@Hidden Hey there, welcome to Hifiguides,
I wrote a quick write up for headphones like these for those who want good sound but play competitive… over here (update in progress) Falenkor's Competitive Headphone Write Up. Now with added Hardware explanations! - #78 by Falenkor few guides on there as well as a good list of headphones and some explainations on hardware and what sound is the most -ideal- for competitive gaming while not required it helps.
As for amps. Depends on the headphone. Generally I would recommend just an Ifi Zen Dac, schiit fulla 3, fx audio x6 if its a really weak headphone, or soundblaster g6 if its on the console as you need an optical port for that one.
All rounder, neutral in sound, decent enough levels of soundstage though still fairly narrow however this won’t be that big of an issue since you play more narrow fps games if it was Tarkov or Battlefield on the other hand I would definitely say otherwise. Great headphone with a great sound. May need a small yet weak amp to drive in some cases. Consoles are too weak to drive this headphone properly and some weaker motherboards struggle.
DT 880 would be the best here for competitive gaming and is more neutral. 770 is closed back with a lot more bass but this causes issue in competitive its also very bright and can cause some issues the alternative however to this is beyerdynamic Custom Studio which is more flexible thanks to a bass slider allowing it to be used in both casual and competitive gaming. 990 is an open back and extremely sharp on it’s treble and definitely not for everyone plus it has a ton of bass no true alternative to this one here from beyerdynamic outside of Tygr 300 R however this still has quite a bit too much bass for ideal competitives granted still great for all round use. Beyers definitely need an amp
If your looking to save money while having a very adaptive headphone setup. Look into picking up a cheap shp9500 as you can find them for like $50, I bought mine for $45 actually, upon grabbing the shp9500 you have two options you can remove the pad look up a video about how to scrap the glue off the current adapter or go to MODHOUSE AUDIO and purchase the pad adapter($10). After this you have a choice of signatures for bright and competitive go velours brainwavz are decent enough for pads and cheap dekoni are really good and my recommendation(this will range between $20 - $40). For Bassy warm and casual go either suede or perforated leather for still having a touch of brightness or for a lot more bass and just a warm signature go straight sheepskin/cowhide/ leather whichever your preference is(these again will run around $20 - $40). After this look into a microphone called “V-moda Boom Pro” it’s a 3.5mm connection mic since the shp9500 has a detachable 3.5mm cable you can use this microphone for gaming and it has some of the best quality sound of any boom mic for headsets(these will run around $30). just pop on the adapters and pads plug in the mic and your good. You can of course buy someones already fully set up unit in some cases. All in all your looking at around $150 maybe less for this headphone setup and it doesn’t technically need an amp but it can help so tag on a ifi zen dac or soundblaster g6 and your fine bringing you up to around $250 or so max.