Gaming Headphones that can double up as Music Listening

[Littlemoule]

Hi,
I am mostly dealing with the problem of strapping a lapel mic to my AKG K92. So I am in the market looking for gaming headphones (mostly rainbow six siege so soundstage is important).
But I also want it to double up as a music headphone. Musically, tight bass is my preference with finesse in the highs.

LCD-GX Open-Back Gaming Headset

The LCD-GX is the world's first audiophile gaming headphones. After pushing the envelope on gaming audio with the award-winning Mobius headphones, the new LCD-GX advances the industry further by combining the finest in sound quality with clear voice chat for the serious audiophile gamer.

www.audeze.com

I was looking at the Audeze LCD-GX which is aimed at gamers but also doubles up as audiophile headphone but it appears the mic is in a fix location so I would be able to move that out of the way when I'm listening to spotify or streaming movies.
Can you guys suggest something for my application?

 

[staticV3]

A ModMic.

 

[Misguided]

I use a modmic with my HD560, it's great.

I was using my Sundaras before with a Zaman ZMMIC1 Lapel Mic, it attaches to the headphone lead rather than your clothes. I had to use a small wire to keep it in place but it works pretty well and I used some velcro cable ties to stop the mic lead getting tangled.

 

[ZolaIII]

A costume 3.5 mm cable with a good microphone which can go with any headphones that have 3.5 mm female input on ear cup side.

CUSTOM Headset Gear (B-Stock)

Headset extension (2. Generation)

europe.beyerdynamic.com

White at it take and look at their headsets with mics, you will still probably need a spliter cable with PC. Found it for 50€ in CS. Option B the mini condenser microphone with clip like Boya BYM1 for example. Have fun and happy hunting!

 

[Littlemoule]

But don't you have to run a separate cable for modmic?

 

[staticV3]

But don't you have to run a separate cable for modmic?

There are cable clips in the box with which you can clip the ModMic cable to the existing headphone cable:


It's really painless.

 

[Littlemoule]

But then there is still the problem of retractable when watching movies or listening music. Just moving the mic away from the front of the face.

 

[staticV3]

But then there is still the problem of retractable when watching movies or listening music. Just moving the mic away from the front of the face.

It snaps out of the way when you pull on the cable:


Super convenient.

 

[Misguided]

But then there is still the problem of retractable when watching movies or listening music. Just moving the mic away from the front of the face.

Or just change the cable back to original one for movies and music, that’s what I do with my HD560s

 

[Misguided]

But don't you have to run a separate cable for modmic?

there are some that fully replace your headphone cable and have a mic built into the cable, the one I bought was £17 from Amazon and works great.l but it will only work with headphones that have a single input.

 

[Littlemoule]

I stumbled across Drop + Sennheiser PC38X, seems like the mic can move out of the way without going through the hassle of changing cables or detaching it. Anyone has any idea of its performance?

 

[solderdude]

I stumbled across Drop + Sennheiser PC38X, seems like the mic can move out of the way without going through the hassle of changing cables or detaching it. Anyone has any idea of its performance?

DROP + SENNHEISER PC38X Review (Headphone)

This is a review and detailed measurements of the DROP + SENNHEISER PC38X gaming headphone, i.e. has microphone included. It is on kind loan from a member and costs US $159 (normally $169). The PC38X is made entirely out of plastic but somehow feels better than "cheap" with tightly fitting...

www.audiosciencereview.com

great headphone !

 

[Littlemoule]

Nice ok im gonna place an order on those. They are in my budget and design wise they look like they will do what I want them to do.