Best headphones for hearing each ear separately
my Current headphones are cheap, don’t reslly give a good idea if sound is coming from right or left
Comments
-
Maybe.... don't be so cheap?
1 -
^^
Also, I use standard gaming headphones or my regular earbuds by AKG and I hear just fine.
0 -
Not everyone has the money to buy $100 headsets.
I play on console and I use Turtle Beaches. They cost around $30 dollars and they are really effective! :)
3 -
I use HyperX Cloud, work just fine for me.
0 -
I have a pair of SteelSeries Arctis 5s that work really well. Love them!
0 -
Stop doing headphones and get a 5.1 or 7.1 speaker system. They are loads better for positional awareness than any headphone.
0 -
I got a pair of 7.1 headset with noise cancellation. Works amazing. Arctis 3s, if I recall what they're called.
0 -
JVC brand
0 -
I never said I wanna wanted another cheap set did I? Just wonder what a good brand is to buy when I go get a higher price set.
thanks one everyone that wasn’t a dbag replying.
0 -
I use the hyperX cloud II, a well made headset and really light and comfy.
I don't use the virtual surround option when playing dbd as I find that it helps to lower all the ambient sounds making it easier to hear what I need too.
0 -
Logitech g933 wireless gaming headset is amazing. would recommend
0 -
My headphones (or my ears) are unable to hear survivors breathing/urban evading without Stridor. Can anybody recommend any non-USB headphones that would improve this?
Streamers seem to hear impossible sounds, "Oh I hear a Claudette to my right, she sounds about 7 metres away, crouching and unless my ears deceive me, she's wearing a green top and brown trousers."
0 -
Turtle Beach Stealth 700’s, if you’re looking for amazing quality... I’m able to hear breathing/crying survivors and the direction they’re in, also I’m able to pick up the small sounds around the environment.
0 -
Most of this comes down to audio alone. Breathing is very quiet. Even with a good pair of headphones, you're not going to hear them without blasting your eardrums out the rest of the time (and even if you do, you won't be hearing them for long, if you know what I mean).
I use a pair of Sennheiser HD 598 Cs at home and I get by just fine. They're a bit on the pricey side, but you could go much cheaper without much of a difference. The audio quality is pretty good, but that doesn't really help you hear things.
If you can get a pair of 5.1/7.1 headphones, that's pretty much the only thing that could potentially make a difference. They could make it easier to pinpoint where someone is instead of just a rough direction (i.e. 45 degrees-ish to the right instead of somewhere to the right).
Beyond that, you want something that doesn't have a ton of bass. Depending on the headset you get, the bass may be cranked up to 11. It's okay for an FPS where things like gunshots and explosions really pop, but when you're listening for breathing and grass shuffling around, you don't want low pitch "booms" going off in your ear the whole time. I'd suggest doing a little research for a couple different headsets in your price range to see how they sound.
Ultimately though, things like audio occlusion are going to be the deciding factor. If that Claudette Urban Evading around near you is behind several walls, you're not going to hear her. The audio is going to be dampened by the game so much that even the best pair of headphones out there won't help.
For the OP: As long as you have stereo headphones, you should hear each ear separately. Mono headphones take the left and right channels and merge them together, playing them equally in both ears. 5.1/7.1 headphones give a little more precision, but they're not really necessary.
5 -
Depends on how much you're willing to spend. I switch off between an old pair of Denons and the Sennheiser HD 202 II that I bought on Amazon. It's currently $50 and it's better than a couple other budget headphones I've had in the $20-$40 range. I like it for music because it has bass but it works well for DBD. Not quite as clear as my Denon but you can't get those anymore and I can distinguish left and right in-game sounds just fine with them. I also read that the 201s are probably better if you don't want all the bass, and they're only $40.
0 -
I use the official PS4 ones. £50. Good.
0 -
Thanks for all the details.
0 -
I have a crappy 24$ HP headset at home and I can still hear minute details like breathing incredibly well.
0 -
I like those, but the 599 are open backed and I feel would be more comfortable if you play for a long period of time.
Speaking of which, for DBD (killer side) would you guys say Open Backed is better for directional audio? The ones I have are Closed and with the chase music it's really hard to hear survivors at all even if they are close.
0 -
They would be basically the same. Basically the closed back just means that they seal around your head fully, meaning that less outside audio gets in (and less of your audio spills out into the rest of the room). Closed can be helpful if there's a lot of other noise in the room. Closed backed headphones might also get a little warmer after a long time since there's not as much airflow. But ultimately open vs. closed isn't going to change what you hear.
0
