouTube - Turtle Beach HPA2 vs Tritton AX 51 Pro - 5.1 Surround Headsets

so my question is this- is there a better pair out there for about the same price, and should i get these?

**mctw** · #2 13th May 2009, 14:52

know the feeling about being shouted at to turn it down!

i dont have these myself, but a mate whose a serious gamer swears these are fantastic, maybe worth you having a look at reviews etc

**cheesepuff** · #3 13th May 2009, 16:02

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ZER-_-26153002

these? their rating isnt very good...

**Bubba** · #4 13th May 2009, 20:52

If you decide to try an xFi soundcard (see other thread lol) then why not try these as well?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16826158075

I don't use headphones (too paranoid lol) but I've heard that they make good ones and I'll bet they work with their own cards quite well.

**cheesepuff** · #5 14th May 2009, 06:10

those arnt 5.1...are they?

**mctw** · #6 14th May 2009, 11:15

hmm, i agree, those 'phones arnt rated fantastically! oh well, maybe not those then!

**cheesepuff** · #7 14th May 2009, 12:36

iv heard good things about the turtle beach ones i posted. if we cant find anything better than the ones i posted for around the same price then ill just get the ones i found.

**4D(Fordy(Ford) Ollie** · #8 14th May 2009, 13:31

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Originally Posted by cheesepuff

those arnt 5.1...are they?

Whether they are or not it's all much of a muchness..

You'll notice little difference between a good set of stereo headphones and "5.1"'s..

If they're that close to your ear, and I presume still only using one speaker per ear, then it's not really true 5.1 sound, and if you buy some good stereo 'phones, stick on a dynamic settnig if you wish, they will be just as good, or quite possibly better.

I'd stay away from Turtle Beach too.. I've heard "Good for the first few weeks" all too many times..

**cheesepuff** · #9 14th May 2009, 16:49

they have 4 speakers per ear. (4x2=8 total) so i think its true 5.1...isnt it?

**4D(Fordy(Ford) Ollie** · #10 15th May 2009, 08:36

Ok, that's a bit better.

At least you'll see some benefit from the speakers not handling such a wide range of frequency.

However it still remains that it is not surround sound.

The key thing I think you'd notice would be dialogue in TV/Films. In a 5/7.1 surround setup the center speaker (which is the one that handles the dialogue) is placed above the screen, so it sounds as if it is actually coming from the person who is talking (unless they're not on screen, when it would be sent to the appropriate surround speaker)

But you'll have it right in your ear.. so it will sound a bit like the person talking is on your left (or right, depending on which ear has the center and which has the subwoofer)

But stereo headphones are just the same as that anyway, so I suppose you may as well get them.

Just bear in mind that while it is 5.1, it is not surround sound.. I would be interested to know whether Dolby support it or not..