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Originally Posted by LFC_SL Yeah, when you are in the heat of a gun battle you do not want to hear a bit of creaking outside your door and mistaken it for in game sound  The DT770 and A700/900 are often recommended for gaming so you have done your research I can tell
I'm not sure how much stock you should put into lack of bass? My HD600 are supposedly a contender for all rounder and some are steered the direction of the darker HD650, but I have no complaints with the bass
What sound card/DAC are you going to be using as a source to be feeding into that amp? You don't want to neglect that aspect. I know this is gaming and you are not seeking perfect stereo bliss, but a wide and spacious, detailed and balanced sounding source does not hurt |
For watching movies (from the PC) it'll be connected to my X-Fi soundcard, I've read the 80ohm version of the DT770 doesn't really need an amp to get a good sound from it.
For gaming it will be connected to my consoles via the red/white cables with an adapter or into my TV, but I plan on getting the Astro A40 mixamp soon so then I can use the toslink to the mixamp and connect the headphones through that. I may invest in a FiiO E3/E5 while I wait for the A40.
UK pricing on the headphones is incredibly weird...
The Beyers cost ~£120
The A700 ~ £140
The A900 ~ £200
The ATH-M50 ~ £105
While I've never seen the DT770 be compared to the A700, they have been compared to the A900 which is £80 more
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Originally Posted by Drubbing In addition to the above, don't seek, or expect, sub woof style bass with headphones; the good ones just don't bias bass that way, and the cheap ones will overdo it, and smother the other sounds and subtleties that open phones let you hear. |
I'm not after heavy bass headphones as I suspect they will overpower the other sounds when gaming like my Turtle Beach X1's do. I want enough bass for the gaming experience to be immersive, but not so much as to annoy me