Webslinger
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5.1 on headphones? Seems like kind of a waste... even more than with full speakers, I've found quality to be more important than quantity when dealing with headphones... and a particularly good set of ordinary stereo headphones costs hundreds. I don't see how they could make 5.1 headphones good while being at all affordable.
At home most HTPC users are probably using very expensive speaker setups (in general, at home, a good 6.1 or 7.1 surround system will kill 2 channel speaker setups).
These headphones aren't super cheap--but they aren't music reference headphones either like the hi-end stuff that Sennheinser makes. The sound in each channel is clear, and I can hear the separation. I've tried $1000 headphones with movies. I still prefer the Medusa 5.1 surrounds. Much better experience (there is a little hiss at time in the rears if the volume is too high or during some quieter moments, but otherwise, they are very decent for the price; you can find them for 120-180 U.S., so they aren't that pricey--but clearly they aren't super hi-end either).
http://www.trustedreviews.com/multimedia/review/2005/08/23/Speed-Link-Medusa-5-1-Surround-Headset/p1
I'd rather listen to a mono or stereo signal on regular high-quality headphones, myself.
Only with 2 channel music . . .
What kind of plug do those things use, anyway... optical TOSlink or something?
The portables are USB, and the other ones plug into its own proprietary amp that then plugs into your soundcard. I have both sets:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/07/14/headsets_gamers_can_love/page3.html
http://www.altgamer.org/?p=311
http://www.upgradeadvisor.com/content/home_edition.aspx
http://www.geekextreme.com/content/view/10586/20/
Regardless, no movie playback software should be forcing me to listen to inferior soundtracks.
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