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 GaMinG HeadseT Club, GameRz Lai!

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post Dec 6 2008, 11:00 PM

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sniper how is the sound of ur headphone? Btw, i use razer piranha and the sound is awesome, really. i aint no audiophile but it satisfy me smile.gif Enough bass and high. Not that bassy and the mid and high can be easily heard although the clarity not as good as my ksc75.
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post Jul 7 2011, 08:15 AM

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how does chimaera compare to corsair hs1 usb? I saw the corsair review at hardocp is impressive, especially its surround system, but i scare te music listening experience will be kinda lousy..

seriously i am eyeing on this corsair hs1 headset, the price kinda nice and i saw good reviews out there, but i hardly see any of u speaking about it >< Looking for a decent replacement for my piranha which is kinda headache and stupid to use for long time, lousy design pfft..

i need good music yet can do well in gaming especially in direction sounding..

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post Jul 10 2011, 12:06 AM

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no corsair headset user ah?
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post Jul 12 2011, 11:53 PM

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oh, i got myself a beyer dt231 in the end, because i scare hs1 cant live to my expectation especially on movies or music listening. Surprisingly its doing well with my xfi, giving me good enough positioning sound smile.gif satisfied, maybe will try some dolby headphones out there, hs1 is 1 of the cheapest headphone with dolby i guess, another choice would be g35 but i no confident in logitech headphones lol..
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post Jul 13 2011, 08:31 AM

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Okies, will get to try it when I have a chance smile.gif if I already have xfi, should I go for hs1 or hs1a?
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post Jul 13 2011, 04:57 PM

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Because I Don know xfi better or corsair sound processor lolz. Xfi using cmss3d, corsair using Dolby
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post Jul 13 2011, 06:23 PM

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haha okies, than hs1a is a better choice for me, but i wanna try dolby eh, seems to be better because everyone is using dolby headphones for surround..
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post Jul 13 2011, 06:48 PM

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so nice but i am going back only at october haha.. If i still havent buy any of them i will head over smile.gif
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post Jul 13 2011, 09:42 PM

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even onboard sound card like those asus one cannot handle good enough? or prodigy series?
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post Feb 17 2012, 04:51 PM

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is chimera a good buy? or save for turtle beach? i am more towards audiophile than gaming... but i am looking for a wireless headphone..
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post Feb 18 2012, 07:10 PM

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QUOTE(cyh03176 @ Feb 17 2012, 05:40 PM)
no problem, mate
i suggest you get an audiophile headset instead as sound positioning is not a concern in those games and you can listen to all ranges of sound in those games too
you can try turtle beach z2, creative Fatal1ty gaming audio headset, creative Fatal1ty professional series gaming headset Mk II, Creative Sound Blaster Tactic 3D Alpha THX Gaming Headset, Creative Draco HS850 Gaming Headset
it depends on your game genres. seriously, gaming headset will only helps in FPS genre
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so not much gaming headset can compare with audiophile headset? Cos i am looking for wireless one.. ><
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post Feb 20 2012, 10:28 AM

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the dolby headphone thingy really got difference? cos my x-fi xtrememusic is failing... need a new soundcard also.. now i using beyer dt231pro, it sounds nice too smile.gif
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post Feb 21 2012, 11:05 AM

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QUOTE(xandman @ Feb 20 2012, 09:31 PM)
Just bought Chimaera 5.1....AGAIN!
This time it's from braddah MODERNO!
It is still charging.
But so far everything is working as expected.

Hope it is worth the moneh!


Added on February 20, 2012, 9:37 pm

if u have the $$$
with Beyer...u can try DACport...
its not a gaming soundcard...
but it's an audiophile DAC...
i m using it with my beyer DT1350....
It's better than a multi speaker headphone!

Or if budget is limited u can try iBasso D6 and use the DAC+amp part...

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no budget >< i using T-muso DAC, cheap thingy but i can totally hear the difference, good separation and better sounding vocal biggrin.gif i love to hear all the musical instrument coming out biggrin.gif I prefer a brighter sounding headset, but ad700 is like open one, no good noise insulation right? I saw the new A700x, seems like not bad, but never hear before, and dunno who got it in malaysia.. i not high budget one le >< if my budget around 500-700, then wat should i consider?

How is the chimera? Nice sound? Cos last time i use razer piranha, the sound is ok for me, just that the high isnt as good as ksc75 smile.gif But for movie and gaming, where u need the bass for explosion and racing car sound, it is really nice smile.gif When u do some review for the chimera do share with us ya biggrin.gif

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post Aug 9 2012, 07:45 PM

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anyone know where can i get a decent standalone microphone? or can recommend any?
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post Sep 6 2012, 12:09 AM

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music only have 2 channel, unless u listen to BD live concert music.. so it will be horrendous.. for me, i think if music u use virtual surround, it will be like the vocal is very thin, but the instruments all come out, very diferrent.. maybe u listen to orchestra then u can use it biggrin.gif it will sound like live biggrin.gif

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post Jun 26 2013, 03:50 PM

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for ps3 and pc i think pulse is a good thing, they said the music quality is decent. the best part is it is wireless. especially u don need to have long cable to route from ur ps3 to ur couch, unless u are playing on the desk same level with pc then u might can get some decent audiophile grade headphone like ath ad700. but better u go and try out before u buy, pulse some ppl say not quite comfy, some say good enuf, depends on ur head size i believe.
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post Jun 27 2013, 03:36 PM

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QUOTE(SSJBen @ Jun 26 2013, 07:10 PM)
Sony Pulse Elite is a decent choice. I've previously tested it for quite a while and IMO, the price you pay for it it is pretty impressive.

