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« on: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 13:15:15 PM »
You won't get the most out of $300 headphones from a computer without spending more than that on a dedicated DAC/Amp. It's not just bass you notice with headphones like that, it's clarity in sound reproduction with crisp and clean sounds, not muddled or distorted. The highs should be pronounced, not shrill or piercing. Mans, if you're going to get a sound card in the future for gaming, either get Auzentech or Asus, nothing else.
Logitech makes average ok stuff, I've never owned a pair of headphones from them and I probably never will. "Gaming" hardware is a joke. Plain and simple. Most of the features that are offered are pointless. But, I can sit here and tell you guys stuff 100 times over and chances are you'll just end up with some kind of headset and Creative sound card. But I'll still try and inform. I'm talking from experience and knowledge.
Just remember a couple things when you go out to buy something audio-related for computers:
- No gaming products. Stay away. (Applies to any gaming product, especially mice and keyboards. Get something that's comfortable, not something that lights up.)
- EAX is the whole driving force behind Creative's gaming cards. It's dead. Don't buy their stuff now unless you like wasting your money on crap and want driver hassles. Game engines these days can render audio easily and add effects in real time using the CPU. The load difference on modern computers is negligable, Creative's cards won't give you a huge FPS boost. Sure, maybe on older games and older computers that they were originally designed for, you'll see maybe a 5% improvement.
- Research and try to test products out at stores. You don't have to spend a fortune to get decent sound, just armor yourself with knowledge on what the crap products are and you'll be good. Go to the Computer Audio section on Head-Fi. There's ALWAYS someone asking "what headset" or "what soundcard" and there's a lot of people to help.
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