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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: WWhiskey on October 01, 2015, 05:23:01 PM
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Well my who knows how many ears old Turtle beach headset is falling apart. the mike has gone haywire now, the spring part around my big fat head has come out of one side!
Ive gone through three of these in the last 10 years, but this last set lasted a long time!
"Turtle beach ear force hpa2 6 channel" 5.1 sound
so I'm wanting to either upgrade or at least get as good as I had,, any one got some nice ones for a decent price to tell us about?
i don't need wireless although that would be cool! and I don't want to spend $200 on them,, when I bought this last set, i think they were $79 or so,, or I don't know,, maybe $149,, it's been to long!!
I know Alpha 88 bought some a few years ago but I'm not sure of the brand!
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Mic went on my Roccat Kave 5.1 and am thoroughly enjoying the Kingston Hyper X headset.
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I just bought a 5 dollar adapter so I can use my phone earbuds. I'm a cheapskate so I've had 3 pair of headphones from Goodwill. They seem to wear out, had plantronics with padded muffs and logitech lightweigts. So far I like the earbuds and they are multiuse and seem to wear pretty well with the phone.
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Have the Roccat Kave. Bought it used. Recently the mic refused to work if I rotated the mic too far down, and even more recently the speakers cut out one by one. This was my 5th and last surround sound headset, and I've turned my attention to this setup:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009S331VU?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MF39YS?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008AOH1O6?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DY1F2CS?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
Should be here within a couple weeks.
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I am using the Hypercloud X. Very nice headset. The band is made of metal not plastic. I mate it to the Razor 7.1 virtual surround program. Great stuff!
http://www.amazon.com/HyperX-Cloud-Gaming-Headset-KHX-H3CL/dp/B00JJNQG98/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1443745186&sr=8-1&keywords=hypercloud+X
Razor program. Turns any stereo headset into 7.1.
http://www.razerzone.com/surround
The Hypercloud II has a built in virtual 7.1 surround card.
http://www.amazon.com/HyperX-Cloud-Gaming-Headset-PS4/dp/B00SAYCVTQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1443745408&sr=8-2&keywords=hypercloud+x
Each are under 100 bucks. I am completely satisfied with my set. :aok
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logitech G35.
Good for the money for gaming (simulated 7.1).
Maybe not good enough for audiophiles, good with TrackIR.
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Sony MDR-7506
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Senneheiser G4ME Headset
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I am using the Hypercloud X. Very nice headset. The band is made of metal not plastic. I mate it to the Razor 7.1 virtual surround program. Great stuff!
http://www.amazon.com/HyperX-Cloud-Gaming-Headset-KHX-H3CL/dp/B00JJNQG98/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1443745186&sr=8-1&keywords=hypercloud+X
Each are under 100 bucks. I am completely satisfied with my set. :aok
Exactly what I have and should have bought it in the first place.
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https://www.turtlebeach.com/product-detail/ps3-headsets/ear-force-px22/344
Pretty good no complaints, Would recommend.
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Mic went on my Roccat Kave 5.1 and am thoroughly enjoying the Kingston Hyper X headset.
My mic went on mine due to jack daniels :rofl :rofl
I bought another set of headphones and swapped the mic which plugs in :rofl
I took it back and got a refund.
Does this mean i am going to the hot place?
Kave is the best headset on the market, it is recomended for the upate AHIII.
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I have the Razer Black shark headset and I love them... They may only be 2.1 but when connected to my sound card... Omg.... Plus they look cool when I am wearing them...
Lawndart
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Steel Headset
I like it them..............
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I use the Logitech G930 wireless. Pretty damn good for gaming.
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Thanks Guys!!
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Heya whiskey,
I've been using a set of "TekNmotion brand -model: TM-YB100A yapster" headphones/adjustable boom mic with volume and mute button
I've had them for 5+/_ Years now and not one single problem or glitch.... I think they offer them in a USB model as well... I paid roughly $39.00 for them at newegg
TC
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Sweet!
I ordered the one AckAck mentioned, from Amazon,, It'll be here Tuesday, Didn't cost to much @ $85, shipped,
thanks to everyone for their input!! I'm sure others will also appreciate it!
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Let us know how you like it Whiskey.
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Let us know how you like it Whiskey.
will do!
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Turtle beach P11
Comfy fit, no issues with mic. Ear pieces uses standard 3.5mm jack and mic uses USB.
