Dazerdoreal
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It seems like audiophiles do not take headsets seriously.
In a Youtube video, famous audiophile Crinacle mentioned that buying a headset is hardly ever worth anyones money, even for gamers.
He recommended going for third-party microphone solutions instead.
Judging by reviews and frequency response graphs, I don't see why. While I was not able to check all these out with my own ears, there are many promising options.
The idea of an audiophile headset became popular by the release of the Audeze Maxwell. According to rtings it is well-built and has a great accordance with the Harman target. (This was after Crin made his video.)
www.rtings.com
But there are also great-looking mid-price options.
- The Sennheiser PC38X delivers a 560s-ish bass response with a darker 650s-ish treble, microphone included.
It costs 119$ on Drop, so it is cheaper than the similarly-built 560s in the US, and it includes a microphone.
- The Beyerdynamic MMX300 has a preference rating of 91 and an amazingly extended upper treble (if you like treble). The sound signature, while marketed for gamers, looks better than most "audiophile" Beyer headphones. The build quality seems similar to their 770/880/990 series and the microphone receives a lot of praise.
- If you want to save money, there also is the Custom Game series which is basically the Custom series with a microphone. To my knowledge it will not be produced anymore but you can often find it on Ebay for around 100-150 Euros. The only other thing you need to do is then is to buy velour pads. It includes a switch which gives you control over the amount of bass.
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(Personally, I use a Rode RTH-100M.
The frequency response is not exactly Harman by default, but the response is very flat so it is easy to EQ. Besides, I like the design and the comfort.)
So basically, I dont know what this is this about. Looking at these options, you might even wonder why people do not by a headset when they can have a microphone included.
Another advantage headsets often have is that they are usually easy to drive, as they need to be usable with a Computer.
In a Youtube video, famous audiophile Crinacle mentioned that buying a headset is hardly ever worth anyones money, even for gamers.
He recommended going for third-party microphone solutions instead.
Judging by reviews and frequency response graphs, I don't see why. While I was not able to check all these out with my own ears, there are many promising options.
The idea of an audiophile headset became popular by the release of the Audeze Maxwell. According to rtings it is well-built and has a great accordance with the Harman target. (This was after Crin made his video.)
Audeze Maxwell Wireless Review
The Audeze Maxwell Wireless are feature-packed gaming headphones that come in Xbox and PlayStation variants. They have a detachable boom mic as well as an integr...
www.rtings.com
But there are also great-looking mid-price options.
- The Sennheiser PC38X delivers a 560s-ish bass response with a darker 650s-ish treble, microphone included.
It costs 119$ on Drop, so it is cheaper than the similarly-built 560s in the US, and it includes a microphone.
Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro Plus (velours earpads, bass slider 3:4).pdf
Shared with Dropbox
www.dropbox.com
(Personally, I use a Rode RTH-100M.
The frequency response is not exactly Harman by default, but the response is very flat so it is easy to EQ. Besides, I like the design and the comfort.)
So basically, I dont know what this is this about. Looking at these options, you might even wonder why people do not by a headset when they can have a microphone included.
Another advantage headsets often have is that they are usually easy to drive, as they need to be usable with a Computer.
