VooDooPC April 15, 2006 Share VooDooPC Member April 15, 2006 I'm looking to buy a NEW sound card and some worthwhile headphones. Right now I have my brothers old OLD Sound Blaster PCI 512 which Creative released some drivers to make it work in XP but there's still plenty of problems with it in games, before that I had my Sound Blaster PCI 128, that was even worse. I need to find a sound card that has fancy stuff like EAX (2.0? I don't even know what they are upto now adays) but I don't some Audigy Double Platinum with Remote and face panel sound card. I just need something that is fairly new. I'll use an analogy here, if the Audigy high level platnium Creative Labs card is the X1800, I want the X1300. Still has nice features, is much cheaper but doesn't sound as nice. For headphones right now I'm using a 21 dollar Altec Lansing headset. I had some 30 dollar Sony headphones with fancy padding but those kind of broke. I need some that will sound nice but once again, I don't need 100 dollar Sennheiser super space age plastic headphones, just something that will be reasonable with the sound card. I would really like headphones that have something like 5.1 or 7.1, simply because I've never owned anything with them, I'm willing to spend a little extra for it. It doesn't matter if these are with a mic or not. I would pefer them to be equal quality. I think it's pointless to have really good headphones and a crummy sound card or a super sound card and crummy headphones. I'm looking to spend around 100 dollars for both, combined. I also cannot stress enough that I DON'T WANT SPEAKERS. I need headphones and NOTHING WIRELESS. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher April 15, 2006 Share Preacher Member April 15, 2006 (edited) http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetai...ductCode=290240 and http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetai...ductCode=361704 or here cheaper but takes longer for free shipping (usually like 9 days) http://store.yahoo.com/justdeals/9802310403ref.html those headphones are not 5.1 or 7.1 but the sound quality is incredible and they are very comfortable. Open air deal is very nice and keeps your ears from getting all sweaty. note: 5.1/7.1 headphones that are of any quality at all push your price over $100. Edited April 15, 2006 by Preacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mookie April 15, 2006 Share mookie GC Alumni April 15, 2006 I spent around $30 on my Creative SB Live! 5.1 and I've been pleased with it. Sounds fine to me, has EAX (no idea what version) and has jacks for mic, line in, 2x line out, and digital out. Never had any software problems with it on Win98 or Win2K, XP should be no different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep48 April 15, 2006 Share shep48 Member April 15, 2006 triton 5.1 then you dont need the sound card its built in...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC April 15, 2006 Author Share VooDooPC Member April 15, 2006 (edited) How much do reasonable 5.1 or 7.1 headphones cost? Edited April 15, 2006 by VooDooPC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNA April 15, 2006 Share DNA Member April 15, 2006 (edited) Your looking at around 100-150... These babys are going to be good but not in US yet... Edited April 15, 2006 by -{ATCG}- DNA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep48 April 15, 2006 Share shep48 Member April 15, 2006 $72.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16826160101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC April 16, 2006 Author Share VooDooPC Member April 16, 2006 $72.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16826160101 The thing I don't like about those is that the sound card is built in. I really wanted something that has EAX and if I ever wanted to use speakers or different headphones I'd have to buy a sound card anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengence April 16, 2006 Share avengence Member April 16, 2006 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007XJSQ...5Fencoding=UTF8 Sennheiser HD-201 Headphones http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetai...ductCode=290240 Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS Those are very nice headphones for the price. I have 2 sets from that brand and they are nothing but quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC April 16, 2006 Author Share VooDooPC Member April 16, 2006 Are the HD-202s any better than the HD-201s? They are only three dollars more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengence April 16, 2006 Share avengence Member April 16, 2006 Well I have the HD-212 pros and they are pretty much the same casing as the HD-202s and after a while of wearing them my ears start to hurt. The HD-201s cover your whole ear I believe. http://www.headphone.com/guide/by-headphon...iser-hd-202.php and http://www.headphone.com/guide/by-headphon...iser-hd-201.php I also read somewhere that the 202s can hurt your ears after wearing them for a while, if you have big ears. Its up to you though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC April 17, 2006 Author Share VooDooPC Member April 17, 2006 Something came up today and I am out 40 bucks. So I'm down to only being able to spend 60. I think I'm leaning towards: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetai...ductCode=290241 or http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetai...ductCode=290233 and http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetai...ductCode=361704 Now that the money I can spend was slashed I don't know which sound card to get. I do really like those headphones though. It has a single wire from the headset and has a control for volume on the wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher April 20, 2006 Share Preacher Member April 20, 2006 (edited) http://store.yahoo.com/justdeals/9802310403ref.html save ya $8 and http://www.surpluscomputers.com/store/main...l&item=CRD10794 or if you can come up with the few dollars extra http://www.pc-infinity.com/mm5/merchant.mv...Code=SOUNDCARDS That way you can use EAX2 sound when available. Edited April 20, 2006 by Preacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igloo April 21, 2006 Share igloo Member April 21, 2006 I use, Sony MDR-EX71 and Shure e2c. I like comfortable sound isolation buds with a little more oomph in the bass. These let you hear alot more at low volumes so you don't go deaf. The Shure e3c, Etymotic ER-6i, Super Fi. 5 don't have the heavy bass I like, but dominate mid and high range. Earmuff style bothers me after 5 minutes. Canal type, you don't even know your wearing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC April 21, 2006 Author Share VooDooPC Member April 21, 2006 I've heard about those Shure ones. The sleeves can get stuck in your ear canal and you have to goto the hospital to get them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWarrior April 21, 2006 Share HWarrior Member April 21, 2006 http://store.yahoo.com/justdeals/9802310403ref.html those headphones are not 5.1 or 7.1 but the sound quality is incredible and they are very comfortable. Open air deal is very nice and keeps your ears from getting all sweaty. Open air is Great! I have Logitech Precision PC Gaming and offer great sound for the price. Since they are behind-the-head, I had to retire them after I got a high back office chair. Switched to Plantronics .Audio 110 (~$35) which are also open-air design. 5 months of heavy use and no problems. Hard to find .Audio 110 now tho, maybe ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher April 24, 2006 Share Preacher Member April 24, 2006 if you haven't bought one yet, I found this deal tonight. Just figured I'ld pass it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC April 24, 2006 Author Share VooDooPC Member April 24, 2006 So, whats the deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher April 24, 2006 Share Preacher Member April 24, 2006 duh sorry forgot link lol http://www.surpluscomputers.com/store/main...l&item=CRD10794 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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