Idealy id prefer a surround sound speaker system but living in a flat that leaks noise i don't really want the neighbours complaining, so surround sound headphones will have to do. anyone got any? are they any good and can you recommend any? I dont really want to spend much more than £60
Surround Sound Headphones
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Yeah I have these:
7.1 surround.
7.1 surround.
Excuse my ignorance but how do you get surround sound in a set of headphones?
You spin them round your head while listening to stuff.
Separate speakers...
....Wanker.
Wait...does this mean I've been doing it wrong?
I don't understand it either.
However, you can fake it even with two stereo speakers in front of you, so I presume that's how it works. Never really gone into it in terms of headphones.
but yeah, to summarise you should get Astros. They're what the pro's use.
I think that they simply change the sound in such a way that it appears to come from in front or behind. It's digital processing really isn't it? I mean, think of the ears as two mics, you only have stereo hearing, but because of the way that your ears are shaped, it muffles the sound from the back in such a way that you can tell that the sound is coming from behind.
I could be totally wrong, because I really have no clue what I'm talking about here, just guessing.
I could be totally wrong, because I really have no clue what I'm talking about here, just guessing.
The surround effect is achieved by placing 3 drivers in each ear-piece.
but only one steering wheel...interesting.
I doubt it. Something must be going on with a DSP somewhere, it's not that simple.
Weaste, I've opened up my astros and looked.
At the DSP?
In all seriousness, there are reasons why your ears are shaped the way that they are rather than simply being two holes on the side of your head.
Sorry Biscuit, different speakers on their own plugged into two stereo mics doesn't make it happen. It might help it happen, but something else has to be going on.
Sorry Biscuit, different speakers on their own plugged into two stereo mics doesn't make it happen. It might help it happen, but something else has to be going on.
Ordered up a pair of Turtle Beach X11's. Only £30 but fancy seeing how they compare to my astros. Only stereo though, but reading reviews you can still hear directional footsteps.
I know.