You are too cool man. Honestly. I wish I found you sooner and I wish I could have a face-to-face conversation with you but this’ll do.
Yeah, here you would have “Overwatch league”. Tier 2 “Contenders”. Tier 3 “Contenders trials”.
Luckily in my case, they use the fricking David Clark H10-13.4 Aviation Headset so at least it wouldn’t be crap at least which is pretty fantastic. Even then, when I do get to that stage where I’m in Tier 1 or tier 2, I’ll likely make the move to the best-closed pair that I can get my hands on so that I can get used to it. But for now, I’d just like something that can help me as much as possible so that I can make up for other areas that are lacking, like ping for example.
True he did seem to really make the PC37x seem like something amazing in his review ngl but luckily you’re here to set me on a better path :D.
Ok so I don’t think Sibilance will be a major problem for me. After watching that video that you linked to me at full volume it wasn’t too harsh for me so I think I can handle it, I didn’t flinch or anything but I can hear that it’s there but I don’t think it’ll annoy me too much. The DT 990 is actually cheaper than the 880 by quite a large amount on Amazon for me so I’m quite keen on that especially with what you said later about the motherboard. I’ll look more into what it can do though to be sure I don’t need a DAC right away but if I do I’ll look into expanding my budget by maybe waiting for a month but I’ll look into that then no worries. Rest assured I won’t look anywhere near the GSX DACs then, thank you for that!
for reference:
https://www.amazon.com/beyerdynamic-880-Premium-250-Over-Ear-Stereo/dp/B06XGKQS3H/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=DT880&qid=1601233851&sr=8-2&th=1
vs
https://www.amazon.com/beyerdynamic-Over-Ear-Studio-Headphones-construction/dp/B0011UB9CQ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=DT990&qid=1601233566&sr=8-1&th=1
Not sure if the price is the same on your side but the DT990s are R3500 incl. shipping where the DT880s are R5100 incl. shipping. Am I looking at the wrong headphones maybe? Not sure to be quite honest as this says premium and stuff and not just 880 but maybe it’s just their marketing. Also, fixed wire? Oh boy. If it breaks it’ll really screw me. You mentioned they’re built like a tank. Would that include the wire’s durability? From all you’ve said I’m basically looking at the checkout button on the DT990s but I wanna be 100% sure by next week Saturday if I’m making the best feasibly and practical decision for my competitive advantage.
Sorry, but would you mind elaborating on the bass issue? Does it have rumble or is there something more to it that would be of a concern to me? I’m okay with a bit of bass because one of the heroes on the game has quite bass-heavy footsteps but the rest of the heroes are more on the normal end I suppose.
Unfortunately, he lives in the Netherlands and is moving to China so trying out his audio setup is definitely not an option… RIP. Would’ve loved to do that though.
Is this like in a good way or a bad way? My coach said the same but I didn’t ask him to elaborate on it because there were a lot of other things to go through. But please do tell me more about this bass issue.
Crazy to think that the SHPs are so good at such a low price that you’d even recommend it in stock if my own preferences aren’t bothered.
OK so as it stands right now. (I can’t find any HD58x that’ll ship to South Africa)
Hassle-free option: PC37x ~R 3,300.00 ~192$ (incl shipping.)
Best option: DT990 ~R 3,500.00 ~204$ (incl shipping. excl DAC which’ll come later)
Budget-friendly option: SHP9500 ~R 3,000.00 ~175$ (incl shipping. ~R2,100.00 stock + pads)
(Oh btw I saw on Amazon there’s a SHP9500S and a SHP9500, were you recommending the plain 9500 or the 9500S? I can’t get the S as it doesn’t ship to South Africa but the 9500 is on a nice sale right now on Amazon.) Amazon.com
Also, my bad, I’m using the ROG STRIX Z390-F mobo. Whoops.
" SupremeFX S1220A teams with Sonic Studio III to create an aural landscape that draws you deeper into the action " so you were right on the money with that one. I hate the software though. A real pain in the ass.
" All SupremeFX audio solutions provide decent audio amplifiers with an impedance sensing feature to maximize the potential of most headsets from 32 ohms to 600 ohms for exceptional gaming-audio and music-listening experiences. " Like I said though, definitely looking at getting a DAC to help out regardless because getting that extra audio clarity would be great if the motherboard isn’t the best. I mean, sure, it can power the headphones from what I can gather but the real importance is if it can deliver the headphone’s quality audio. More like, is it good enough to give me what I need until I can buy the DAC?
If the bass issue isn’t so bad and we have all of this in mind I’m quite interested in the DT990 right now to be quite honest. It’s looking like one hell of a solid choice but more advice would be awesome.
Again, thank you so much for all of your insight! You’re a fricking blessing. I appreciate it. Getting a response like this is perfect and honestly makes me happy for my birthday lol.