A/V Headphones / Headset

Hi all,

I am looking for a set of headphones or headset for around the £70.00 mark.

Primary use: Gaming
Secondary use: Music

Microphone is optional, if it comes with one great if not no big deal.

I have read 100's of reviews and it seems that the 50-80 market is flooded with products. Does anyone have any exposure to any of the following that they can advise on:

AKG K520's
http://uk.akg.com/product-detail-2821/k520wht.html

AKG K121 Studio's
http://www.soundonsound.com/news?NewsID=11183

Razer Carcharias
http://store.razerzone.com/store/razerusa/en_US/pd/productID.169415800

AKG GHS 1
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/peripherals/2011/01/29/akg-ghs1-camouflage-review/1

Creative Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Sigma
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/peripherals/2011/01/22/creative-tactic-3d-sigma-review/1

Or does anyone have any other ideas around the £70.00 mark, I would like to avoid USB ones.

Thanks
Bennie

 

Audio Technica ATH-AD700

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I have looked at these, a little over my price range... is the extra really worth it?

 

yes

 

I'm using this one, and quite happy with the gaming performance.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/roccat-kave-gaming-headset

 

http://www.ebuyer.com/252754-corsair-hs1a-gaming-headset-3-5mm-connection-ca-hs1aeu

Just found these though!

 

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/peripherals/2011/08/27/asus-vulcan-anc-review/1

I got my self a set of Asus vulcan ANC's on release day... there amazing. Highly recommended!

 

The Corsairs are good, but positioning is amazing on the Audio Technica's because of the wide soundstage. The open back on them gives a lot of sound leakage, but you get the enhanced directional accuracy.

 

Ahhhhh stop it, these look amazing too, but those corsair for 27 is a bargain.

Oh by the way I am using Creative Fatality Pro card (one with the silly heat shroad)

 

theres a reason there cheap...

And there s reason The Asus Vulcan got 92% premium Grade reword

 

so it is a toss up between the Vulcans and AD700's... if I can find anywhere that have the Vulcans in stock!

 

Go and get the ad700s. They are the best headphones for gaming for price due to soundstage.

Other headphones would be the sehn hd 598 and 595 and 558 and 555 (518 and 515 suck)
The 558 and 598 are the newer models but have no diffidence in sound but only a removable cable. Another one is the dt770

 

Roccat Kave.

The Creative Sigma's you mentioned are brilliant too.

 

These +1

 

Torn between the two of these, but the sound leakage finally pushed me to choose the Vulcans. I play almost all my games at night, with small baby and wife that is "all done" by 9:30pm, I think the Vulcans will be better with the closed backs.

To be honest anything will be a upgrade from the £10.00 tesco in ears I am using at the moment.

Thanks for the info from all

+Rep given to those that supplied views and info.

Only downside is that scan dont have them in stock. Ordered from OCUK, lets hope to God I don't have to RMA...

 

sennheiser headphones, particularly the gaming one's are highly over rated, as iv used ones that cost £120 before and sound crap compared to my old SteelSeries that cost £50 and nothing compared to my Vulcan's.

 

If you can strech up to £90 .... get those AKG K242 HD :

http://www.thomann.de/gb/akg_k242_hd.htm

 

I'm also maybe considering getting the Vulcan's...tempting! Also, they're back in stock at scan

 

Win.

 

wonder why they don't make them wireless.. found these on deal xtreme but the sound quality

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/rx-w00...ne-black-2-x-aaa-2-x-aaa-93305#open full view