greetings @alanmcgregor
First, thanks for the work you do on this thread and the great help you are providing!
I need your help again and that of the users who can also help.
Previously with your advice and my budget I decided to choose Sennheiser Gsp600 + SounBlasteX G6.
This combination was a brutal change to the astro a40 + mixamp.
But I think I need something better and for the price I invested in this combo (370usd / 340euros) as well I think I can get a better audio mix.
I need you to recommend me according to my needs:
* I am a Pubg competition player and play competitions 3/4 days per week.
With the latest earphone, I improved the game audio, but still don't hear the enemy clearly and safely, I continue without distinguishing the distance or position of the enemy. When there is little ambient noise, it is easy to identify the footsteps, but when there are multiple enemies moving, teammates moving and speaking, shots or explosions, it is impossible to hear the footsteps of the enemy between shots.
In summary, I don't want to be heavy and complain, but I need a significant improvement in sound, where I can distinguish and position enemy steps in the distance and clearly to be able to react in time and be able to win the fight !!
How do you say ... I need to have a radar in my ears
* I play in a noisy environment, where the TV is in the living room, my 4 year old son screams and plays etc
As for DAC / AMP like Arc Mk2, I have searched for everything you have recommended in the thread, (all from USA) But since I live in the EU I cannot buy at a good price and it takes me a long time to get here . would need another alternative with similar characteristics in Europe
Sorry for writing a lot, but I need a radar in my ears and FOV 104.
thank you very much
I forgot to add that I prefer the closed headphones due to the problem of a lot of ambient noise, but I would like something similar or better than the DT990 Pro. No matter it does not incorporate MIC, I would buy separately
Hi, PUBG on PS4 is not as clean and precise like on PC due compression, many of the issues you are dealing with are related to this.
There is a PUBG equalizer setting on SBXG6 for PUBG tries to make up for these issues.
As I mentioned before SBXG6 is a pretty darn good amp (bi-amp) better even than X7, but its DAC tends to reduce the Soundstage (you hear sounds closer or louder that really are) compare to the Arc MK2, Schiit Modi + Magni, EL DAC + EL AMP where the soundstage is as WIDE as your headphones allows it, AKG K702 or K712 Pro will be insane.
We are talking on getting a $300 DAC/Amp or above and $400 or above headphones, trying to get above 30% better sound delivery, I don't know if it is worth it, I can't guarantee because at the end your hearing still plays a role.
Now, you are asking for soundstage and precise sound cues location; that's why open-backs are more recommended, because due its open design, sound representation is more natural, sounds feels around you no inside of your head (that's a closed back limitation), however you live in a noisy enviroment, is really really hard to find closed-back headphones with wide soundstage (its alchemy) drivers had to be specially tuned for it, GSP600 are one of the best on this regard, but there is another gaming headphone above with incredible soundstage for a closed back, those are the Beyerdynamic MMX300 Gen 2.
My recommendation is, keep your SBXG6 and try the BeyerDynamic MMX300, then in the long run... update your DAC amp, combo.
