With the cable for my Creative Fatal1ty dying out after years of abuse I have decided to look into a professional set of headphones to game with. So I present to you the ATH-AD700.
Yes, they’re girly looking… Get over it. These headphones are extremely light. Aluminum based with a honeycomb design so that your ears can breathe. If you have a very small head though you might have issues wearing them. I happen to have a large noggin and they happen to fit quite perfectly.
These do not keep sound in. If you are purchasing these for an mp3 player or plan on using them on your laptop in public other people will hear you. These are designed for studios or home recording. So if you’re trying to watch porn with the volume turned up your wife will hear it on the other side of the room with excellence.
Another thing people complained about was the lack of bass, which for a moment I thought I was going to be stuck with. I listened to YouTube which sounded rather flat, but that’s to be expected. YouTube audio sucks. I decided to play with my audio settings on my Creative XFi Elite Pro and got a decent amount of bass. It’s not the headphones that suck, it’s your sound system. Stop using onboard audio for fucks sake. It DOES make a difference.
They average around $100 to $130, and can be connected directly to your soundcard without any extra attachments. Although it does come with an adapter in case you want to plug in directly with your equipment for other things (which I happen to be using in my XFi Breakout Box).
These get the Overlord’s seal of approval. They are indeed nice cans…. and headphones. Giggity.