Klosteral :
I have been away (Australian school holidays) and so have been unable to check my mail until now.
-I am a serious gamer (CoD, MoH, battlefield, C&C, SC) and would like to get the best I can out of every game - audio-wise included. That said, I like to listen to good music and watch movies too. I have a pair of Senheizer PMX 200s that I use with my iPod which I occasionally use for the PC as well.
-I do not know what I want in terms of surround sound... I was hoping someone could explain.
-I am currently participating in a domination team and a search and destroy team in the CyberGamers ladder (Fading Existance if anyone is interested)
-Technically, no I do not need a microphone on the headphone itself but I am always on ventrilo, teamspeak and occasionally skype so I would like an easily accessible microphone, even if it is seperate.
-My budget is under $250 australian dollars. (98.4c AUD = $1USD)
I'm also a gamer (like to play COD, MOH, BF, and other online shooters with occasional RPGs). After extended research, my pick was the TRITTON AX PRO. \
PROS:
- I just love the surround sound with these. In MW2, you can actually hear everyone arround you (even if they have ninja pro on...which is a huge advantage). Same goes for when I'm watching movies, the surround is extremely clean and incredible (much better than a surround sound set speakers).
- I also love what they give you in the box: check reviews to find out all the gadgets( replacements hear muffs, optical cable, usb cable for mic, etc.)
- Although it was difficult to setup, I love the fact that the setup allows you to seperate the sound from the game and the sound from chatting. Optical cable gives you surround 5.1 while USB cable gives incoming and outgoing communication. So your default surround sound is never compromised by outside communication.
- I just love the look and the feel of these headset, the perks and all that comes in the box is incredible.
CONS:
- If you participate in tournaments, these headsets are usually not permitted because they come with additional programmable perks. They also require to be plugged in to function.
- You will see mixed opinions on this...here's mine. The setup is quite complicated if you want to setup Surround + seperate channel for communication. You also need an Optical input to really hear superior sound quality with surround sound (regular imput is fine but optical = really big difference).
Here's a link if you want to hear more about these: http://www.trittontechnologies.com/index.php/products/gaming_audio_technology/ax-pro/
The Tritton AX 720 are a little cheaper and offer almost the same performance...check them out as well!
Good luck.
Alex