Im gonna use this for PC gaming. I have a sound blaster Z Sound card and I don't care for directional sound or simulated surround. Are these worth?
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these will run fine with the onboard soundcard. they're easy to drive plugged into just about anything.
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Hello. Thank you for your question. From what I have found out and seen is that all USB headphones use their own sound drivers and not the one in the soundcard; therefore making your soundcard useless. As for USB headphones they really lag, not that good at all if you are gaming and so on. But basic use with music will be ok. I would say stay clear of USB headphones if you can. If you buy the ZRX sound card with the audio control module, then you can plug your headphones into that; it will be amped and sound great and have a volume control. Normally with this kind of high-end sound card, people always use jack connection headphones to get the best from your sound card. This sound card is the best out there; others crash, crackle, lock-up, pop, drop sounds clip and so on. Ok hope this helps. Take care.
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i only use them in to play video games, and they sound very clear, in stereo of course. They sound very well, but i think that almost all headset for this prize must sound like this or better. I tried turtle beach X12, 40€, and they sound as clear as Monster, but, for me, X12 are much less confortable.
2050567
Yes. Monitor speakers are not meant for anything spectacular. Video games on a console or PC is all about the experience. Get speakers.
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I have heard, from LinusTechTips on YouTube, that the ASUS Xonar sound cards are great. I have the DGX, one of the cheaper ones, and it sounds really good.
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Buy external speakers, the sound on this thing is atrocious. Logitech Z623's are nice and pretty cheap
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if I were you I would get the sennhieser 350 se only if you have a sound card I just got sennheiser 350 se and they sound great. everyone can hear my mic. I installed a sound blaster 3d recon 5.1 surround sound card . and they sound great you can hear on each side . front and back . good bass good treble only if you have a sound card installed
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You have two options 1. If you want really nice surround sound you can buy an HDMI surround sound system and run everything through it. (Which is what I did(http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007JMNJSM/ref=redir_mdp_mobile?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_details_o07_s00_i00 2. If you want to spent less money, you can buy any speaker or surround sound system made for computers. You could go really cheap here if you wanted and pay $20 for some cheap speakers that would sound better then the built ins, or you could pay a little more and get a nice 2.1 speaker system that would still sound great but not be surround sound for $50-$60, there are a lot out there just look at reviews and make sure it works with a 3.5mm audio port, which is the same port a computer uses.
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There isn't... These are not gaming headphones, they sound wonderful, and produce a rich sound stage - but aren't directional. You should look at 5.1, or 7.1 headphones that contain multiple drivers and some sort of DAC to power them.
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For stereo headphones they do pretty well. They are semi-open which helps. Virtual surround sound definitely helps. I have used these along with virtual surround on my Asus Xonar DX and it worked as good as you can expect from straight stereo headphones.
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It's not the perfect choice for gaming, for music yes, but for gaming you have good choices more than this. Because gaming depends in dolby sound and DTS.
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I use the soundblaster ZxR sound card and I use the noise cancellation feature that is built into the sound card. I run an extremely loud fan right next to my computer and I have been told that my mic sounds better than everybody else's. The mic is very good quality.
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I've never found sound cards necessary with most headsets. It should be fine with integrated.
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These headphones work great for listening to music and watching movies. But about playing games it depends on the game you want to play.I tried these for playing counter strike on my pc. But didnt find them great for playing games. I think you should go for gaming headset for gaming if you are a regular player.
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It really depends on how big of an audiophile you are. I'm not too big but I enjoy these. There could be more bass but I think they're with it still. If you're playing multiplayer and want that competitive edge, don't look here. Single player however, I think these work fine. If you ant that edge, I'd go for an gaming headset, probably gonna cost you over $150 at least for surround sound and not one of those "Amplified Stereo Sound" ones. These are pretty functional, simple, and easy to use.
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This will deff. do it. I have my cable box hooked to these speakers, for the money even being computer speakers they are incredible and I have heard surround sound systems that cost over $800 and they sound just the same. I also have these connected to my xbox 360
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If you're using stock intel this is light years ahead. People buy soundcards mostly because the sound your pc comes with is terrible these days unless you've got a really high-end rig. Sound coming out of this with Sony extra-bass headphones is awesome.