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I use the Logitech G930 wireless. Pretty damn good for gaming.
This is the one I choose!
It came today, ( I was all happy and stuff). Opened it all up, pretty simple looking, still I like to at least look at the instructions, NO INSTRUCTIONS!
No Biggy though,, it really is plug and play,, it is also USB, I had meant to get one for the jacks on back, I have a surrounded sound setup and piggy back jacks for my old turtle beach so I wasn't sure how well this was going to work, but it was here so plug it up!
As soon as I plugged it in, my surround sound stopped playing!
Before I forget, it comes with some wiring for the charger and a cool part is the port for the remote plugs into it, so it's setting on my desk, very handy,, I had to plug the headset in for a charge,, but after about three minutes they worked while still plugged up to the charging cable so I'm off to the sky for some testing!
Crystal clear Mike ! I was impressed, talked to a few people and they all said it was much better than before, I didn't get time to try them out on the ground for directional sound service but from what I could tell in the air, they work great, flew one sortie, re armed once, then landed 4 kills,, nice little hour in my Jug!
So the upside
The sound is good, the Mike works great!
The down side
My external speakers won't work while the headphones are plugged in!
I'll have to play with this a bit and see if I can fix it so they will all play.
The reason is because I don't always like to fly with the headphones on my ears. But I need the Mike close enough to use, I found out pulling the USB plug out turns the speakers all back on, but then my Mike isn't gonna work! Minor problems!
, it's darn good for the price!
If it's all you use, it'll be perfect!
And I'll adapt to the new setup
One last thing,, the earphones have a very good seal on my head, I cant hear anything else with them on,, no phone , no wife,, no doorbell! Lol. Like I said, there great! Lol
If you don't have both systems , this is a very good set!
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This is the one I choose!
It came today, ( I was all happy and stuff). Opened it all up, pretty simple looking, still I like to at least look at the instructions, NO INSTRUCTIONS!
No Biggy though,, it really is plug and play,, it is also USB, I had meant to get one for the jacks on back, I have a surrounded sound setup and piggy back jacks for my old turtle beach so I wasn't sure how well this was going to work, but it was here so plug it up!
As soon as I plugged it in, my surround sound stopped playing!
Before I forget, it comes with some wiring for the charger and a cool part is the port for the remote plugs into it, so it's setting on my desk, very handy,, I had to plug the headset in for a charge,, but after about three minutes they worked while still plugged up to the charging cable so I'm off to the sky for some testing!
Crystal clear Mike ! I was impressed, talked to a few people and they all said it was much better than before, I didn't get time to try them out on the ground for directional sound service but from what I could tell in the air, they work great, flew one sortie, re armed once, then landed 4 kills,, nice little hour in my Jug!
So the upside
The sound is good, the Mike works great!
The down side
My external speakers won't work while the headphones are plugged in!
I'll have to play with this a bit and see if I can fix it so they will all play.
The reason is because I don't always like to fly with the headphones on my ears. But I need the Mike close enough to use, I found out pulling the USB plug out turns the speakers all back on, but then my Mike isn't gonna work! Minor problems!
, it's darn good for the price!
If it's all you use, it'll be perfect!
And I'll adapt to the new setup
One last thing,, the earphones have a very good seal on my head, I cant hear anything else with them on,, no phone , no wife,, no doorbell! Lol. Like I said, there great! Lol
If you don't have both systems , this is a very good set!
this is why I posted the model of head phones I use, I got everthing...surround sound, music in the head phones in game as well, everything works without dropping any part out..
I will never use a USB headphone setup, just my preference, Whiskey...
edit: also I can control the volume through my 7.1 surround sound as well in my head phones, and the mic works regardless....... I use an ASUS Xonar DS soundcard on 2 of my machines.I quit using my Creative sound X-fi soundcards...... gave 2 away to 2 AH players
TC
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this is why I posted the model of head phones I use, I got everthing...surround sound, music in the head phones in game as well, everything works without dropping any part out..
I will never use a USB headphone setup, just my preference, Whiskey...
edit: also I can control the volume through my 7.1 surround sound as well in my head phones, and the mic works regardless....... I use an ASUS Xonar DS soundcard on 2 of my machines.I quit using my Creative sound X-fi soundcards...... gave 2 away to 2 AH players
TC
yes sir! I wasn't paying attention to the right things!
It works great but I'll miss having control over my other system,, Ill probably get that one next, but I've at least got a pretty good set for now!! thanks
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My external speakers won't work while the headphones are plugged in!
