I'm in the market for a new pair of headphones or a new headset. I know that headphones are usually the way to go for just about everything, but I'm a little curious about the new sennheiser gaming headsets. Are they really just bad gaming audio? What are your opinions?
http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/sennheiser-introduces-g4me-zero-and-g4me-one-headsets/
Any input is appreciated thanks.
Sennhesier is the one exception, but unless you are in the states, they are terrible value. It's pretty much an HD 555/558 headphone with a boom mic attached. It will sound OK, but you are paying a premium for that mic.
Best way to go, is to grab HD 558's for around $125, and a blue snowflake or mod mic for around $30.
Thanks for the input, sorry for the slow reply. I ended up going with a pair of Sennheiser HD 598's for around $180. I also grabbed off a Zalman clip on mic for like $6. I'm moving off from Logitech G35's so this should be a nice upgrade.
i did something very similar and used the zalman for a little while, while it gets the job done it leaves alot to be desired. Look into the mod mic as stated above, i upgraded to a 3.0 and its worth every penny, very good quality and they have a new rev coming out soonish. My friends now say my mic isnt the main reason they want a grand piano to fall on me.
I tested the zalman and it's kind of a POS. It will have to get the job done for a while though, I've been spending WAY too much lately. The modmic looks nice but I don't really want to stick it on my headphones.