Icemat Siberia and X-Fi

no one? anyone have any suggestions for a good headset. 1 condition its gotta have a microphone.
 
JustinSane said:
no one? anyone have any suggestions for a good headset. 1 condition its gotta have a microphone.
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You basically strip off all of the interesting options with that caveat.

Why not just get a clip-on mic?
 
dderidex said:
You basically strip off all of the interesting options with that caveat.

Why not just get a clip-on mic?
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Thats cool too. Do headphones sound alot better when theres no mic attached?
 
JustinSane said:
Thats cool too. Do headphones sound alot better when theres no mic attached?
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No it's generally true though that audiophile headphones don't come with mics.
If Grado, Senn, Beyerdynamics, etc decided they wanted to make high end headphones with mics on them, they would sound great. But as earlier stated, headsets with mics are very limited.
 
Sennheiser does have the PC-150 headphones. I like their sound, but for every day listening (including games, music and other stuff) I much have an equal priced headphone and a clip on mic.
 
Am I gonna hear a huge difference between something like Sennheiser headphones and my 20 dollar plantronics?
 
I have teh siberia's they are wonderfully comfortable. From what I've read they are pretty much indentical too the Senn 485's w/ just a different casing. Although, I am thinking of picking up a pair HD555's I can get em for $60 off a friend. I love the siberia's comfortable and sound great, the mic is also really great quality.
 
TheBlueChanell said:
I have teh siberia's they are wonderfully comfortable. From what I've read they are pretty much indentical too the Senn 485's w/ just a different casing. Although, I am thinking of picking up a pair HD555's I can get em for $60 off a friend. I love the siberia's comfortable and sound great, the mic is also really great quality.
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agreed...the siberias are great...however...the bass could be better imo, it gets a bit choppy and just hard on the ears if bass boost is on (maybe thats why :p )
 
TheBlueChanell said:
I have teh siberia's they are wonderfully comfortable. From what I've read they are pretty much indentical too the Senn 485's w/ just a different casing.
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seriously? cuz i think the HD485 are ugly ass shit and the Icemat looks so fucking cleannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn and comes with a microphone

anyways, i might get the Icemats instead
 
yeah always go with the fancier looking product. :rolleyes:

the senns will sound better and a zalman clip on mic attaches to the wire.

if you are just playing games great get the icemat but trust me the senns will do better for music and games.
 
i'm looking into the Audio-Technica ATH-AD500

i wanna get quality headphones this time around
 
i've upgraded from the PC150s to the icemat siberias, and IMO, you should go with the HD485s or ATH-A500s with a Zalman clip-on mic and you're set. The durability on the siberias are horrible. I bought them in February, and by March, the right ear has 6 layers of electrical tape holding them.
 
sco0oby said:
i've upgraded from the PC150s to the icemat siberias, and IMO, you should go with the HD485s or ATH-A500s with a Zalman clip-on mic and you're set. The durability on the siberias are horrible. I bought them in February, and by March, the right ear has 6 layers of electrical tape holding them.
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ouchhh

thanks for the input bro

i might go with A500 just bc the HD485 are ugly ass shit and the fact that the A500 is as good as the HD555 but cheaper
 
dont base your decision on someone's idea of durability...

it all depends on how well you take care of stuff.

i have some Siberia's on ay and i cant wait to try them. I take care of my stuff, so i know they will last for a long time
 
I and almost evryone else who has a broken pair of Siberias took care of them. They are pieces of shit that don't last and aren't even that good.
ninja edit: you bumped an old thread why?
 
~GoaT~ said:
I and almost evryone else who has a broken pair of Siberias took care of them. They are pieces of shit that don't last and aren't even that good.
ninja edit: you bumped an old thread why?
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the first time around...i took care of them slightly, but they broke. however, when i sent them in for an RMA, they came back and have been wroking for a very long time mainly because i treat them with ALOT more care...they don't break if you treat them like their just a bit above normal. also, i found that if you take off oneside of the earcups without taking the other, it tends to break alot more easily...
siberia's are great for gaming. they don't fail in 3d positioning and soudn great....however, sennheiser's are ALOT better in music imo. i have the 595's and they beat the siberias out in mid's and high's in every way possible. gaming is better, but the siberia's were great for gaming anyways. if you ahve the cash and listen to alot of music, go for the senn's.
 
omz said:
the first time around...i took care of them slightly, but they broke. however, when i sent them in for an RMA, they came back and have been wroking for a very long time mainly because i treat them with ALOT more care...they don't break if you treat them like their just a bit above normal. also, i found that if you take off oneside of the earcups without taking the other, it tends to break alot more easily...
siberia's are great for gaming. they don't fail in 3d positioning and soudn great....however, sennheiser's are ALOT better in music imo. i have the 595's and they beat the siberias out in mid's and high's in every way possible. gaming is better, but the siberia's were great for gaming anyways. if you ahve the cash and listen to alot of music, go for the senn's.
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Hmm, how would they be compared to the AT 700's? I really liked the siberia's, but I also listen to music too.
 
MatDef said:
Hmm, how would they be compared to the AT 700's? I really liked the siberia's, but I also listen to music too.
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no clue :) i've never tried the A700's. one thing though, the A700's are clsoed I believe while the AD700's are open...from waht i've heard, the A700's are good for hip-hop type of music...good amount of bass but the mid's aren't as good as the 595's. not sure about the others. i was thinking of getting teh AD700s myself but decided that the better mid's were worth the extra $$ for the 595
 
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