The Pulse is rather warm, but bass isn't something that is really that emphasized given that this is a closed headset. It's in fact very rolled off and it's surprising because I expected some extension in the mid-bass, but it is shy in this department. Don't be mistaken by its bass impact technology, which is pretty gimmicky and actually does more hurt to the audio quality than help it.
Keeping it at a subtle 3rd or 4th notch is the most I'd recommend anyone should have on it, otherwise... keep it off.

Also, the Pulse is a pretty weird headset on its own. As in on the PS3, without a DAC the Pulse has trouble driving itself wirelessly. I think it is Sony's design to keep volume levels at a minimum  because the battery in the Pulse is downright piss-poor. I only managed to squeeze out 4 hours 20 minutes of use from it at max volume (it's needed, because anything lower than 80% volume and details on the mids suffer like hell) and bass impact disabled.

Speaking of the battery, there are numerous reports of it just dying and refusing to charge. It happened to me in fact. Just a note.

So why am I still saying the Pulse is a decent choice then? Well, the saving grace is that it can be wired using a standard 3.5mm cable. Connecting it to a TB DSS/Astro Mixamp for the PS3 and using it wired pretty much changed the ENTIRE Pulse from a poor headset into something that is actually very enjoyable.
A low-end DAC/amp like a TB DSS managed to give the Pulse more than enough volume for one, it brought out some life in the bass and the mids actually has details that was missing when using it wirelessly.

This goes hand in hand when using it on a PC, connecting the Pulse in wired mode directly to my soundcard was a waaaaay better experience than using it wirelessly. I can tell you, it's like 2 different headsets when the Pulse is compared wired or wirelessly.

Comfort wise, I don't have much issue with the pleather earpads. It's not memory foam though, so it will take a while to conform to your head.
What I don't like is the stupid 2-piece design on the headband, too little padding and it will irk anyone who is bald or have short hair. The weight of the Pulse is surprisingly light however (289g), much lighter than many wired headsets/headphones in fact.
AD700s are bad for almost any type of music IMO. Waaaaaay too bass shy.
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ok so it is not a good headphone if using it wirelessly? i plan to use it wirelessly cos u know running cable whil playing ps3 on couch is very messy to begin with. then what are the better choice if going for wireless option?

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post Jun 27 2013, 07:25 PM

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QUOTE(SSJBen @ Jun 27 2013, 05:12 PM)
Not to say it isn't good (after all, it's only RM400) but its potential is locked away when being used wirelessly.
I don't see the problem running a cable from the PS3 to the couch, I do that actually. Just get a 10 foot (or however long it is your PS3 is from the couch) and go from there. Get a tangle free cable if you're annoyed with tangling.

Honestly, at RM400.. there's really no headset being able to beat the Sony Pulse, wirelessly that is.
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oh ok.. so wat kind of cable is actually dangle free? if i have to use it wired then i have to buy DSS, but with the price of DSS+pulse, wat kind of alternative am i looking at?

ok, i saw Heavyarm are still selling them tho.. with the DSS can i actually use the mic on the headphones? or just for the audio out?
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post Jun 28 2013, 04:12 PM

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QUOTE(SSJBen @ Jun 28 2013, 02:12 PM)
No, the DSS doesn't have an input for mic in. Only the Creative Recon3D and Astro Mixamps have that.
I use a bluetooth clip-on earpiece for chat though, since you can output voice audio to headphones or speakers.

It's a much better alternative IMO because then I don't need to meddle with a long mic.
oh ok. clip-on earpiece? u mean like a clip on shirt handsfree but u don use it earpiece? can give some example? biggrin.gif i saw review about this DSS they said their virtual surround thingy is mixed bag. Some games awesome, some games flat. damn, hard to choose a decent stuff lol..
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post Jul 22 2013, 04:46 PM

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QUOTE(SSJBen @ Jun 28 2013, 06:19 PM)
Do you absolutely need to try the PC350 though? As in, do you really only want to have a closed headset? If not, the PC360 is a good alternative choice.
A lot more bass shy than the PC350 however, but the mids are more detailed and the highs aren't as fatiguing. Most importantly, it's much more comfortable than the PC350 IMO.

The downside is that it is an open headset, so sound can leak out and you're not totally isolated from outside noise.
Yup, I use this - http://www.itechdynamic.com/Clip-II-mini-6...nproduct/view/7

Dolby Headphones aren't for everyone, I personally can't live without it. laugh.gif
I use it on all games and IMO it improves positional cues for every game I've used it with. Try it out, if you don't like it you can always disable it.
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bro i wanna ask about this bluetooth headset, if i only use the mic, will the voice from other ppl coming out from the speaker/headphone/audio out or it will only come out from the bluetooth headset?

and for pulse headset, if i route it using cable to my DAC then the mic cannot use anymore?

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