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I can get it at Fry's for $50 and it seems to have a decent amount of the features I want.
It can be either USB or 3.5 mm so I can still use them when I get around to upgrading my mobo with one that has another slot for a sound card.
I'm still open to suggestions in the mean time. I won't be buying it for a few days and will try and keep doing some research (assuming my head doesn't explode) in the mean time.
I thought about that one, but I read the 1500 has better suround, though the 2000 ad better stereo.
I hav e $50 Fry's gift card. I have to go local, unfortunetly. I would have loved to order from Amazon, Newegg or XCIX over Fry's.
Fry's is a bit shady about their "returned" items. They have been know to put them back with broken or missing parts, then refuse a return. They have accused my friend of opening and removing parts that were missing when he bought it, hence the reason for the return.
Unfortunetly some poeple don't listen when you say "I would never buy from there", then get you a gift card to there for your brithday. :-P
Only benefit is that they are cheap and pricematch internet sales (authorized retailers), if you are in a hurry to get something.
Thanks for the help though.
I use Logitech's USB desktop microphone and the sensitivity is phenomenal. The flexibility of setting it down and just talking is far more convenient than having to wear anything or be a mute when using speakers.
As for the headphones, that entirely depends on preference. Obviously avoid Beats, Bose, and low end Sony sets. If you're on a serious budget, a common trick is to get some cheap hearing protection earmuffs from the hardware store and wear them over earbuds. Fry's has the JVC HA-FX5 Gumy buds for $10, and they sound surprisingly well rounded for the price.
Finally, avoid the 5.1 gimmick. Most games that are worth their salt do well enough to emulate positional audio with stereo headphones. Unless you have a huge collection of 5.1 albums, you probably aren't missing much in the way of music (not to mention, it'll sound better coming out of two good speakers than 4 mediocre ones). Movies might be the one exception to this, but for what you pay for a 5.1 headset, you could just as easily get a discrete amp and some speakers.
Buds have always been uncomfortable for me, even the gummies (yes, I tried them), let alone wearing earmuffs in the middle of the summer (106F over here some days).
As this is (in part) a present, I am willing to try what I have alway wanted and give a 5.1 headset a try.
These will be for gaming with a little bit of music. I'm not an audiophile and can't even tell the diffrence between 128kbps audio or 256kbps audio.
Most the headesets seem to preform well for stereo too, when you turn off the 5.1 settings.
And I already have a great 2.1 speaker system hooked up.
This was the best route to take for me. Limited budget, never had a 5.1 type system and have a 3 year (almost 4) old running around the room (do headphones when he is there) so the fewer wires I have to deal with the better.
Then there is the part about him sleeping in the room next door, so a 5.1 system for som real movie listening wouldn't be such a bad thing.
Thanks for the lateralternatives though.
The only real surround set Fry's offers is the Roccat Kave, but you're looking at $130 ($117 if you price match).
If that's unaffordable, save your money and just go with the Vengeance 1300. There's nothing to gain by spending extra on the 1500 (they use exactly the same drivers). If you're dead set on it being USB, they sell adapters separately for as little as $7. In any case, avoid the Creative set. The flexibility of USB/3.5mm might seem enticing, but the drivers are garbage compared to the Corsairs.
On one last note, you mentioned earlier that you were considering getting a sound card in the future. It's highly unnecessary unless you have a discrete amplifier, require coaxial/optical out (many new motherboards have this anyway), or need a dedicated line in. Onboard audio has progressed enough to where any CPU usage is negligible and sound quality is indistinguishable.
Looking into the Roccat Kave right now.
That build will be with a home audio center in mind (primarily a gaming PC still), with my computer doubling as the main media center for family movie nights and other occasions. I'd need a headset then too as well as an audio switch.
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Only complaint I found about the Roccat Kave was the mid was a bit flat for music with a weak sub, like I said, I probebly won't know the diffrence.
Well, I'll keep looking and doing some research. I have untill thursday to decide.
Again, thanks for the help.
Well, even if you just compare the specs, the Vengeance's drivers win hands down.
Not to mention, Creative is throwing in a lot of extras for $40 less than Corsair can. That has to make you suspicious.
If you're only using stereo PC speakers, you can just leave the headset in a front jack and toggle it through software. On some devices, there's also ways of repurposing the jacks you arent using through registry edits: http://www.reaper-x.com/2012/02/13/how-to-remap-retasking-realtek-onboard-jacks-ports/