![]() The additional cost of gaming peripherals, and in this case headsets, are often from their marketing, as well as the extra flair. For more, you could even buy something like a pair of Sennheiser HD598 headphones + an AntLion ModMic. These are just a few examples of configurations you could buy. Logitech G933 Artemis Spectrum RGB 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset ($139.99)Īudio Technica AUD ATHAD500X + Blue Snowball iCE Condenser Microphone ($112.94) Sennheiser HD 429 Headphones + Zalman Zm-Mic1 ($75.99)Ĭorsair Gaming VOID Wireless RGB Gaming Headset ($100)Īudio-Technica ATH-M30x Professional Studio Monitor Headphones + Blue Snowball iCE Condenser Microphone ($97.95) Logitech G633 Artemis Spectrum RGB 7.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset ($79.99) (Wireless headsets have a whole slew of their own issues that I will not cover in this piece.) This will result in better, cheaper, and longer-lasting hardware that is not only good for gaming, but also music, content creation and consumption, and whatever else you'd use a good pair of cans (and optional mic) for.īelow, I'll list a few examples of configurations that come in at the same, or cheaper price points than their counterpart gaming headsets.īehringer HPS3000 Studio Headphones + Zalman Zm-Mic1 ($26.00) Hardware that outperforms gaming peripherals in every category except wireless. ![]() Given the fact we only have two ears, it's more or less unnecessary to have more than one driver for each ear, and the simulated sound of spacial audio is mediocre at best in most - if not a majority of cases.ĭecent audio hardware can be purchased for relatively cheap. There are some headphones with more than two drivers, but more than two for spacial sound is simply unnecessary. "Dolby Digital 7.1", as is the most common, is simply a simulation using the two (sometimes angled) drivers in each cup on your headphones. Gaming headsets typically market themselves as having a "True 7.1 Surround Sound Experience." Whether or not this is something you're after, it's not worth the price of admission, and often-times is simply worse than a good pair of balanced stereo headphones. Statistically speaking, gaming headsets are not worth their sticker price, and your money's better spent elsewhere. That's why 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound speakers sit so far away. ![]() The only way you could even remotely simulate a binaural experience with standard speakers is by placing them against each of your ears. The sound won't reach one ear before the other in a way that matters, because the distance the sound from the speaker travels is typically too far, and the sound waves from the speakers spread out and bounce around the room. With physical surround, the effect of sound around you is created by using multiple speakers, simply because the drivers have to sit so far away from you. This ends up sounding rather awful, and is the reason why headsets with virtual surround always sound more distant and roomy compared to traditional headphones. Simulated surround increases the reverb of your sound, adding in delays in post in an attempt to recreate this effect. Physical, as well as simulated surround, simply attempt to recreate this effect. The sound will reach one ear slightly earlier than the other, and this will create the depth and direction we hear in our day-to-day lives. The same effect can be achieved with what are called Binaural Recordings. Sound travels in waves, and these waves will hit one ear before the other, or else it will sound like either it's all around you, or in your head, depending on house close the source is. if a sound reaches out left ear faster than our right ear, we will perceive it coming from our left. Our brains perceive the direction of sound based on the delay at which each of our ears receive the sound. You're effectively preaching the same "the human eye can't see more than 24fps" rhetoric just like the peasants you mock. Those of you who think 7.1 is better than stereo are naive, and don't know how sound works on the human ears. If you have any suggestions or information for headphones / microphones at different price points, PM me with the subject if you wish to help out.Įdit: A top-level edit was necessary for this, as the visibility is important. Edit 3: I've recently published a more in-depth article on this topic over at Įdit 2: To those of you saying my headphone + mic suggestions are lacking and are suggesting alternatives, I am now in charge of the headphone wiki for this subreddit, and will slowly be updating and reviving it.
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