Sammy Posted May 30, 2014 Member ID: 3036 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 31 Topic Count: 219 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 9419 Content Per Day: 2.08 Reputation: 7515 Achievement Points: 62539 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/29/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 30, 2023 Birthday: 04/26/2008 Device: Windows Share Posted May 30, 2014 I am curious whether or not people use straight two speaker headphone sound for games, older and current, or the various "Dolby" type stuff that I suppose is to enhance 3D. I have tried both and find the normal settings allow for better directional audio to hear where things are coming from. But I do like surround stuff more. Because I am not a very good player to begin with I wouldnt want to make it even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted May 30, 2014 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.75 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted May 30, 2014 someday when I have money I want to experiment with the virtual 3D. I think it shows a lot of promise. I use Denon AHD2000's and a Fiio E10. I originally bought the headphones for listening to music and live mixing but mostly use them for gaming now. They're closed yet have a fantastic sound stage.. Also a huge presence while maintaining a very flat response. I love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Posted May 30, 2014 Member ID: 3036 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 31 Topic Count: 219 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 9419 Content Per Day: 2.08 Reputation: 7515 Achievement Points: 62539 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/29/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 30, 2023 Birthday: 04/26/2008 Device: Windows Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 Because with rebate the asus sound card was only 15 bucks I got it anyways. Personally I think it does sound better than the realtek onboard one. Even with my non-audiophile ears. Hopefully that is not just me justifying the money. So I was experimenting with different settings and trying out the surround while testing the mod. I did like the atmosphere, so to speak, but made it harder to discern were sounds were coming from exactly. However maybe there are other settings that allow me to fine tune the effect. I can choose 2-4-6-8 speakers but thats about it, not including the various digital effects. For 3D games it recommended 8 so I stuck with that. eidolonFIRE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted May 30, 2014 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.75 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Because with rebate the asus sound card was only 15 bucks I got it anyways. Personally I think it does sound better than the realtek onboard one. Even with my non-audiophile ears. Hopefully that is not just me justifying the money. So I was experimenting with different settings and trying out the surround while testing the mod. I did like the atmosphere, so to speak, but made it harder to discern were sounds were coming from exactly. However maybe there are other settings that allow me to fine tune the effect. I can choose 2-4-6-8 speakers but thats about it, not including the various digital effects. For 3D games it recommended 8 so I stuck with that. interesting. I'm curious as to whether or not it will actually help you in a game. Games like BF3 already do a lot of that "atmosphere" in the game so doing it again in the card is just going to muddy things up and make positioning-by-ear harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoo Posted May 31, 2014 Member ID: 20916 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 26 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 10 Achievement Points: 173 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/19/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 16, 2017 Birthday: 05/01/1980 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I have an old set of Sennheiser headfones with the on board realtec, i find it a pain in the arse to set up but easy to spot shots from left of right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Hunter1948 Posted May 31, 2014 Member ID: 1850 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 98 Topic Count: 328 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 8620 Content Per Day: 1.74 Reputation: 4222 Achievement Points: 55994 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 09/29/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 06/19/1948 Device: Windows Share Posted May 31, 2014 I like sound cards better and set up with surround sound . Some sound cards are better than others for doing this and my favorite was sound blaster and the software that came with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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