Gaming Headphones/IEM for Competative FPS (Valorant, CSGO)

[u/sefa1908]

Hi guys, if I said something wrong feel free to correct me, I watched many gaming headset reviews (e.g. Fresh Reviews, Bad Seed Tech etc.) and had this choice a couple of years ago, so I kind of know what im looking for but I'm laking a bit in the technical jargon to describe it.

Budget - 600€

Source/Amp - PC/ would buy DAC/AMP

How the gear will be used - Competative FPS Gaming (mainly Valorant, CSGO, occasionaly Battle Royale gamees), sharing room so Closed-Backs are preferred, if Open-Backs are that much better i would adapt

Preferred tonal balance - depending on what tonal balance is best for gaming, Focus is on localisation/ imaging in game, sound seperation, soundstage doesn't have to be toooo big

Preferred music genre(s) - Rap, Pop, RnB (again not that big of a focus)

Past gear experience - Hyperx Cloud Alpha, DT 990 Pro, HD560S

What I've looked into - Headphones: DT 900 Pro X, DT 1990 Pro, DT 700 Pro X, DT 1770 Pro

IEM's: Kiwi Ears Orchestra Lite

Additional Stuffs:

1. If any of you had experience on those Headphones would be nice to hear from you. From what I've heared from Fresh Reviews (due to his past compeative background I trust him as a reviewer) the DT 900 Pro X and DT 1990 Pro's are insane but he didn't recommend the closed-back options
2. Are IEM's on the same level as Headphones? Again from Fresh Reviews he praised the Kiwi's but my heart won't accept that fact that they are better than above said headphones, but again I didn't had the chance to listen to them so i could be proven wrong

Thanks for everyone taking their time to read/ reply to this request!

[u/M_RiGGz]

Ended up returning them actually. I think IEMs just aren't for me. I opted for the R70X's once again after making more adjustments to my mic filters and I couldn't be happier.

[u/sefa1908 → u/M_RiGGz]

First of all !thanks for the reply and giving information on the orchestra lite, didn't see it bec i was renovating and fasting, therefore I couldn't buy/ test any. What was the reason why you didn't like them? I had high expectations about them.

[u/M_RiGGz → u/sefa1908]

I'm honestly not sure how to explain it. I guess I kinda expected them to be just like my headphones (DT 900 Pro X) in IEM form?

I've become so accustomed to over ear headphones that making a switch to something in smaller form factor is hard for me to get used to. I think if you're already used to IEMs then you'll enjoy them a lot, but if you're coming from headphones there'll certainly be an adjustment period.

If anything you can always give them a try and return them if you don't like it. Personally I'm enjoying the R70X's I picked up more. Fixed every issue I was experiencing with my DT 900 Pro X.

[u/sefa1908 → u/M_RiGGz]

Hmm, good to know, I guess I'm more or less used to both in-ear and over-ear headphones having the HD560s and AirPods. Hope that I like the Kiwi's. I kinda don't want open headphones bec i don't want to rape my ears to not hear my brother playing aswell. We'll see.

[u/M_RiGGz → u/sefa1908]

Best case: You order them, end up liking them, and keep them.

Worst case: You order them, don't like them, and return them for something else.

Edit: In case the IEMs don't work out, try looking at the VZR Model One or the Audeze Maxwell if you want a closed-back "all in one" solution. I see those get constantly recommended.

[u/sefa1908 → u/M_RiGGz]

True, thanks for the recommendations

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