What Speakers Are Best For Gaming?

[Eulises Lopez]

I want some speakers that are cheap 50-100 dollar budget.I also want them to look stylish. Are surround sound systems good?

 

[Lethal-Injection]

Well it really depends on your situation and where you are located. If you game in your living room and have adequate space, then generally you will get better performance from a normal home theatre setup. Nothing flashy, just five speakers and a subwoofer. But for $50-$100 I would really suggest you invest into a gaming headset. Simply put they will sound better than any $50 5 speaker and subwoofer combo you can get. I personally own one pair for PC gaming in my room, and they sound great for the price. Do they sound better than my HT? No. Do they sound great? Yes. Can I get the same performance from speakers the same price? No

 

[ssddx]

@lethal

how can you even compare a HT to something on a budget of $50-100? you cant and probably shouldnt really have listed it as a comparison.

i disagree, most surround sound headphones in that budget are of comparable quality if not less quality than speakers you can buy.

also did the op not ask for speakers not headphones? while definitely an option its not the only one.

@op

what works best depends on your situation. there really is no perfect gaming set. its all in what you like and what your situation is.

first... if you are in a situation where you can not generate much noise such as if you game at night when people are sleeping honestly your only choices are to have speakers turned down very low or to use a headset or headphones and a mic. many gamers do use headsets since they use a mic and the headset cuts down on the amount of crosstalk/audio sfx bleeding into the mic. keep in mind that you could also use a pair of stereo headphones and a seperate mic as well for higher quality sound at the expense of surround sound (but you can still use virtual surround).

second... if you want either higher quality sound or you dont have much room you are likely better off with a 2.0 or 2.1 system. you will not get surround sound but if your soundcard supports it you might be able to get virtual surround which honestly isnt bad.

third... if you have the room for a surround sound set the choices for the budget are limited but honestly arent bad for the price. this will give you true surround sound and is generally what gamers use if not using a headset..

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options...

-well i cannot really recommend a gaming headset since they all sound really bad compared to what i'm used to and i cant say i'm a fan of them so i will leave that up to one of the other members..

-if you wanted to go with a seperate mic and better sounding headphones (stereo only) then i would suggest something like the audiotechnica ath-m50s for $99 on ebay and a seperate clip on mic (if required). sure its a little bit over budget but its going to sound great. if your soundcard supports virtual surround then honestly theres not a huge difference between that (virtual surround) and surround headphones except the sound quality is much better on stereo headphones since they have higher quality drivers.

-if you want a 2.0 or 2.1 set you have two options. you could get some cheap bookshelf speakers and use a stereo amplifier. this would give you some pretty nice sound and certainly loud sound however might not have the low end kick of a 2.1 system. check this link http/news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-57439115-47/build-your-own-desktop-stereo-for-under-$70/ if you wanted a computer speaker set then i'd look at a 2.0 creative gigaworks t20 series ii, the 2.1 z523 or the 2.1 genius gx gaming set.

-if you want a 5.1 set then i'd have to say go with the z506 or maybe the creative t6300 though i think the logitech set is a bit better.

 

[Eulises Lopez]

Well it really depends on your situation and where you are located. If you game in your living room and have adequate space, then generally you will get better performance from a normal home theatre setup. Nothing flashy, just five speakers and a subwoofer. But for $50-$100 I would really suggest you invest into a gaming headset. Simply put they will sound better than any $50 5 speaker and subwoofer combo you can get. I personally own one pair for PC gaming in my room, and they sound great for the price. Do they sound better than my HT? No. Do they sound great? Yes. Can I get the same performance from speakers the same price? No

 

[Eulises Lopez]

Ok thanks I have the Razer Kraken Pros and they work great. Thanks I also own a pair of Razer Ferox speakers.

 

[Lethal-Injection]

@lethal

how can you even compare a HT to something on a budget of $50-100? you cant and probably shouldnt really have listed it as a comparison.

i disagree, most surround sound headphones in that budget are of comparable quality if not less quality than speakers you can buy.

also did the op not ask for speakers not headphones? while definitely an option its not the only one.

@op

what works best depends on your situation. there really is no perfect gaming set. its all in what you like and what your situation is.

first... if you are in a situation where you can not generate much noise such as if you game at night when people are sleeping honestly your only choices are to have speakers turned down very low or to use a headset or headphones and a mic. many gamers do use headsets since they use a mic and the headset cuts down on the amount of crosstalk/audio sfx bleeding into the mic. keep in mind that you could also use a pair of stereo headphones and a seperate mic as well for higher quality sound at the expense of surround sound (but you can still use virtual surround).

second... if you want either higher quality sound or you dont have much room you are likely better off with a 2.0 or 2.1 system. you will not get surround sound but if your soundcard supports it you might be able to get virtual surround which honestly isnt bad.

third... if you have the room for a surround sound set the choices for the budget are limited but honestly arent bad for the price. this will give you true surround sound and is generally what gamers use if not using a headset..

---

options...

-well i cannot really recommend a gaming headset since they all sound really bad compared to what i'm used to and i cant say i'm a fan of them so i will leave that up to one of the other members..

-if you wanted to go with a seperate mic and better sounding headphones (stereo only) then i would suggest something like the audiotechnica ath-m50s for $99 on ebay and a seperate clip on mic (if required). sure its a little bit over budget but its going to sound great. if your soundcard supports virtual surround then honestly theres not a huge difference between that (virtual surround) and surround headphones except the sound quality is much better on stereo headphones since they have higher quality drivers.

-if you want a 2.0 or 2.1 set you have two options. you could get some cheap bookshelf speakers and use a stereo amplifier. this would give you some pretty nice sound and certainly loud sound however might not have the low end kick of a 2.1 system. check this link http/news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-57439115-47/build-your-own-desktop-stereo-for-under-$70/ if you wanted a computer speaker set then i'd look at a 2.0 creative gigaworks t20 series ii, the 2.1 z523 or the 2.1 genius gx gaming set.

-if you want a 5.1 set then i'd have to say go with the z506 or maybe the creative t6300 though i think the logitech set is a bit better.

I already stated HT is qoute "nothing fancy - five speakers and a sub." And my answer was based of personal experience. I have never heard five speakers worth $100 that sounded better than the headset equivalent. I'm not going into the technical details of why that is, but what you call "speakers" is probably is different to my ideas of proper speakers. If the op feels speakers are necessary then so be it, I don't condemn anyone or him/her for that choice. Albeit at comprise.

 

[ssddx]

@lethal

your opinion is not fact so please stop treating it as such. remember what i like, what you like and what the op likes could very well all be different.

in any case the op has both a headset and speakers so i do believe this thread is solved.