I have it set up in AH so that my external speakers output game sounds and vox sounds come in through the headphone speakers.
In Windows, go to the Control Panel and click on Sounds, you should see your sound card and G930 listed. Right click on the sound card and select "Default Device" and then right click on the G930 and select "Default Communication Device". Now you're all set up in Windows, just need to set it up in AH. In AH set it so speakers come from your external speakers and then for headphones select the G930. You should now get game sounds through your external speakers and vox sounds through the headphones.
ack-ack
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This is the sound card I have in my other rig ..(http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviewimages/soundblaster-x-fi-titanium-hd/soundblaster-x-fi-titanium-hd.jpg)
and this is the one I have in my current setup, thanks to Guncrasher aka Semp not needing it.. http://www.soundblaster.com/products/sound-blaster-z.aspx
They both sound awesome
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Thanks guys !!
Ack Ack I'll see what i can do!
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Like Masher posted, the Roccat Kave or the Kingston Hyper are probably the two most popular headsets under 150$ for good reason - in fact the two shops I use in Canada, which cater to everything but also have an entire division of their companies dedicated to gaming/enthusiasts, both claim that the Kingston is their best selling headset, and the ones they print off the fewest RMAs for. (Linus Tech Tips from Youtube came from one of these companies, NCIX).
On Chalege's advice, I too bought the Sony MDR, and use it on one of my systems with a Snowball stand alone Mic. For about 170$ total for both, IMO it blows everything away, but I also use a mid priced DAC on that computer, but even without it, those Sony head "phones" offer an incredible bang/$ @130$ Canadian, which is only around 100$ USD, but you do need a separate mic, so it's either a desktop one like I'm using, which works great, or that "mod mic" which you can attach to any set of headphones and turn them into a "headset" for PC gaming or whatever.
The missus uses my handmedown Sennheiser Game Zeros. Both the Sennheiser Game One or Game Zero are really good sets, and I was a long, long time user of Senns before trying the Sony MDR's out. I bought my first set of Sennheiser headphones for Aces High when it launched in beta back before the year 2000. They still work, and work really well.
Also, agree with Lawndart, a 100$ish dollar sound card can make quite a difference over some of the on board sound offerings out there, but ymmv depending on your headset and so on. The Sennheiser "Game" models for example need a fair bit of power to push them so they work right, which many onboard sound systems aren't optimal for from what I've read, but I always drove mine with a Creative SB Z and they worked great.
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Hey, Gman. What's that you see around Lucy's neck? That's right. . .
(http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/qq197/Chalenge08/LucyOnSet-Elementary_zpshxigxsim.jpg)
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Man you guys must not have kids! Every nice headset I ever had while they were young had maybe a two month lifespan! I've been on cheapie Plantronics or Logitech behind the neck jobs for years. They work and I probably never paid more than 40 bucks. I have a nice set of phones but they're in a case hidden from everybody!
Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk
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Man you guys must not have kids! Every nice headset I ever had while they were young had maybe a two month lifespan!
That's something I've never understood, people allowing their kids break their stuff. Or pets, for that matter. I'm currently trying to fix a rather new laptop with milk spilled on the keyboard. The father's reason to get a €700 laptop for a seven year old boy and his little brother aged three (the milk spiller) was to make them watch Netflix to get some time for his own. When I told about it to my daughter (17), she remembered her and her sister having had strict computing schedule and that she got by no means traumatized by that. And they never broke any of my stuff, ever.
I used to have a very nice pair of Beyerdynamic 990 headphones at the time of AH1, when my kids were small. One fine day they broke by falling one time too many off the shelf where I had them stored. My own fault, now I have a hook for them.
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Mic went on my Roccat Kave 5.1 and am thoroughly enjoying the Kingston Hyper X headset.
I know I am late to the party, but I too had a Kave. It broke, and Roccat stood behind their warranty and sent me a new one without question. I love it.
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That's what I'm using as well. :aok
Mic went on my Roccat Kave 5.1 and am thoroughly enjoying the Kingston Hyper X headset.
