Stereo Headset ?

by s1LENT • 8 Dec 2010, 01:23 • Journals
Im wondering about the following issue :

I want to buy a new headest, but i didnt decide which one, yet.

At the moment my headset is a 5.1 headset, which makes it pretty easy to locate the opponent ingame.

Would it become harder if i used a STEREO headset ? I will probably try the Steelseries siberia v2 headset, but i just read that its a stereo one.

So ppl, please help me out , im sure some of you guys are using a siberia headset :)
Is the Sound very different compared to a 5.1 headset ?
I only have a onboard 7.1 soundcard, so its nothing too special.

THX
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Prydz 8 Dec 2010, 01:24
lowbudget; sennheiser pc 151

little higher budhet: steelseries siberia
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s1LENT 8 Dec 2010, 01:27
Ya ok, but that doesnt rly answer my question :D
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MerlinatoR 8 Dec 2010, 01:29
5.1 works the same as stereo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereophonic_sound
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s1LENT 8 Dec 2010, 01:32
Hmmmmm , for me the difference is, that u have 5 seperate soundspeakers at a 5.1 headset, whereas you have only 2 soundspeakers at a stereo one. So it kinda only "creates the impression of sound heard from various directions"
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im a tree 8 Dec 2010, 05:41
Yet you only have two ears.
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s1LENT 8 Dec 2010, 12:31
Oh wow, still there must be any difference in the sound or the quality. When u use a home cinema for watchin movies u also enjoy it more than sound coming from 2 "directions"
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im a tree 9 Dec 2010, 04:05
thats because home cinema systems aren't strapped to your head, and regular front speakers obviously can't create the illusion of sound coming from any direction, stereo headphones on the other hand can and do so with as much accuracy as these "5.1" headphones

and yes there is a difference in quality, in that stereo headphones will have FAR better quality for price because with quality of the audio is dependant on the quality of the mechanical drivers. "5.1" heaphones pack multiple drivers into a small space, this reduces the size of the drivers and means the cost of the headphones either increases or they use cheaper/worse drivers

ergo, get some nice quality stereo headphones (hint: most gaming cans suck) which will probably last you a few years and be sweet
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stRay 8 Dec 2010, 11:46
ur playing et man, there is no difference!
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niSmO 8 Dec 2010, 01:31
just get Sennheiser - top sound
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niSmO 8 Dec 2010, 01:31
or Creative Fatal1ty - works well enough for me, can hear people like a wallhack
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Kenzi 8 Dec 2010, 06:43
lol no. That headset is shit
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s1LENT 8 Dec 2010, 01:34
Maybe would go for it, but im not that much in internet shopping :) i prefer to go to a shop, but ve never seen any store selling sennheiser :) for which sennheiser would u go then ? ( should be one of the new versions ) :)
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niSmO 8 Dec 2010, 01:54
just look on amazon/reviews on google, theyre pretty informative

tbh, you can trust Sennheisers
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RazZaH 8 Dec 2010, 01:42
im using:
image: shure-srh750dj
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JOEL 8 Dec 2010, 01:43
i think it's really gay that siberia got 20€ more expensive when it became steelseries instead of icemat :/
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phyZiC 8 Dec 2010, 02:28
SteelSeries 5H v2, obviously the best gaming headset on the planet eventough im using sennheiser HD 555 but im changing to SteelSeries 5H v2 when mine break
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zenix 8 Dec 2010, 12:40
Good luck with breaking the HD555, i got mine allready a few years.
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Tele 8 Dec 2010, 08:55
got the steelseries siberia v2 2 months ago, amazing headset
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Halidith 8 Dec 2010, 10:28
ive bought mine last week its amazing, its fitting nice arround ur head etc good sound nice mic etcretc m m m
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zenix 8 Dec 2010, 12:38
sennheiser or another good audio brand is the way too goo
in low budget and mid- and high-end
I would get some decent headphones for example the HD555 or up with mic clip on. Headphones have mostly much better sound quality than most headsets.
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