stormfall 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2006 My Zalman Zm-RS6F hinge broke (it's 3 years old) and i'm now shopping for a replacement (unless someone can tell me where to buy a replacement Zalman). I need a headset for my PC and I'll be using it largely to play games and watch movies. PC has an audigy (not x-fi) and it'd be cool if the headset can be used in gaming (positionality is important). I've excluded the Creative Fatal1ty headset (bad reviews all over) and some of the Senns and these are the shortlisted ones not in any order:- Everglide S-500 Gaming Headphone Sennheiser HD555 Sennheiser HD595 Sennheiser HD280 Pro I heard the HD555 at Challenger and was quite impressed by it. How does the HD555 perform against the HD280 Pro and the 595? Or do these perform poorly for games? Any advice appreciated... I'm so confused now lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zephyron 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2006 The Audio Technica ATH-A500/700/900 are said to be exceptional gaming headphones as well by the HF folks. Do keep a lookout for them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
viix 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2006 AKG k81dj, if you can get em.. try em out.. you might like em Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ahdui 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2006 i think u can get that AKG DJ cans at jaben. my recommendation will be ATH-a500. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mackie 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2006 Another closed design option that costs less than $100 is Philips HP890. Do a search on this forum as this model was previouly discussed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yotiao 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2006 The Audio Technica ATH-A500/700/900 are said to be exceptional gaming headphones as well by the HF folks. Do keep a lookout for them I second this and I use the A900 for CS and other games, nice! But wearing them for longer period can be quite HOT, will get sweating easily.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stormfall 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2006 Just bought from bluetin the ATH-A900 at $262. Went to his home to pick it up and must say he's a friendly chap. Tested it at home and I agree with previous poster - it gets hot very fast (and I have the aircon on, small room WITH fan blowing at me). Amazing sound though. At that price I think I made the right choice, as opposed to dishing out more for the Senn HD595. My CS/DOD:S both do not have sound at the moment (latest steam update broke win98 source games) so will have to wait until they fix that. But COD, BF1942 all sound really spiffy Thanks for the recommendation!! Back to my hot cans (literally) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zephyron 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2006 I second this and I use the A900 for CS and other games, nice! But wearing them for longer period can be quite HOT, will get sweating easily.. Aron did mention replacing the pleather with velour padding. I think this should help with the heat issue, and make the A900 more comfy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
