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newtohifi2
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Sep 18, 2018
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Okay this has obviously been asked before but I've come across so many differing opinions on this subject that I might as well ask.
How good is this headset when it comes to competitive gaming (Xbox) for games such as PUBG, Halo, Gears, CoD? I'm mostly into being able to hear where enemies are and positioning them. I would like a little bit of bass to kind of "feel" explosions but mostly concerned with pinpointing enemies in games.
My options are K7XX, HD58X, HD6XX, HE4XX
Sep 18, 2018
Geowatkins
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Sep 18, 2018
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newtohifi2I don't have these but open backed cans are gonna leak alot and might feed back into a mic if you are using them for gaming
Sep 18, 2018
newtohifi2
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Sep 19, 2018
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GeowatkinsYeah totally understand that, don't plan on having them that loud and I was planning on getting a ModMic which I would assume has some noise cancelling properties.
Sep 19, 2018
Michael-Q
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Sep 20, 2018
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newtohifi2My best guess k7xx or he4xx but probably k7xx for what you're looking for. I don't recall perfectly what the He4xx do well (sorry >.>) so just keep that in mind. side note: i only own k7xx and 6xx and I use k7xx more than 6xx. k7xx flop around on my head more (which affects how they sound) but for some reason I prefer them generally more than 6xx as the daily driver.
6xx best for reference quality sound/music. hd6xx are often described as having a smaller sound stage. A very good stage with amazing imaging, but small. I believe 58x is similar.
A large sound stage helps with locating sound origins. Kind of like spreading an image across a second monitor to see a larger picture. K7xx are among some of the largest sound stage headphones in this price range. However, personally to me sometimes things sounded smeared or stretched but that may have more to do with the audio source (movie/tv show). Shoulder shrug. I really don't play shooters all that much anymore so can't really rely on my experience gaming with k7xx.
K7xx are more of a reference sound frequency response (not heavy on the bass but present). Perhaps you've heard of the term bass lite in the gaming headphone world. What I mean to say is getting heavy bass headphones will hurt your performance. Bass is hard for us humans to locate origins -> meaning bass could just fill up the sound space and affect your ability to hear other things you actually can locate.
With that said, bass really helps bring things alive. So it's hard to give up. I think he4xx would be best for that (funner sound signature). I actually don't remember what the sound stage is like for he4xx so perhaps try to find reviews talking about that for them. he4xx does seem to have more quality control issues than k7xx. I hear zero quality control issues from 6xx.
Sep 20, 2018
WiztheTracer
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Oct 13, 2018
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newtohifi2idk which model this is or how it compares too mine but I have an akg semi open they sell at guitar center thats gold, hooked up to a sound blaster zx. For pc gaming its clear that I hear better than everyone else in overwatch and I can clearly hear everything with rap playing as well. In ark I literally can pick out the limitations of the games sound. Not sure how any of this translates to xbox
Oct 13, 2018
Boxster
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Nov 26, 2018
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newtohifi2This is great in gaming and open world. I absolutely love mine for that.
Nov 26, 2018
WH1T3W1D0W
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Nov 26, 2018
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newtohifi2Nobody gave you a good answer. These headphones will have a higher ohm than say a xbox or ps4 controller could power. What that means is they wont be fully powered. So you won't be able to turn the volume up as far as You might like. Now I dont know if that will be an issue but it could be. If youre ok with spending this much maybe try audio technica m50x or v-moda M100. Both would be fantastic for gaming. Turtle beach isn't good for music but they make character footsteps louder than most other gaming headset brands. They're not to be looked over.
Nov 26, 2018
Jfrlbc
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Mar 22, 2019
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newtohifi2I am waiting for k7xx, so i dont know soundstage off akg yet, but know all other headphones you wrote and h-4xx is the best of them .... i play Cs:go and i hear much better than others, when use h-4xx ... witch sennheisers i played before (when i was without AMP) and it was also a little upgrade from close gaming headset... so if you want, wait for a couple days and write me, i will have informations about soundstage and will be able to compare all cans you are writing about :) - little offtopic - openback audio technica have also great soundstage
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