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| Author: | jero [ 20 Oct 2013 09:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Budget Audio for CSGO 2016 |
Changing this up a bit. Avoiding the high-end stuff as spending that kind of money warrants a more personal choice. Headsets $10 CyberAcoustics AC-202B $15-20 Plantronics Audio 355 $25-30 Creative Fatality $35-40 Logitech G230 $50-100 HyperX Cloud -- HyperX Cloud Core(Less Features) $100+ Sennheiser G4ME ONE Stereo Headphones Better Value for the money. Closed = Better isolation, small soundstage(directional distance), portable, music recording/monitoring. Open = No/less isolation, lots of sound leakage, usually much better soundstage, preferred for music listening. Closed Back <$25 Tascam TH-02 Philips SHP2600 Sennheiser HD201 Closed Back $25-50 Monoprice Premium Hi-Fi Headphones Razer Adaro JVC HARX700 Closed Back $50-75 Audio-Technica ATH-M30 LyxPro HAS-30 Shure SRH240A Closed Back ~$100 Audio-Technica ATH-A700X Sennheiser HD280 Pro Shure SRH440 ----------------------------------- Open/Semi-Open < $40 Superlux HD681 Superlux HD668B Open/Semi-Open $40-80 AKG K240 Takstar Hi2050 Sennheiser HD518 Open/Semi-Open $80-100 Philips SHP9500 Sennheiser HD 558 Audio Technica ATH-AD500X Open/Semi-Open $100-200 Audio-Technica ATH-AD700X Sennheiser HD598 AKG Q701 ----------------------------------- Soundcards Just use your onboard/motherboard sound option. USB - Sabrent CM108 PCI Cheap - StarTech 5CH2 PCI Good - Asus Xonar DG PCI-E Good - Asus Xonar DGX Microphones Attachable Zalman ZM-MIC1 AntLion ModMic Desktop Labtec Verse Samson Meteorite CAD U37 |
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| Author: | Amaroq [ 20 Oct 2013 11:01 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Best Bang-for-buck Gaming Headsets. IMO :) |
Yay! |
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| Author: | jero [ 13 Jul 2014 18:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The BEST Headsets for CSGO 2014. |
Updated. |
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| Author: | Traviesaurus [ 13 Jul 2014 19:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The BEST Headsets for CSGO 2014. |
Quote: No "Surround Sound" or USB headsets are listed as both of those solutions are actually detrimental to both positioning and quality.
Where does that put my Siberia V2 USB? 3.5mm would be better?
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| Author: | jero [ 13 Jul 2014 19:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The BEST Headsets for CSGO 2014. |
USB Devices do use CPU resources (minimal) and are bargain bin entry level chips (Most likely the CMedia CM108), in general most motherboards come with the Realtek 892 which is a better sound device. They use the same drivers so I doubt it is much different. |
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| Author: | jero [ 04 Aug 2014 12:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The BEST Headsets for CSGO 2014. |
Sennheiser HD518 $79 - Great Deal |
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| Author: | mutiny [ 04 Aug 2014 13:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The BEST Headsets for CSGO 2014. |
I'm selling Chewed Up Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro Headphones... $200. |
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| Author: | JabberwocK [ 04 Aug 2014 15:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The BEST Headsets for CSGO 2014. |
What about my Bose QC15s? |
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| Author: | Joshy [ 04 Aug 2014 18:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The BEST Headsets for CSGO 2014. |
I picked up the Logitech G430 just because it was on sale and it was the same price as the G230 in Canada ($60). The headset is virtual Surround Sound enabled but can be turned off in the Logitech Gaming software (ugh). Still unsure if even having Surround Sound in the headphones (Disabled or not) makes it harder to hear enemy footsteps in game. The G430 comes with a usb adapter for the surround sound but if you don't care about that, you can just plug it in with the 3.5mm and it will still work. It's comfortable and the quality is actually quite good although it could be a bit better. I haven't had that long to test out the mic. Apparently in reviews on amazon they say that the mic will cut in and out due to botched background noise detection. So far it hasn't to me and the mic quality is average at worst. Only had it for one day though, so I can't really comment on it's durability just yet. I'm also not the smartest when it comes to the technical aspects of headphones, so I can't really comment on that either. Overall, great headset so far but $80 might be a bit to much for it. |
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| Author: | jero [ 02 Feb 2015 15:09 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Audio for CSGO 2015 |
Bump + Many Updates |
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| Author: | Amaroq [ 02 Feb 2015 15:23 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Audio for CSGO 2015 |
Awesome, thanks jero. |
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| Author: | Joshy [ 03 Feb 2015 01:03 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Audio for CSGO 2015 |
Nice list as always Jero! |
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| Author: | jero [ 02 May 2015 23:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Audio for CSGO 2015 |
Bumpdated |
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| Author: | jero [ 23 Apr 2016 10:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Budget Audio for CSGO 2016 |
Updated |
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