Community: Message List - Which headset is the best for MW3?

Re: Which headset is the best for MW3?

donotreply@activision.com — Sun, 06 May 2012 15:10:14 GMT

I have the X11's and going to get another headset, leaning towards the x41's since i can buy a pair for 50-90 bucks. With my X11's i can hear gernade pins equipment thrown and other random cues to tell me about where an enemy is. I play search and destroy mostly so environment noise isn't the prolblem. I can hear someone without ninja/ dead selince just fine and can pinpoint exactly where they are. My only problem is that i can't hear ninja footsteps until a guy a litterally 5-10 feet behind me which will get me killed if im not hiding in my various spots. My question is, is the x41 going to improve from what i can hear right now by a lot. Basically i want to hear someone with dead silence ninja watever when they are 20-30 feet behind me for the most part. I figure with 7.1 surround sound i can hear the other cues easier but mainly just worried about those footsteps

Re: Which headset is the best for MW3?

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:35:41 GMT

Lol at black text on black background.

Re: Which headset is the best for MW3?

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:31:40 GMT

Tritton AX 720's

Re: Which headset is the best for MW3?

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:18:25 GMT

love my turtle beach take them into game of bf3 and your blown away. i think mw3 screwed us on the audio front after they hyped up the new sound engine atleast black ops let you edit diffrent sound levels

Re: Which headset is the best for MW3?

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:15:34 GMT

Tb delta

Re: Which headset is the best for MW3?

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:10:13 GMT

I hope the best will be the Turtle Beach Foxtrots because they will be in the mailbox tonight

Re: Which headset is the best for MW3?

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:04:37 GMT

Lol yeah the environment sounds are way loud, but no where near as bad as some maps on Blops. Like the map with the train that would go through from time to time, and the DLC one that had missles taking off every 30 secs. Both of those events would nearly deafen me every time, as most environment sound in Blops werent that loud, so I could crank the sound up to hear footsteps better.

Half the time in MW3 there are explosions, gun fire, and kill streaks in the air making so much noise it doesnt really matter if you have an expensive headset/surround system or not, you cant hear jack.

The px5's have adjustable presets, so Im trying to figure one out that will dampen out the loud and increase the lows.

Re: Which headset is the best for MW3?

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:55:03 GMT

That's what I have. The newer version have a volume knob on the decoder but jeez, this Tritton sounds cheap. I had it for a week and I couldn't stand it. The sound is just horrible so I got myself a Creative Recon3D, paired it with my Turbine Pro and the sound difference is like night and day. The bass is really boomy and the surround is like what you'll get in a dedicated PC sound card. I know there's still room for improvement and I'm currently looking at acquiring a Sennheiser PC 320 or a Grado SR80i. I used to have a Grado SR60 and the sound stage was amazing. It's unfortunate that my Grado didn't live long enough to get paired with my Recon3D.

Btw, the environment sound on MW3 seems too loud and the chickens on Seatown scream. XD

Re: Which headset is the best for MW3?

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:24:51 GMT

Yeah, I bought the newer version of the 720's, just didnt sound very "surround sound" to me, really the quality of sound seemed worse than my TB x31's. Returned the 720's and got TB PX5's. They are working out great so far. Now I know why it seems like some people are setup waiting for me when I dont use dead silence, because with the right headset you can tell direction and somewhat the distance. Its nuts!

Re: Which headset is the best for MW3?

donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:50:06 GMT

X41's for me, and I have NO issue hearing footsteps, mag swaps, granade tosses........ I got mine 1/2 way through MW2 and my K/D ratio went from a solid 1.4 to a 1.7 just from the "sound whoring" by the time BO came out. Speaking of BO, THOSE footsteps were hard to hear!

Re: Which headset is the best for MW3?

donotreply@activision.com — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:48:56 GMT

The audio for me in this game is terrible so much air support and other noises going you can hardly hear anything i was playing S&D on over watch and i went straight to the back of the attack teams spawn and the sound effects of and airplane flying by and the wind nearly blew my head apart plus i couldn't hear gun fire flash bang clicks never mind footsteps

i just hope blops 2 is much the same as previous cods as sound whoring was just fine

Re: Which headset is the best for MW3?

donotreply@activision.com — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:47:50 GMT

I've got TB DX11's and I can hear footsteps very easily, although trying to pinpoint the direction they're coming from can be difficult. I'm happy with them...I find them more comfortable than my Trittons, which I was surprised to read someone say they liked Trittons better...

Re: Which headset is the best for MW3?

donotreply@activision.com — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:31:10 GMT

http://www.amazon.com/Mini-Stereo-Lightweight-Headphones-Cord/dp/B0002KQZJS/ref= sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1333405508&sr=8-3

Re: Which headset is the best for MW3?

donotreply@activision.com — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:18:49 GMT

Have used all three. TB's are trash. Don't take the advice of anyone who swears by them because they are trying to justify being cheap. Tritton's have great sound and you'll hear Dead Silence users. Unfortunately, the headsets are cheaply made and you'll end up with a broken mic within a month - the headset will remain ok for a few more.

A40's are worth the price. Sound quality isn't that much greater than the Trittons but they are built to last. My 5.1's were passed down and still in use now that I've upgraded to the 7.1's. Don't be cheap.

Re: Which headset is the best for MW3?

donotreply@activision.com — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:21:09 GMT

Astros a40, they're soo good I almost feel bad for my enemies... seriously

Re: Which headset is the best for MW3?

donotreply@activision.com — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:17:15 GMT

I've got the turtle beach x41 and i dont think your supposed to hear them with dead silence. Isn't that the point of dead silence to silence footsteps, this is my weakness, and even running sit rep pro(louder enemy footsteps) doesnt help i think your headset is fine. Your just not supposed to hear them.

Re: Which headset is the best for MW3?

donotreply@activision.com — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 18:26:48 GMT

There isn't any best. Personally I use the razer carcharias which is a PC headset, but I just plug them into my TV. And it's incredibly easy to soundwhore.

Re: Which headset is the best for MW3?

donotreply@activision.com — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 18:10:17 GMT

I'll see if they have those at the place that I bought the TB Bravo ... These are nice and comfortable but I'd rather use Tritton's, had AX720. This ones ( Bravo) have surround 7.1 audio yet I still can't hear absolutely anything unless I am playing on a map that doesn't have too much enviroment noise.. like Lockout, etc. Thing is, I've got some friends that got cheaper TB's and they can hear enemy footsteps (even if they're using deadsilence) like if they were in Mw2 or CoD 4.

Re: Which headset is the best for MW3?

donotreply@activision.com — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 06:55:14 GMT

X41s are pretty decant and the XP500s are even better...

Haven't tried Astros or Tritons...

Re: Which headset is the best for MW3?

donotreply@activision.com — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 06:14:58 GMT

None really to be honest. MW3 doesnt have an adjustable sound board like all the other CoDs. The enviroment is to noisy. To much going on. Even with sitrep pro or ninja its difficult to hear footsteps and nuanses like reloads or nades beeing pulled. But if you decide to go with a headset dont get a stereo one. Make sure it does surround. Turtle beach x41/px500, Tritton ax720/axPRO/Warhead, or Astro A30/A40. Honestly the A40 are a favorite amongst pros and high caliber players