Recommendations on a new headset?

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[rip|Ripper]

Mine has a short ...I have an xfi fatality soundcard and heard 5.1 is the best?   should I get another headset that uses 5.1 analog? or go the usb route?   should I go stereo?  I'm looking for the best positional audio for bf3?  Any recommendations?

[rip|buzinator]

I'm loving my Corsair HS1 (usb). I like it better than my old Zalman surround set.

[rip|bonuspoints]

Just to be clear there is no such thing as true 5.1 headsets. They just emulate it, you still have 2 speakers. I have gone through Razor, creative, plantronics, and logitech and to this day my favorite set still is the logitech G35 headset.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104281&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Headsets+and+Accessories-_-Logitech-_-26104281

[rip|buzinator]

Just to be clear, My (and i believe ripper's) old Zalmans actually do have 3 speakers per side, rather than 2 ...



as do my even older MedUSA's from Germany...



... however, with encoding tech like Qsound or Dolby Headphone, 2 speaker systems can sometimes be more effective at creating a surround or '3d' soundstage. Multi-speaker headphones were an idea worth trying out but ultimately not really effective.

[rip|forkev]

I like my Sennheiser

http://www.sennheiserusa.com/pro-gamer-headset-usb-pc-skype-voip

[rip|bonuspoints]

Just to be clear, My (and i believe ripper's) old Zalmans actually do have 3 speakers per side, rather than 2 ...



as do my even older MedUSA's from Germany...



... however, with encoding tech like Qsound or Dolby Headphone, 2 speaker systems can sometimes be more effective at creating a surround or '3d' soundstage. Multi-speaker headphones were an idea worth trying out but ultimately not really effective.

Good to know I just assumed most manufacturer only have 2 speakers and emulate surround then slap a sticker on it. Even the MedUSA's i would not consider true surround. Each channel needs to have its dedicated speaker. Looks like they try to mix LFE and FR or FL in that picture.

[rip|buzinator]

True they tend to work out as 5.0-ish ... but they do have multi-speaker setups and accept true multichannel input (6 channels analog, thru three two-channel 1/8" plugs).

I was just demonstrating that not all 'surround' labelled phones "emulate" with "2" speakers only. Clearly the market offers  somewhat more complex options than that.

Anyway, the Corsair, Logitech & Sennheiser suggestions are all pretty decent imo. Probably it comes down to price, microphone quality, durability and comfort.

[rip|MightyMax]

I have been using a Sennheiser PC-350 headset with a headset amp (FiiO E5) to boost the output of my laptop to take advantage of what the headset can handle for the past month.  I really do like the sound and build quality of the PC-350.

http://www.trustedreviews.com/Sennheiser-PC-350-PRO-Gaming-Headset_Peripheral_review



Buz,

I also had a Medusa 5.1 Headphone setup for years...  I got the duel amp (with two headsets) and had to order it from a place in the UK.  This was before the US site was up.

It really was a stunning headset for the time, and the 5.1 passthrough to my external external speakers was just brilliant.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/headsets-gamers-can-love,review-1368-2.html

 

[rip|buzinator]

They were pretty nice yh I was using them in my BF1942 days. Sometime toward the end of the BFV era the amp died on me and that was when I gave the Zalmans a shot, which were also good in their way.

So far though I think my Corsairs are probably my fave. I think the directional stereo processing aspect of sound cards has come a long way in recent times.