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I need a new pair of headphones for my PC, what EU options are there? It would be good if they can be comfortably worn with glasses.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

A couple of things to think about as there are a few factors to consider as to what makes a good pair. It's quite individual and subjective as it's not only headphone frequency response but also how comfortable they are for long periods on your head. Considering "sound staging" which is quite affected by your DAC (Digital Audio Converter) and Amplifier (these can be the same thing or not) and a microphone and it gets complex.

The best option is always to have a seperate headphone dac/amp and this gives a lot of flexibility and longevity. Even the cheapest dac and or amp will be better than the 0.5c part in the headphone cable for a converter.

Yes you can also get fancy gaming headphones that try and provide surround sound. These work to some degree but it will depend on your head shape, OS & Drivers and whether the game is able to provide suitable audio output tuned for them.

AKG/Sennheiser/Beyerdynamics are all good headphone options.

TLDR: Ideally go and listen to a few and figure out what you like and what's comfortable. Depending on your budget you can add more stuff or maybe this is your entry in. For mic testing, they should be able to plug into your phone, try them with a test call in teams/zoom/discord and hear what your voice sounds like.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

I wish mic testing was this easy. Gotta bring my old phone that still has a jack T_T