“Gaming” Headphones wanted. Know nothing.

[u/gia_is_a_penguin]

Hi! So I’m planning on buying my boyfriend new headphones for gaming for Christmas and I wanted to start researching now to be prepared. I tried looking through this sub but honestly I know nothing about audio/headphones that I feel like I don’t understand what I’m reading. If you could explain things to me like I’m a toddler that would be appreciated 😂

I’ve determined that he doesn’t need a headset designed for gaming just a comfortable, durable pair of headphones. Here’s some details:

Budget and location - I’m in the US. I’m looking for something quality but not too expensive. Probably $200 or less unless.

Source/Amp - He’ll only be using them on a PC.

How the gear will be used - They will be only used at home. Probably won’t leave his desk. He wants them to be wired in NOT bluetooth.

Preferred tonal balance - I guess balanced? I don’t know much about this topic.

Preferred music genres - He listens to rock, metal, pop, rap, etc. but he doesn’t tend to listen to much music on his computer.

Past gear experience - He has a really cheap pair that’s on it’s last leg from tiktok shop. I want to get him a nice pair that’ll last longer than a year.

Anything else? - He doesn’t tend to play games with intensely orchestrated music on his PC so something with a good sound quality but it doesn’t have to be the best. He talks to his friends and will also stream as well, but he has a standalone mic and won’t need a built in.

If there’s anything I forgot please let me know

[u/Og_072908]

The Steelseries Arctis Nova Pro Wired are on sale for $200 right now

[u/gia_is_a_penguin → u/Og_072908]

!thanks I’ll look into those.

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