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    Default The glory of headphones...

    Does anyone in here use headphones while playing a game?
    I do pretty often, and the main reason is I don't disturb others at all.
    I do mostly live in an apartment, but I still have neighbours and other guys who might find my high volume annoying; but I just use my headphones, and then I can turn up the volume really high.
    This is great, especially while playing a horror game, because you freak out more when weird stuff happens.

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    Only when I'm playing a multiplayer PC game, in which case I'll often get on Skype or Ventrilo while we play.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter_20 View Post
    Does anyone in here use headphones while playing a game?
    I do pretty often, and the main reason is I don't disturb others at all.
    I do mostly live in an apartment, but I still have neighbours and other guys who might find my high volume annoying; but I just use my headphones, and then I can turn up the volume really high.
    This is great, especially while playing a horror game, because you freak out more when weird stuff happens.
    hahaha, i can imagine your neighbors hearing you freak out for absolute no reason xDD

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pike View Post
    Only when I'm playing a multiplayer PC game, in which case I'll often get on Skype or Ventrilo while we play.
    Whats a ventrilo?

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    Only if I'm playing at night.

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    Quote Originally Posted by link31793 View Post
    Whats a ventrilo?
    A type of voice chat software.

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    I always wear headphones whenever I play computer or DS games, they make them sound better and makes it easier for me to get into the game.

    Plus the computer I mostly play on (mine) lacks any speakers.
    Last edited by Rase; 12-25-2006 at 01:11 AM. Reason: Clarification
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rase View Post
    I always wear headphones whenever I play, it sounds better and makes it easier for me to get into the game.
    ...plus you feel the stereo sound much better.

    But it's definitely most useful for horror games; I jumped into the air (LITERALLY) when I played Dino Crisis with headphones and that damn T-rex came crashing through the window.

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    Only for my Gameboy. But when I'm on the PC I jack up the volume. As of lately I'm only playing soccer so it's more of a guy with a funny voice blaring out over-reacting comments rather than infuriating electronic music
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    I use headphones all the time, whilst listening to music, watching TV, and playing games. I have a great (and rather expensive) set of USB Super Bass headphones that literally vibrate my face.

    They're quite splendid.
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    On my PC I do most of the time. I have a nice pair of headphones that make it a much better experience, though there's times when I get tired of being tethered and having my ears immediately assaulted.


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    I really don't like wearing headphones...I don't know, I just feel so closed into the sound... and then my ears hurt >> But I probably don't have a great pair.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rainecloud View Post
    I use headphones all the time, whilst listening to music, watching TV, and playing games. I have a great (and rather expensive) set of USB Super Bass headphones that literally vibrate my face.

    They're quite splendid.
    So your face goes "vrrrrrr" while you're sitting there?
    That sounds pretty goddamn funny.

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    I actually prefer two speakers in front of me instead of headphones. When using headphones, the sounds feel like they're inside your head instead of in front of you. Furthermore, it sounds really bad when a sound is *only* in your left headphone, and the right side is completely silent, it feels completely unnatural, because natural sounds are never like that. However, my headphones deliver a higher quality sound than my low-cost PC speakers, so I usually go for them. When I play video games, I never use headphones.
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    When I'm at the PC, my headphones are on constantly. I don't even feel them anymore, they're like a lovely plastic skull extension. It's got a mic, too, if I ever want to Vent it up, but I never do because I have severe issues over vocal communications with people I don't know

    For console stuff though, it's just normal television ftw.

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