Hi
I am in the market to replace my Philips SHP2700 headphones which partially broke as it was dropped.
I am looking at spending $50 to $90 at most. I am currently using my motherboard's on-board Realtek ALC892 audio.
A bit of history on the matter... Sometime last year I had a bit of cash to burn so I decided to buy the Asus Xonar Xense sound card which included a Sennheiser PC 350 heatset. From the reviews I read which lead me to my purchase, I was expecting to be blown away.... only thing is, I wasn't
In my opinion, they sounded terrible. It sounded very hollow like an empty tin can. Bass, what bass? Oh wait, there wasn't any bass worthy of being called bass! This was even after i fiddled with all the settings in the software (which was up to date).
Completely disappointed I contacted Asus locally, they advised I may have a faulty kit and requested that I bring it in for testing at their offices around the corner from where I work. They said that they wil credit the device as they do not carry swap-out stock on sound cards. The credit will be passed back onto my supplier so that he can order a replacement through the supplier channels.
After much thought I requested that I instead purchase an SSD with the credit (plus a little pay-in) as I was convinced a new kit will sound just as bad.
After a bit of recent research I read that the Sennheiser PC 350s and and a coulpe of cheaper Sennheiser's were reported to have low bass levels and in some cases sound hollow to some people.
I am also thinking of buying an Asus Xonar D1 sound card (the PCI version od the DX) as I am having a bit of trouble with Skyrim (low volume voices), which is a known issue with Skyrim and Realtek audio chips. Other than that the on-board has never given me any issues. The reason for opting for a D1 over the DX is that I only have one other PCI-express slot available but will block one of the fans on my MSI GTX 670 Power Edition (OC). I have another PCI slot open at the very bottom which will be perfect for the D1.
I really need some good advise moving forward with a set of headphones. I do not need a headset specifically but rather heaphones, or at least a headset with a detachable mic. I need something with good bass levels, should not sound hollow, cups should have good sound isolation and a good range for other frequencies.
Please assist. Thank you so much
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I am in the market to replace my Philips SHP2700 headphones which partially broke as it was dropped.
I am looking at spending $50 to $90 at most. I am currently using my motherboard's on-board Realtek ALC892 audio.
A bit of history on the matter... Sometime last year I had a bit of cash to burn so I decided to buy the Asus Xonar Xense sound card which included a Sennheiser PC 350 heatset. From the reviews I read which lead me to my purchase, I was expecting to be blown away.... only thing is, I wasn't
In my opinion, they sounded terrible. It sounded very hollow like an empty tin can. Bass, what bass? Oh wait, there wasn't any bass worthy of being called bass! This was even after i fiddled with all the settings in the software (which was up to date).
Completely disappointed I contacted Asus locally, they advised I may have a faulty kit and requested that I bring it in for testing at their offices around the corner from where I work. They said that they wil credit the device as they do not carry swap-out stock on sound cards. The credit will be passed back onto my supplier so that he can order a replacement through the supplier channels.
After much thought I requested that I instead purchase an SSD with the credit (plus a little pay-in) as I was convinced a new kit will sound just as bad.
After a bit of recent research I read that the Sennheiser PC 350s and and a coulpe of cheaper Sennheiser's were reported to have low bass levels and in some cases sound hollow to some people.
I am also thinking of buying an Asus Xonar D1 sound card (the PCI version od the DX) as I am having a bit of trouble with Skyrim (low volume voices), which is a known issue with Skyrim and Realtek audio chips. Other than that the on-board has never given me any issues. The reason for opting for a D1 over the DX is that I only have one other PCI-express slot available but will block one of the fans on my MSI GTX 670 Power Edition (OC). I have another PCI slot open at the very bottom which will be perfect for the D1.
I really need some good advise moving forward with a set of headphones. I do not need a headset specifically but rather heaphones, or at least a headset with a detachable mic. I need something with good bass levels, should not sound hollow, cups should have good sound isolation and a good range for other frequencies.
Please assist. Thank you so much
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