Hi Guys,
I've been doing a lot of research into headphone audio for gaming and I still don't know what is best in terms of stereo vs virtual surround. I have seen some good looking stereo sets but some also have a more expensive version that comes with an inline sound card to provide virtual surround but a lot of the reviews I've read have said the sound cards provided with most headsets are a bit rubbish. I currently only have on board sound support for my PC as the audio is sent via HDMI to a multi input AV receiver which has it's own amp and set of surround speakers. If I wanted to use headphones what should I do to get the best, most immersive sound experience? Should I use on board sound or get a dedicated sound card? Is virtual surround in headphones worth bothering with? Should I plug the headphones into the on board headphones socket or the headphone out on my AV receiver? So many options!!
The headphones I have been looking at are:
Sennheiser PC330 (setero)
Sennheiser PC333D (Virtual surround)
Logitech G230 (stereo)
Logitech G430 (virtual surround)
Kingston Hyperx Cloud
plantronics Rig
Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Chris
I've been doing a lot of research into headphone audio for gaming and I still don't know what is best in terms of stereo vs virtual surround. I have seen some good looking stereo sets but some also have a more expensive version that comes with an inline sound card to provide virtual surround but a lot of the reviews I've read have said the sound cards provided with most headsets are a bit rubbish. I currently only have on board sound support for my PC as the audio is sent via HDMI to a multi input AV receiver which has it's own amp and set of surround speakers. If I wanted to use headphones what should I do to get the best, most immersive sound experience? Should I use on board sound or get a dedicated sound card? Is virtual surround in headphones worth bothering with? Should I plug the headphones into the on board headphones socket or the headphone out on my AV receiver? So many options!!
The headphones I have been looking at are:
Sennheiser PC330 (setero)
Sennheiser PC333D (Virtual surround)
Logitech G230 (stereo)
Logitech G430 (virtual surround)
Kingston Hyperx Cloud
plantronics Rig
Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Chris