Headset Users - Astro A40s or A50s?

[riot]

I can't decide and I could use some help.

[BallZack]

I'm probably the only comment here not giving other headset options. I own a pair of Astro A50's and they are great, best pair i've ever owned.

I was lucky to get them for $100 less though, as they are pretty expensive.

[riot]

İlk olarak BerSerKer tarafından gönderildi:

I'm probably the only comment here not giving other headset options. I own a pair of Astro A50's and they are great, best pair i've ever owned.

I was lucky to get them for $100 less though, as they are pretty expensive.

Something related to the beginning topic, thank you so much! (No offense to anybody else).
@BerSerKer, have you ran into any issues at all?

[BallZack]

İlk olarak Riot King11 tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak BerSerKer tarafından gönderildi:

I'm probably the only comment here not giving other headset options. I own a pair of Astro A50's and they are great, best pair i've ever owned.

I was lucky to get them for $100 less though, as they are pretty expensive.

Something related to the beginning topic, thank you so much! (No offense to anybody else).
@BerSerKer, have you ran into any issues at all?

No, only thing that has been annoying me is that headset randomly dies even though i just charged it. (Must be rebooting or something) Audio cue for when you need to charge it scares the absolute ♥♥♥♥ out of me though. XD

[riot]

İlk olarak BerSerKer tarafından gönderildi:

No, only thing that has been annoying me is that headset randomly dies even though i just charged it. (Must be rebooting or something) Audio cue for when you need to charge it scares the absolute ♥♥♥♥ out of me though. XD

That's funny, also I'm curious, have you ever let the headphones die out? Not to be annoying, I just wanna see if it's a manufacturing problem or if it's a problem due to misuse.

[BallZack]

İlk olarak Riot King11 tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak BerSerKer tarafından gönderildi:

No, only thing that has been annoying me is that headset randomly dies even though i just charged it. (Must be rebooting or something) Audio cue for when you need to charge it scares the absolute ♥♥♥♥ out of me though. XD

That's funny, also I'm curious, have you ever let the headphones die out? Not to be annoying, I just wanna see if it's a manufacturing problem or if it's a problem due to misuse.

I havem't let them die out, but i believe it is because i tend to fully turn my system off at the PSU. So they stop charging, i guess it just reboots or something when i turn them on. (Putting the charging cord in for a few minutes fixes the problem)

[Magno]

Any decent headset with real 7.1 audio should be great for this game.
I myself, use Razer's Kraken Chroma 7.1 and its great.

[Ehtacs]

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Do *not* get 7.1 surround. Get a good stereo headset (Sennheiser is my favorite) and a real soundcard that can encode a surround field to stereo. The 7.1 channels are awful because the tiny speakers suck in comparison to good drivers. A surround field can be made to work fine on any headset with the right tect. If you have a headset, search youtube for the virtual haircut demo.

yah yah thats been said a lot but 7.1 does have its advantages. Sure bigger better speakers are great for music but in games especially FPS what you are looking for is better accuracy in what direction sound is coming from. with just right left you have a harder time with that. It all depends on the application. tools for the trade. I own the Tiamats for gaming but i use Senheisers for music.

Bear with me!.. Your ears dont have forward and backwards receptors. They're stereo input. Your brain compares the sounds and their delay to give you a sense of direction. For large audiences, several speakers make for a large sound stage making a 7.1 system useful since people may be in varying locations. In the case of headphones, the distance from your ears to the speakers is constant. You dont need the huge sound stage, only the delay in the surround sounds to percieve them as surround. Thats what Dolby DTS is AFAIK. Unlike 7.1, DTS encodes an infinite number of sources rather than just front, side, and rear. This means you can use two large drivers for *better* surround than 3 smaller drivers in each can with higher accuracy. So yeah, try the encoded stereo before commiting to 7.1 forever - you may find yourself in another boat!