Best Budget 7.1 Surround Sound HeadPHONES

Mutanttoothbrush

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I have been looking everywhere, and I cannot, for the life of me find a pair of 7.1 Surround Sound Headphones (without mic) for about 50-75 (I am willing to go to 100 if they are really good) I am going to use these for gaming.
 

0ldsch00l

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May 9, 2017
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Check my sig, I got them on sale for 40 dolla, gold plated analog, great bass and sound, free creative software for perfect pinpoint sound and volume crystalizer
 

rhysiam

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Based on what? We have 2 ears, and each ear on its own has very, very little ability to tell which direction a sound has come from. Read up on sound localisation. Essentially our brains perform a phenomenal level of processing in a fraction of a second, the vast majority of which is based on tiny differences between the sounds received by each ear. Differences like the delay, frequency and intensity of the sounds between our two ears allow our brain to estimate its 3D direction.

Let's suppose there are footsteps originating from 45 degrees to your front/left. That sound will reach your left ear slightly earlier, and the sound in your right ear will be a little different as its been partially obscured by your own head. A speaker 1 inch away from your left ear inside a sound dampened driver enclosure can't simulate that effect on its own.

All surround headphones use "tricks" to "simulate" directional audio. The whole "real" vs "virtual" surround headsets is a complete misnomer... everything is virtual. They are all using clever processing to adjust the delay and frequency of sounds and present them slightly differently to each ear in attempt to trick the brain. Some are better than others... but all are virtual.

To be clear, each ear does have limited direction-sensitive filtering, so additional drivers (like "true" 7.1 headphones) can help a little. Some people fine 2 speakers headphones result in some sounds feeling slightly less natural, or with some sounds originating inside their head. The positional effects still work however, and it's a very subjective thing... so try it and see what you works for you. The downside, of course, with 7.1 drivers is that to be price competitive, they use cheaper, lower drivers, so audio quality is generally worse at comparable price points.
 

0ldsch00l

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May 9, 2017
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Before this swirls totally OT to the endless audiophile debate....

True dolby has 5 to 7 jacks for individual speaker drums in fact their were headsets that had 5 to 7 seperate mini speakers before dont remember the models. These USB digital fake surround will not be same, sure you can "tell" spatial distance but I can assure you its not same as what I mention with seperate analog jacks for direct to sound card or better yet real dolby SPIDIF