soundproofing my bedroom?

[MrRockliffe]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Audio-Techni...o+technica+ath

Ugly I know, but paired with a solid 5.1 DAC/AMP by astro or if you want to spend less turtle beach, they'll be much much better quality than Astro and Turtle Beach.

[cptwhite_uk]

They look interesting, it seems like they're putting the clamping pressure on those higher pads rather than your ears?

The clamping pressure is just very very light and the light weight means there doesn't need to be much pressure, they're absolutely awesome for long gaming sessions.

[outwar6010]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Audio-Techni...o+technica+ath

Ugly I know, but paired with a solid 5.1 DAC/AMP by astro or if you want to spend less turtle beach, they'll be much much better quality than Astro and Turtle Beach.

lol i had no idea noctua made headphones

[outwar6010]

Just chucking my 2p worth in a bit late sorry.

No such thing as 5.1 headphones, dont care what anyone says. The 3D effect your ears supplies is due to minute phase and time differences of the audio signals being received by your ears.

The *only* way is headphones, as to *properly* insulate a room can cost thousands (having done this in a studio), and, as others have already pointed out, most of the "noise" you generate from the speakers will be LF and transmitted via conduction thru floorboards etc. Bass speakers have to be decoupled so there is no benefit by flying (hanging by wire) the speakers either.

As for which headphones, I agree with the Sennheiser crowd. My HD580s are superb, as will be any of the HD500 or HD600 series. They are not cheap either, but I can wear mine for ten hours at a stretch and not feel any discomfort.

Good Luck with any compromises you might try

The older i get the more depressing life becomes lol looks like im getting some headphones

[outwar6010]

Since you already have a card with a headphone amp and a decent microphone, I'm going to reccomend some Grado SR80s - they're £112 from amazon, and are pretty great headphones. Alternatively if you want to come down in budget a bit, (and be able to use them outside the house) I have used my etymotic MC5s for gaming with quite decent results in the past-they're available for about £50. I get on well with in ear headphones though - if you don't then it might be an issue.

I currently have sony xba1(i think they're around the same price range as the mc5's) that i use with my ipod and i am going to give them a go in a bit but ideally i would prefer wireless headphones that i could leave on my desk for the gaming purpose.

[outwar6010]

From what I've read these '5.1' headsets are a bit of a gimmick/marketing fluff, not emulating 5.1 at all and reducing sound quality because of the need to cram in a load of smaller drivers.

Rather, a decent set of stereo headphones should serve you fine, giving decent positional sound etc.

Also, 'gaming headsets' in general tend to be a bit overpriced vs headphones. I mean I understand the preference for a boom mic of a headset if gaming online, but since you've said a mic isn't important, don't pay for one and the 'gaming' brand. Something like the Sennheiser HD range would be a good place to start looking, but it really depends how much you want to spend.

Edit: Maybe a bit over budget, but here's some to look at:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Audio-Techni.../dp/B000CMS0XU
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-H.../dp/B004FEEY9A
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beyerdynamic.../dp/B0011UB9CQ

Head-Fi tends to be a good place to look for audio advice IMO.

Edit2: Also bear in mind what you're driving them with, in terms of sound quality + impedance. It might not be worth spending hundreds on a headset if you're going to be using on-board sound.

I do like the first one but do you know of any descent wireless headsets? i may just to hold off and wait til sf get their act together lol and spend a little more than i wanted to.