Sound?! Surround Sound? Possible Help

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kirbyrockz said:
I'm still considering getting some 555s for music, but I want to hear from someone who actually has them on how much they leak.

As for the review, I don't ever go by consumer reviews... they don't mean anything because everybody is different. I go through word-of-mouth from a friend or actually using it myself, which is what I did here.
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They leak quite a bit. They're really open. Definitely not a headphone if you want to keep noise levels down. They leak much more than my beyerdynamic DT-880s. Head over to the Head-Fi forums to see what they say.

As for reviews, I take them with a grain of salt as well but I try to see if there's any consistent complaint or positive news. It's always best to research even if it is a consumer review. Because let's face it, word of mouth from a friend is a consumer review. :)
 
CreepinDeth said:
They leak quite a bit. They're really open. Definitely not a headphone if you want to keep noise levels down. They leak much more than my beyerdynamic DT-880s. Head over to the Head-Fi forums to see what they say.

As for reviews, I take them with a grain of salt as well but I try to see if there's any consistent complaint or positive news. It's always best to research even if it is a consumer review.
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Aww man... can you recommend a decent set of cans that don't leak too much?

Because let's face it, word of mouth from a friend is a consumer review. :)
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Yeah, but at least I have a friend to beat on if it sucks. :p
 
kirbyrockz said:
For sure. They're no replacement for top-of-the-line 5.1s and almost any 7.1 setup, but especially in situations where you can't keep the volume loud on speakers, headphones are great. I use mine in lots of different PC games (and have a few adapters so I can use it on my 360, as well), and it's great.
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Hm then headphones will be pretty awesome then, it will be awesome to hear my games and animes and stuff in a whole new way, lol...and I could finally avoid turning the volume down at night.
 
I'm just wondering if it's worth upgrading my Razer Barracuda AC-1 sound card for an Asus Xonar D2X (or similar) card to pair with my Logitech Z-5500's? I'm always listening to music, even when playing games, and I watch movies frequently as well. I try to hit all FLAC in my collection.
 
kirbyrockz said:
Aww man... can you recommend a decent set of cans that don't leak too much?
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Off the top of my head, the Beyerdynamic DT-770's. I own these and use them at work for their noise suppression. They sound great as well. A lot cans in the 550 range tend to be more open since being open produces better sound replication.
 
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