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IonicRage

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So I am, as you can see, looking to get a pair of gaming headphones for PC and I wanted to know what some of the best gaming headphones are and if my laptop can run the drivers in the headphones. I know that this is a first person and personal opinion but I would like to head what you all have. I am looking for something will very good bass that will hit hard and sound very good while the highs still sound good without distortion. I am looking to spend anywhere from $250-$360, currently I am looking to get the Sennheiser G4me Zeros but I wanted to go to the forums to see if any of you have other opinions about any other headphones for gaming. Lastly the ohm for the G4me Zero headphones are 150ohms and wanted to know if I needed an external amp to be able to drive the drivers, note the PC i am using is the Asus G750JW

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Alexander Harr
 
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Dear IonicRage,
From my personal experience nothing beats testing the gear yourself.
First thing, Id like to share with you two forum psts that I belive are very usefull:

http://www.head-fi.org/t/634201/battle-of-the-flagships-58-headphones-compared-update-audeze-lcd-2-revision-2-6-4-13
http://www.head-fi.org/t/534479/mad-lust-envys-headphone-gaming-guide-update-7-9-2014-ultrasone-hfi-15g-added

I suggest you read all the information from the first post to get a very good general Idea of what money CAN buy, and what you actually want to spend.

About AMPs: An amp helps. Unless we talk about an in-ear model, or a very cheap/overpriced headphone, an amp always helps.
Know what amp you want/need is they tricky part.

Personally I use a...
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Please, for that amount of money, do not go out and purchase a 'gaming headset'. This thread over at head-fi should sum that statement up:

Headphones

Headphones have exploded in popularity of late with people walking around with $500 iPhones in their pockets and $300 dollar Beats on their heads. I would have normally said " I'll dispel the Beats myth " later but this needs attention, along with another myth.

DO NOT BUY BEATS OR A GAMING HEADSET

I'm positive I'll cop a lot of flak for this, but by god this needs to stop. Beats aren't rubbish, that's true. But at it's price point, there are vastly superior offerings from lesser known brands. Gaming headsets similarly are mostly garish offerings from companies that know almost next to nothing about creating a headphone. Plantronics, Steelseries, Turtle Beach are all brands to be avoided in regards to headphones. [ That being said, steelseries do make some epic peripherals that aren't headphones so props to them in that regard ].
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Judging by your description, you want something that's tuned to a have a mildly V-shaped frequency response. Open- or closed-back? Around ear or over ear? Sounds like you need these to be portable and also relatively easy to drive. If you can work with an open-back design and don't need the isolation, Shure's SRH-1440 is a very nice setup and worth looking into at $300 - it is not a basshead headphone, but here is a bit of a comparison.

Beyer's DT770 PRO model is also definitely worth taking a look at, as they're known to be a bit warmer... you'll want to specifically find the 32-Ohm or 80-Ohm version, though, as the 250-Ohm model will only work to its fullest with a decent amp setup. For that matter, take a look at the 880 and 990, too.

Sennheiser's HD600 is very well renowned in the head-fi world, and can be had for around $320. Generally considered to be excellent all-around, though again it's an open design and will provide zero isolation.

Just something to consider.
 
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Okay, so lets say that I want to have a 250ohm, 150ohm, 300ohm and so on, what would be amps that I would need to buy, I know the ohms I said are going to require different amps, or I think, how much would I be spending for an amp and even though, what I have read, says that ohms have no direct relation with quality but do they really? Also is Sennheiser a good company to go with? I currently have the Bose QC 15 and they are getting pretty old so I am wanting something with better sound quality. I am wanting over-ear and closed back for isolation, or what sounds better usually closed or open back headphones? I am looking at getting this http://en-us.sennheiser.com/dynamic-headphones-high-end-around-ear-hd-800 JK I dont have that kind of money...
 
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Dear IonicRage,
From my personal experience nothing beats testing the gear yourself.
First thing, Id like to share with you two forum psts that I belive are very usefull:

http://www.head-fi.org/t/634201/battle-of-the-flagships-58-headphones-compared-update-audeze-lcd-2-revision-2-6-4-13
http://www.head-fi.org/t/534479/mad-lust-envys-headphone-gaming-guide-update-7-9-2014-ultrasone-hfi-15g-added

I suggest you read all the information from the first post to get a very good general Idea of what money CAN buy, and what you actually want to spend.

About AMPs: An amp helps. Unless we talk about an in-ear model, or a very cheap/overpriced headphone, an amp always helps.
Know what amp you want/need is they tricky part.

Personally I use a HE-400 headphone (350 dollars give or take) and a Schiit Asgard Amp (250 dollars). You can however get a great setup buy getting something like the Magni at 99 dollars and a HD600 sennheiser at 299 dollars.

The problem here is that there are so many different combinations and price gaps that it becomes almost insane to try to suggest something without knowing your sonical preferences.

You mention Bass. First thing we need to diferenciate: bass QUALITY and bass QUANTITY.

I favour Quality vs quantity (quality means that instead of sounding like a distorted bass, its very controlled and clean. In fact, its a bass that is hardly Intrusive for other sounds). Quality Bass is usually best in planar magnetic headphones (with a few exceptions). Thats why i bought the HE-400.

In terms of isolation and sound quality, you are in a bad spot: Bose QC 15 are not "the best" isolation headphones, but to get a CLEAR increase in sound quality, and also have isolation, you are going to have to get something far more expensive. I assume fostex TH-600...

If closed cans are a must, I am afraid I cant give you much good info (I favour Open headphones, even when outdoors over closed cans, for isolation I use in-ears).

In terms of Ohms, you also have to look at efficiency. Some headphones are very efficient, even if they have high Ohm resistance. I dont know the exact mathematical formula, so I cant help you there, but im sure you can google specific models.

Please let me know if you have any specific questions.

EDIT:

In terms of audio quality, headphone is about 70% of the quality, amp around 20%, DAC 9%, and the 1% remaining is mostly power distortion, and similar.

(assuming quality of the music format is good).
 
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