Headphones

[Paul]

Ok so my birthday is coming up and instead of get like a ton of lame things from my family, Jackie has kind asked them on my behalf to instead by me a joint present.

As it would happen my headphones are packing up after like a year of use only, anyway. SO I said they could get me a decent pair of gaming headphones.

My family is not rich so all together the budget is about R600 so here are the two choice I have come up with, what do you guys think, which is better

http://store.razerzone.com/store/razerusa/en_US/pd/productID.169415800/categoryId.35096300

The razer had good reviews and I have razer everything, well my accessories anyway. Only thing is it is just stereo where as this one below is 5.1

http://zalman.com/eng/product/Product_Read.asp?idx=214


I used the Zalman's at rAge one year, Scorp had an extra pair. They seemed pretty cool but they were heavy. Is the extra 5.1 worth it? Or is a good Stereo pair fine?

[flycatchr]

Paul, why dont you chip in an extra R300 yourself and get the kaves?

[pmurgs]

I have a Roccat Kave heatset. Dragonne recommened it.

http://www.roccat.org/Products/Gaming-Sound/ROCCAT-Kave-5-1/

http://www.prophecy.co.za/roccat-kave-gaming-headset-with-p-56665.html

They've been great so far. Only one downside I experianced... the pads at the top where my head rests did not fit my head right. So pressure was all on middle pad. Basically I started to feel pain after an hour of them resting on my head. Took me a couple weeks to get used to them, now I don't feel a thing and I've very happy with them. Definitely would not change them now as they have really grown on me.

[Paul]

Thanks Murgs I didn't even look at the Roccat because I thought they were like R2000 definitely will check these out

[J_Th4ng]

If you want a 5.1 headset, the Kaves are definitely the ones to get. Personally, I don't like 5.1 headsets though, I find that you get far better quality audio through a decent pair of Stereo cans.

What I did was buy myself a pair on Sennheisers (I got the HD-555s), and then a clip on mic for VoIP. Works like a charm, and is definitely the best audio that I've had for gaming, and I've used plenty of headsets (including the Kaves, Sharkoon 5.1s, Zalman 5.1's and Sennheiser headsets (PC-160)).

That said, the Kaves are a good bet for price and build quality, so you should certainly consider them, especially if you're after a 5.1 set.

[SlipperyDuck]

5.1 FTW IMHO (acronym day today)

[Megageth]

I have the Kaves too. Pretty good. As Murgs said, they can be uncomfortable after a long session. I have added padding to the top and they now kickass.

R720
http://www.prophecy.co.za/roccat-kave-gaming-headset-with-p-56665.html

The marketing blurb is worth a laugh:

A Desert Eagle isn't worth its fancy name, if you don't know where to aim.