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    Good open back headphones to use with the V-moda boompro mic for pc gaming?

    Hello, I'm looking for some good open back headphones to use with my V-moda Boompro microphone, (i already own the mic) i had akg k240's with a zalman mic and now have V-moda crossfade wireless 2's that ive been using but since they are closed back the sound stage is tiny. trying to keep a...
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    Headphones which are swappable between open-back and closed-back

    I've recently come across a few headphones that are swappable between open-back and closed-back. For instance, HiFiMan's Edition S and Monoprice's Monolith M560. I was wondering how many of these are out there. Are there any that are on par with regular audiophile grade headphones?
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    Bought SHP9500 and VMODA BoomPro for gaming. Do I need anything else?

    I've used gaming headsets for a long time now and finally wanted to give the other option a shot. I'm totally new to this. I have Razer 7.1 V2, Astro A40s, and SteelSeries Arctis 5. All closed back and I rely on mic monitoring to hear myself. After a couple of years of recommendations, I...
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    What type of desktop microphone would be best for use with open headphones/noisy enviroment?

    I currently own a blue snowball, not the best I know. I have owned a pair of sennheiser hd598's for some time now and I have zero plans of going back to closed ear headphones. Of course I get a stream of complaints from people i'm in a voice chat with about them being able to hear my...