New to headphones and what I got

Xaphan · Sep 15, 2005, 08:28 PM

Hey all seems like an awesome place here. I just got my first set of headphones today . I am kind of getting away from my 5.1 surround sound set up for gaming on the PC. I just cant play at the volume I like to play at and not wake up the wife and kids.

What I got was Sennheiser HD 280 Pro's.

Just wandering how I did with my first purchase?
Also do you reccomend I unplug my 5.1 setup and plug them directly into my Audigy 2 or just plug them into the speaker control panel?
Also is it a good idea to burn these in first or just start using them and let them burn in on there own?

Thanks guys,
Tommy

mensan · Sep 15, 2005, 09:34 PM

Hi Xaphan

I was looking for info on headphones today and i am interested in your new pair too. How do You find your Sennheisers?

I got a 20 years old Sen HD 414 SL for now, maybe it is time for me to change too?

Xaphan · Sep 15, 2005, 10:01 PM

Mensan I have only had them for a few hours and to me they sound awesome. I have only had experiance with the cheap 10 dollar kind before but I must say they are leaps and bounds above them. Also they have some kind of sound dampening thing built in that pretty blocks out all outside noise in the room.

I like them alot.

Here are some reviews on them from people who have bought them too

**dj_stick** · Sep 16, 2005, 01:34 AM

i would use a dedicated output on the soundcard if possible, headphone amps in speaker sets are generally low-quality. You may want to invest in a semi-decent headphone amplifier

Xaphan · Sep 16, 2005, 02:15 AM

I would hook it up through a dedicated output on the sound card if i could get it to work that way......for some reason it wont play anything when plugged direct into the sound card.........sound card is a audigy 2

Sep 15, 2005, 08:28 PM	#1
Xaphan DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 79 Rep Power: 0	New to headphones and what I got Hey all seems like an awesome place here. I just got my first set of headphones today . I am kind of getting away from my 5.1 surround sound set up for gaming on the PC. I just cant play at the volume I like to play at and not wake up the wife and kids. What I got was Sennheiser HD 280 Pro's. Just wandering how I did with my first purchase? Also do you reccomend I unplug my 5.1 setup and plug them directly into my Audigy 2 or just plug them into the speaker control panel? Also is it a good idea to burn these in first or just start using them and let them burn in on there own? Thanks guys, Tommy __________________ Asus K8NE-Deluxe, [COLOR=Red]AMD 64 3000+[/COLOR], [COLOR=Green]BFG 6800 Ultra[/COLOR], [COLOR=Purple]1 Gig Mushkin PC3200 Ram[/COLOR], [COLOR=Orange]Froutron Source 530 PSU[/COLOR], [COLOR=DarkRed]XP120 Heat Sink[/COLOR], [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]320 Gigs of HDD[/COLOR], [COLOR=Silver]Antec PC160 Case[/COLOR] Last edited by Xaphan; Sep 15, 2005 at 09:09 PM.

Sep 15, 2005, 10:01 PM	Thread Starter #3
Xaphan DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 79 Rep Power: 0	Mensan I have only had them for a few hours and to me they sound awesome. I have only had experiance with the cheap 10 dollar kind before but I must say they are leaps and bounds above them. Also they have some kind of sound dampening thing built in that pretty blocks out all outside noise in the room. I like them alot. Here are some reviews on them from people who have bought them too __________________ Asus K8NE-Deluxe, [COLOR=Red]AMD 64 3000+[/COLOR], [COLOR=Green]BFG 6800 Ultra[/COLOR], [COLOR=Purple]1 Gig Mushkin PC3200 Ram[/COLOR], [COLOR=Orange]Froutron Source 530 PSU[/COLOR], [COLOR=DarkRed]XP120 Heat Sink[/COLOR], [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]320 Gigs of HDD[/COLOR], [COLOR=Silver]Antec PC160 Case[/COLOR]

Sep 16, 2005, 02:15 AM	Thread Starter #5
Xaphan DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 79 Rep Power: 0	I would hook it up through a dedicated output on the sound card if i could get it to work that way......for some reason it wont play anything when plugged direct into the sound card.........sound card is a audigy 2 __________________ Asus K8NE-Deluxe, [COLOR=Red]AMD 64 3000+[/COLOR], [COLOR=Green]BFG 6800 Ultra[/COLOR], [COLOR=Purple]1 Gig Mushkin PC3200 Ram[/COLOR], [COLOR=Orange]Froutron Source 530 PSU[/COLOR], [COLOR=DarkRed]XP120 Heat Sink[/COLOR], [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]320 Gigs of HDD[/COLOR], [COLOR=Silver]Antec PC160 Case[/COLOR]

Sep 15, 2005, 09:34 PM	#2
mensan DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	Hi Xaphan I was looking for info on headphones today and i am interested in your new pair too. How do You find your Sennheisers? I got a 20 years old Sen HD 414 SL for now, maybe it is time for me to change too?