Need some great headphones

[Merlin]

must be one hell of a cable running to the headset!

[XTR]

Originally posted by Bunjiweb
The Zalman Headphones are excellent in my opinion. For Gaming, DVD Movies and Music, they provide a quality and thorough sound in true surround. This is achieved by having 6 speakers in the headphone, 3 each side (2 front, 2 centre and 2 rear).

Well worth the purchase if u:

a) can afford them
b) can find somewhere that sells them.

Ben

Not excellent... but good.

Pros:
+ Great for surround sound gaming
+ Good for DVD movies with 5.1 sound tracks

Cons:
- Not very good for music listening
- Outright poor for DVD Audio

[SilentDeath]

ive just ordered these, http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/produc...TEC-RPF880.htm

5hz freq responce = lot of bass

would they be better than Sennheiser HD 497's?

[Bunjiweb]

Originally posted by XTR
Not excellent... but good.

Cons:
- Not very good for music listening
- Outright poor for DVD Audio

I disagree - Listening to music through these headphones gave a very good quality and thorough sound.

Were u using MP3s or CDs?...

DVD Audio im not sure as i dont have any DVD Audio discs? If you meant DVD Audio i'm also puzzled as to where u got this idea from? Are u just using crap equipment or not setting up right?

Ben

[Aaron]

Hexus Hardware (no relation to this wonderful Hexus, I assume?) ran a review of those Zalman headphones.

Their conclusions were they gave a good surround sound effect in games but the sound quality was too poor (especially in the rear channels) for sufficiently good DVD/audio playback.

[Nacrisa]

I bought the Sennheiser 497s from Askdirect (the best price I could find) for my laptop. They're the best headphones I could find for <£50 (after searching through a load of reviews).

They have good quality sound and are really comfortable, but people nearby can hear a fair amount of sound if you turn it up a bit. It comes with a convertor and the lead is nice and long.

[TooNice]

Having heard so many good things about Sennheiser headphones in the last few years, I am starting to think that I should get a pair.
Never was a big fan of headphones TBH, although it could be that I was using cheap £10 with microphone integrated by of headphones ^^;

[Vimeous]

ARe you going for pure gaming use or music listening as well?

Whathifi gave the Sennheiser PX100 (£30) a Best Buy award in their recent 2003 awards. They happen to fold as well, usefull if you LAN.....
They gave the 497's 4/5 in July '02 saying : "Good value and sound quality is decent for 'phones that are as svelte as these".

With regard to Sennheiser PC gear. I use one of their neck mics for gaming (m@m 40 - £14 Maplin). Maplin also stock nice sterio sets with boom mic (MAB 40 & MAH 40) link here for between £30-50 but their website doesn't seem to have them.

[Tom]

stylez they top out at £50 start around 20. wish i couldve found a UK site for them b4 i got these audio 90s