Your Gaming Audio Setup

[TBlaar]

I just worry that I wont hear it if someone tries to break in or causes crap outside because, you know, Im always keen for a fight

jokes, Im just paranoid

I do... I am actually sitting with one open and one ear in the phones, listening to music right now

[OuBoet]

Hey does anyone have this same quirk as me?
When wearing headphones one ear must always be free to also hear my real life surroundings.

Anyone?

I hear you bradbear... Strange but true. One is on my ear and the other is near my ear but not on. Eish.

[matt]

I use these, and they work quite lekker for me.

Hey does anyone have this same quirk as me?
When wearing headphones one ear must always be free to also hear my real life surroundings.

Anyone?

Headphones above have an option to play the sound from the mic back at you so you can hear your own voice, and a little bit of what else is going on around you. Although I find it really only stops you from shouting because you can't hear how loud you're talking.

Though these days I play a bit of xbox in bed when the wife and baby fall asleep (I pay for that time when he wakes up in the middle of the night though), but I try keep the cups only half over my ears so I can hear if he wakes up.

[Ichigo]

Already blogged my new 5.1 speakers, but will post a picture later tonight.

Fetching it at the end of the month.

[Pooky]

Duckknuckle STAHP you are turning me green, please.

I use Logitech Z2300's and a Teac HiFi with large old but good sansui speakers.

Would love some studio monitors though!!!!!!

[Pooky]

I hear you bradbear... Strange but true. One is on my ear and the other is near my ear but not on. Eish.

Yes I get freaked out wearing headphones because I am not aware of what is going on... Prefer speakers

[bokka1]

I play with my Turtle Beach X41's that have saved my marriage from a divorce.

[Kwaai]

For my 5.1 pleasure - there's this:

I have these as well

[NomNom]

Speakers: Logitech X-530 5.1 - Connected to onboard 5.1 VIA crap. (usie for music/moives)
Headphones: CM Storm Sirus 5.1 - Connected via analog to my sound card. (use for gaming)
Sound Card: Creative X-FI Xtreme Audio 5.1

[simon]

Seems like a lot of people are rocking the x530's
Crazy how much the price of them has gone up so high, I paid R750 for mine, now I struggle to find them for anywhere near that price (walk in store)