Headset help (Gaming)

by Kermit , Raleigh, NC, Friday, October 23, 2015, 13:11 (3118 days ago) @ TheeChaos

As promised in our conversation last night, I'm posting my set up info. Spent a good bit more than $200, but as I said, I went down the rabbit hole for months, and the price kept creeping up. My rationale was that I could use high-end headphones for music, too. The truth is, though, if my A40s hadn't finally worn out, and I hadn't had so much mic trouble otherwise on the Xbox, I never would've gone this direction.

Headphones

http://lifehacker.com/ive-found-my-holy-grail-of-headphones-the-akg-q701-1734730242

(The bumps can be irritating. I might mod mine like this guy did. For now I wear this hat.)

Microphone

http://www.modmic.com/collections/modmic/products/modmic-4-0-omni-directional

headphone amp

http://www.head-fi.org/products/schiit-vali

Mixamp

http://www.astrogaming.com/mixamp%E2%84%A2-pro/MIXAMP-GEN2.html?dwvar_MIXAMP-GEN2_color=Black#start=1

You'll notice that this mixamp doesn't say Xbox on the box, but I bought it at the Astros booth at PAX, after a long conversation with the rep there. It has solved the incompatibility I had between my OG mixamp and the Xbox One. Note: the other three mixamps offered now are not cross-platform (PS4 and Xbox One)!

BTW, the $99 A40 Black Friday deal I read about looks like it's the headphones only. The A50s might work well, too. Beorn uses them cross-platform. Saw them last Black Friday for $250.

What I have now really does sound amazing. I get some echo now and then (even when cheapLEY's not around :)), but most of the time I'm very happy.

Cheers!

Kermit