wireless headphone recommendations plz

[skates15]

Hi there. I'm in the market for a top end wireless head phone. My computer is used mainly for gaming with occasional streaming music. I don't watch movies on it.

My main wish list in order of priority:
1, Sound quality (not too heavy on bass, but not to even as in studio monitor)
2. Comfort (larger cups would be ideal)
3. Decent 7.1 surround (if possible)

 

[skates15]

Also, I don't have a hard budget and I'm on windows 8.1

 

[Maplehamwich]

If you are looking for a gaming headset with integrated mic, you would be in the market for something like these:

- Steel Series H Wireless

The Steel Series headsets are actually quite good audio quality wise, considering their pedigree as gaming peripherals.

If you want top quality audio, you'll be looking at a pair of headphones and a separate mic. Which means you'll likely have a cable for the mic.

Quick note:
Don't worry about the 7.1 labels on headphones. Most of them are simulated 7.1 and the ones that have actual discrete surround speakers are not so good on the audio quality scale. Despite marketing assurances, "surround" audio is perfectly capable on two speaker sets. In fact, it's a very well known area in audio engineering. There are tons of examples on the internet of really quite astonishing "surround" audio that can be heard on any two speaker set. As an example, try out:

- Virtual Barber

 

[Zangmonkey]

If you don't watch movies then why do you care about 7.1?

If you want to get processing based on *actual* surround sound information from your sources then you need a phone that can process the digital input like the Sony MDR6500

 

[Phrik]

If you don't watch movies then why do you care about 7.1?

If you want to get processing based on *actual* surround sound information from your sources then you need a phone that can process the digital input like the Sony MDR6500

OPs priority is gaming > music. Some or maybe many games do 7.1 or 5.1 surround sound. Headphones though don't really offer real 7.1 for games nor movies afaik.

 

[Zangmonkey]

OPs priority is gaming > music. Some or maybe many games do 7.1 or 5.1 surround sound. Headphones though don't really offer real 7.1 for games nor movies afaik.

They're nearly all processing of the input to "position" the audio.

The difference is that if you feed it 2-channel audio the headphone is doing a lot of guessing at spatials.
If you pass it surround audio from the start the headphone doesn't need to guess spatial at all.

 

[skates15]

If you are looking for a gaming headset with integrated mic, you would be in the market for something like these:

- Steel Series H Wireless

The Steel Series headsets are actually quite good audio quality wise, considering their pedigree as gaming peripherals.

If you want top quality audio, you'll be looking at a pair of headphones and a separate mic. Which means you'll likely have a cable for the mic.

Quick note:
Don't worry about the 7.1 labels on headphones. Most of them are simulated 7.1 and the ones that have actual discrete surround speakers are not so good on the audio quality scale. Despite marketing assurances, "surround" audio is perfectly capable on two speaker sets. In fact, it's a very well known area in audio engineering. There are tons of examples on the internet of really quite astonishing "surround" audio that can be heard on any two speaker set. As an example, try out:

- Virtual Barber

How's the surround on the H series?

 

[Filter]

Logitech 930. I have those and the corsair 2100.

 

[theonlybabyface]

I have both the Logitech 930's and the Corsair 2100. I prefer the Corsairs.

 

[Phrik]

Corsair 2100 preferred here.

 

[Kueller]

Can't go wrong with the RS 160 (or 170/180/220 depending on your budget) from sennheiser.