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These Headphones are VERY comfortable and have Great sound Quality...
http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATH-AD700-Open-air-Audiophile-Headphones/dp/B000CMS0XU/ref=pd_sim_sbs_23_4?ie=UTF8&dpID=31bkXDz8Y-L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=0ZC6V5KT4RP8MJ25FH3R
Paired with this card and microphone...
http://www.amazon.com/Blaster-Performance-Headphone-Forming-Microphone/dp/B009ISU33E/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1445984568&sr=1-1&keywords=sound+blaster+z
A "Gaming" headset rarely has the same sound quality as a dedicated headphone setup. This also allows for mic./headphones replacement as needed. YMMV.
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I'm looking at this headset because I'd like something styled like the older David-Clark aviation headsets.
http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=9SIA34P2AW6085
Advice, opinions?
Thanks, Buck
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The Kingston X (they have a new model inbound soon too) is by far the most recommended headset out there in the gaming world, especially for the $. I have one hooked up to one of our other gaming PCs and it's been great for 70$ CDN, about 50$ US on sale.
I tell anyone the best bang/$ if you want a really, really good pair of phones is the Sony MDRs in this thread - Challenge has the same model too I believe, and they are truly a Pro quality set of phones and are ridiculously low priced for what you get, I got mine for 100$ USD or so IIRC. You do need a mic though, so either a modmic or a stand alone mic, which is usually a bit better than typical gaming "headset" mics anyway, just much more $. A good DAC is great too, you don't need to spend a pile of $ on the X7 either, there are tons of other options out there which work great, like a Felio E10k or some such.
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Thanks gman! I'll look those up.
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Sony MDR 7506 that I mentioned:
http://smile.amazon.com/Sony-MDR7506-Professional-Diaphragm-Headphone/dp/B000AJIF4E
Sony MDVR6 which is slightly better (only slightly):
http://smile.amazon.com/Sony-MDRV6-Studio-Monitor-Headphones/dp/B00001WRSJ
And only if you get a 600 ohm headphone, or Bluetooth headphone will you need an excellent DAC like the X7 (as Gman said), but even then you could probably find one cheaper.
http://smile.amazon.com/Creative-X7-High-Resolution-Headphone-Connectivity/dp/B00Q3XLGLU/
Sony has discontinued the 600 ohm headphones, and I could not find my AKG or Sennheiser 600s listed anymore, but they do make broadcast pairs with microphone.
http://smile.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HMD26-II-600-8-Broadcast-ActiveGard-Microphone/dp/B00HNJIOY0/
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Still using my Logitech 930s after a couple of years. The only thing that sucks is Logitech removed the voice morph features from the Logitech software.
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I bought a Sennheiser PC 360 headset for about $250.00 a few years ago and have never regretted it. I can hear all of the sounds in game and have a conversation outside of the game and never have to remove the headset. It's pricey...but worth it for the long haul.
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I'd recommend getting a USB headset for AH. This will allow you to have vox come in through the headphones while allowing you to use your speakers for game sounds. That is the main reason why I bought a USB headset, hated having game sounds and vox come in through the same speakers.
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Still using my Logitech 930s after a couple of years. The only thing that sucks is Logitech removed the voice morph features from the Logitech software.
voice morph
voice morph
voice morph
:noid :noid :noid :noid :noid
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I Defo need vox in my headset, people I fly with are proper mental, if my Mrs heard the conversations she would ban me from AH
Kave headphones are very good and surround sound works.
G35's were nice but surround sound was not very good
Only problem with Kave is they have square foam segments in headband which hurt your head after a couple of hours, I put Velcro foam strip from G35 over them.
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Microsoft Life Chat.
10 years and I am on only my second set. First set died to wife ack.
A serious contender. I would need you to pay me $5000 just to look at another set. Yes, that impressed!!!!
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:noid :noid :noid :noid :noid
Yeah, morphing can be funny at times. I use hardware FX instead which includes voice morphing as one trick, but I find the radio static enhancements more useful.
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I've thought about trying out what AckAck is doing too. The Kingston Cloud 2's are USB, and I have a really good speaker setup for desktop PC which I don't even use right now (Klipsch pro media). Do you just set that up through the AH sound control panel AckAck, which device does what etc?
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I've thought about trying out what AckAck is doing too. The Kingston Cloud 2's are USB, and I have a really good speaker setup for desktop PC which I don't even use right now (Klipsch pro media). Do you just set that up through the AH sound control panel AckAck, which device does what etc?
You need to set it up in Windows and AH.
In Windows (Windows 7), set your desktop speakers set to "Default Device" and your USB headset to "Default Communication Device". In AH go to Game Sounds and select your USB headset for both the microphone and headset.