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Looking for some good 5.1 headphones. Help me out GAF!!

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Gattsu25

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Ok...about to get a 5.1 (7.1 actually) sound card and need some headphones to go along with it--i would like to get speakers but the fuckers next door are already trying to get me evicted for 'disturbing the peace' so now I'm looking toward 5.1 headphones

alright:

I need a pair of 5.1 headphones that offer good sound quality...they don't have to sound perfect but at least have respectable bass. They also need to NOT exceed $130 in price.

I already have my eyes on a few but would like outside opinions, thanks!
 
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teepo

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err... 5.1 headphones... unless you're going to watch a shitload of movies it's not worth it. the only 5.1 headphones that are worth the money go for about 350 or more.


best get this!

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...1_xglna/103-2665225-1110267?v=glance&n=507846

the ultimate movie/game headphones. great for electronica and hiphop as well. not so great with rock music and such. these are the only headphones on the market as far as i know that have a subwoofer effect to them
 
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Dilbert

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Not to ask a dumb question, but...how do you make "5.1" headphones? By definition, that seems almost impossible. (I'm picturing someone wearing two pairs of headphones simultanously, with a bass tube stuffed into their ass. PLEASE tell me that's wrong.)

Wouldn't it be the job of the sound card to do the processing down from a 5.1 feed into 2-channel stereo?
 
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Gattsu25

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-jinx- said:
Not to ask a dumb question, but...how do you make "5.1" headphones? By definition, that seems almost impossible. (I'm picturing someone wearing two pairs of headphones simultanously, with a bass tube stuffed into their ass. PLEASE tell me that's wrong.)

Wouldn't it be the job of the sound card to do the processing down from a 5.1 feed into 2-channel stereo?
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something like this:

http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/view.asp?idx=110&code=023
(check the pics)




teepo, I feared an answer like this but am still going through with it :D
 
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Fresh Prince

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Basically I think you're looking for stereo headphones with good soundstage and decent bass *however* not so bass heavy that it drowns everything else out. Also open or closed?
 
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Fresh Prince

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Do a search on head-fi and they should point you to a direction.
Also you have to consider impedance and frequency response.
I think you can't go wrong (from hearsay) with the Sennheiser 280Pro (Phoenix has these) or Audio-Technica A500 and some Beyer and AKG Models. Although they are opinions and you should really take a listen for yourself. I think the only problem with these is that they might not have the bass kick you want- but you could always eq them up.
 
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Bregor

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I've tried the Zalman Surround sound headphones. They are in truth very poor for listening to any music or DVDs. Don't trust reviews on computer websites- most of the reviewers have never listened to a good pair of headphones and don't realize how poor the sound they are getting is.

You are probably best off with a good set of Sennheiser or Grado cans. Head-fi (link above) is a good place to look for more advice.
 
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Naked Snake

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Forget getting "5.1 headphones", just get a nice pair of stereo headphones and use Dolby Headphone either through software or hardware decoding.
 
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