Pc gaming headset w/ mic

[bria]

help! looking for best pc gaming headset w/ mic for my 13 yo son who mostly plays wow. approx $100

 

[TheViper]

SENNHEISER PC161 - $89.95
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826106158

Very high grade quality sound. The brand is well known to music producers and audiophiles.

 

[bria]

thanks. i bought the sennheiser pc350 already, but he says that he can barely hear w/ them on his HP laptop. He usually plays WOW. the sound seems 'distant'.

 

[TheViper]

The pc350 model has an Impedance of 150 Ohms. They are designed to be used with a headphone amplifier or a high end audio source.

FiiO E5 Headphone Amplifier - $19.99
http://www.amazon.com/FiiO-E5-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B002OG5GT8/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1261854637&sr=8-13

This will fix the "distant" effect he's hearing. The 2 together (the headphones and amp) will provide a recording studio like quality sound.


I do wish more reviews and ads for headphones pointed out the headphone amp requirement because it catches a lot of people off guard and they blame supposedly poor sound on the very high quality headphones because they weren't aware they needed to be paired up with an amplifier.

 

[bria]

Thanks, Viper. You are making my life a lot easier! Would I be better off exchanging for the PC161, or purchasing the amp for the pc350? I bought the pc350 online from Amazon.

 

[TheViper]

The pc350 are easily the better set of headphones. While the use a headphone amp may be an inconvenience, the sound quality of the set (and even the quality of the mic) is far better and worth the amp requirement.