Best budget headphones under 100$ for gaming

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i forgot to say that i have only the default sound card in the mobo (msi B450 GAMING PLUS MAX with Realtek ALC892 Codec), do i need an amp/dac or whatever its called?

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With the mh751 or the gsp I don’t think you really need one imo

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thank you so much, now what should i pick…Sennheiser GSP 300/mh 751/Sennheiser HD559
as this will determine my purchase right now :stuck_out_tongue:
maybe a small comparison from you :))

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hmmm i dont know man it seems it will break the moment i put it on my head

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It looks that way but they are actually very well built for what they are. Very resilient believe it or not

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Do I think if you want the best isolation from your environment along with the best mic quality, the gsp300 is for you imo. If you want a lighter clamp with a pretty good mic but great comfort the mh751 is for you. If you want good comfort and don’t mind not having a mic the 559 is for you

Sound wise, I think the 559 is going to have the best soundstage and great imagining, that would be my pick for best performance (I didn’t know it was available to you lol), and then if you want something that’s still good but with isolation, the gsp is for you. The mh751 sits in the middle imo

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so removing mic from the equation, the 559 is the best performer ?

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For gaming I think that would be the case with your price restriction

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and what’s about general gaming sound experience “non-directional” ? i mean general sound quality

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I’ll chip in and just the the 559 to me sounds the best on the list.

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So headphones may be good for music, but not for gaming. The headphone might have a signature that could mask certain spatial queues, it could have a presentation that makes some games confusing to tell where stuff is coming from, and more

Most headphones are actually just fine for casual gaming, but if you want something good for competitive or mainly gaming, you want something with good imaging and soundstage, good separation, and a neutral-bright signature imo

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If you are broke and need something cheap the KSC75 is actually one of the best for gaming.
But if you want an actual headphone with a headband and everything, the Cooler Master MH751 or the 559 will be good.
And if you need a good microphone, there are better ones that are not attached to the headphones that just sit on a desk.
Like some of these:

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I think you could get a Samson Q2U or a used snowball for a good mic imo

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Snowball is really good from what I hear. I listen to some podcasters who really like it.

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It’s pretty decent for the price, but I wouldn’t get any of the other blue USB mics (well I wouldn’t recommend spending more than 50 bucks on a standalone USB mic for that matter)

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hey guys I’ve purchased the hd 559 but it came with 6.35 mm jack, should i buy an adapter or cable for it or is there something else i am missing?

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I’m surprised that it didn’t come with a 6.3 to 3.5 adapter, but you would want to get something like this

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yeah I decided to look at the listing on Amazon because I was surprised too… apparently it doesn’t. haha

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Would you say the GSP 300 is better than the M50x? I can get the GSP 300 for a really good price here but I never thought of them as noone talks about them and there are no freq graphs.

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I think they are a bit warm and have the senn house sound, and are more comfortable than the m50x, and have a pretty nice mic imo. I think the m50x has more detail. I think the m50x is the technically superior headphone but the 300 ain’t bad imo for what you get