At the moment I'm planning on getting a new pair of headphones and a ModMic 4.0 (Omnidirectional with mute if you wanted to know) to go with it, as at the moment I use a cheap gaming headset (Turtle Beach Ear Force P11). There are a couple of models of headphones which I'm quite split between at the moment:
I have heard good things about each of these headphones. At the moment I use a closed design, and I have never used an open design. I also like over-ear headphones - I hate on-ear ones. Each of these headphones is around my price range, but which is the better pair? I do a lot of gaming and a little bit of music production. If someone could help me pick between these or suggest a different pair I would be very grateful.
You'd probably want to break them in. They have crazy highs out of the box but after break-in they're nice but elevated (I prefer a little more highs). The bass is there but not quite as much as closed cans have in general. And yeah, you definitely want to change the pads for better comfort. The ones that come with it are horrible. I used the stock pads for over a year before I changed them. Should've done it earlier. I'd also suggest taking a look at the Takstar 2050 but they have jumped up in price recently. Sadface.
Hey. no problem. Glad to help. In regular use it would probably take a week or two. Otherwise you can leave them on the table and play music through them at semi-loud volume when you're not using them. You need a program for adjusting EQ levels. I can't remember any off the top of my head but you can always search for it.
Yup, they're over-ear. For the pads, I'm using these: http://www.thomann.de/fi/akg_k240270271_velour_ohrpolster.htm You can find these on amazon and other places too. There are probably some other ones that fit if you don't want to use these ones. The internet surely knows.
They seem good to me. If they fit the AKGs they most likely fit the 668bs too.I had something else to say but I forgot. Damn. Anyway, if you haven't yet, I suggest go check out the review and sound demo of these headphones by Z Reviews on youtube.
Why do you want an omni? Usually a cardioid polar parttern (uni-directional) is best, because it will only be sensitive to generally what's in front of it. This way your mic isn't picking up the sound from your speakers (if you're not using headphones) or the clattering of your keyboard (especially if it's mechanical) and if it does, it's seriously attenuated.
Yes, even though OP was asking about headphones, he mentioned he was getting an omnidirectional mic. I suggested that he may want to reconsider that choice and go for the unidirectional ModMic
I looked on YouTube at a few tests of the different ModMics, and the omnidirectional version sounded a little better. I also didn't notice much of a difference in keyboard sound, but I don't think the tester had a mechanical keyboard.
Not sure if this is one of the videos, but in this one, the cardioid does sound of lesser quality. I see this isn't as clear cut as I thought it would be. I think this has more to do with the mic position, as position is important with a cardioid polar pattern vs. an omni, which picks up evenly all around. This guy also has the cardioid positioned closer at times, which will invoke the proximity effect. It also seems the soundcard will affect fidelity. This guy obviously was too lazy to shoot everything with one mic then the other, then cut everything together. It would've been way more consistent with mic position though.
By the way, what purpose will the headphones serve: gaming, music, both? I'm guessing gaming, since you're getting a ModMic.