I need a headset capable of true 7.1 surround sound. I've been searching left and right for one, and can't find one. A true 7.1 headset means no F*CKING USB onbaord sound controllet bullshit. It would be nice if it also has 5.1 compatibility as well. Price is not an issue. Any ideas?

The answer is: They don't exist.

And no, I'm not trollin.

I also haven't seen anything from any company saying that they are in the works, since the idea of true headphone surround sound isn't really possible.

Hey I like my 5.1 USB onboard shit whatever just fine :(

umm well i got this piece of shit headset that was about 20$ works good, had it bout a year so i guess i cant really call it a piece of shit....but it is

I'm guessing he's not using them for gaming since 7.1 would be overkill. Probably doing audio mixing. If that's the case, I wouldn't use headphones period. Get a set of monitors instead.

Razer has a 7.1 surround sound gameing head its like $150 or so go to Razer.com

It's a USB headset....

I am doing audio mixing, channel mixing, etc... I don't like using monitors because they don't produce enough of the small sounds I add into the mix. That's why I need a headset. Also, when I play guitar I can't use my USB Fatality headset because the sound gets really choppy when it comes through. I need to be able to record with one card, and listen with the same. Not have to use a sound card to record my guitar, then use some shitty headphones in a USB to listen to it.

There are no true 7.1 headphones/headsets right now. Every available product uses algorithms to emulate 7.1 surround sound. There are some 5.1 headsets that actually use true dolby digital 5.1 (with individual drivers for each speaker), which is as close as it gets.

From the research I did for myself, there are only 2 true 5.1 headsets that are any good - Medusa and Triton Axpro. They're both considered really good for gaming and movie watching, but are far worse than regular stereo headphones (like the Sennheiser hd550+) for audio creation/mixing.

For your purposes, going for 5.1/7.1 would e an utter waste of money. You need proper monitor speakers - http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/na ... 001+338382

Headsets won't give you satisfactory results, but if you absolutely must use headphones, a good quality stereo headset will be way better than any of the 5.1/7.1 headsets out there.

Examples-

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/pr ... sku=244512

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/pr ... sku=241476

the reason I can't do monitors is because I live in an apartment. However, the 5.1 solution sounds good. Are those the only one's with individual hookups? I thought the Sennheiser 350 had individual hookups... or maybe it was just a 1-in, 1-out cable hookup. I'm really leaning towards sennheiser, but, I'm not quite sure yet.

All Sennheiser models are stereo and use normal 1/8" and 1/4" connectors. There are some other true 5.1 headsets, but the Medusa and axpro are considered to be the best right now.

Some others -
http://www.ltbaudio.com/qhomeac3fx.html

and

http://www.psykoaudio.com/ - not out yet but the testers seem to swear by it.

But the Sennheisers are pretty much at the top when it comes to stereo headphones.

that psycho looks F*CKING awesome.. i might just get one of those!

The psyko looks like it's 1 good drop away from being a waste of $300.

haha, it looks bad-ass though doesn't it?

I'm old so it's a little too flashy for my tastes. Maybe when I hit my mid-life crisis. The idea is interesting, but I still don't see how a headset can do TRUE SS.

I'm a young-in' and say that shit was flashy too, F*CKING too much orange and the head pads look bigger than Pit-stop's penis.

The head pads are more than head pads.

honestly i dont think they are flashy just fucken ugly

who cares what they look like? DO THEY WORK?

those do actually look pretty insane, considering they use the same type of technology that Mazda used in their Rx7..which i havent seen used again in another vehicle under 30k



the rear speakers are actually in the left corner of the trunk within the bose tubes...ive listened to this stock setup and it is great...i would buy them if they werent 300...maybe 200 MAX