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What headphones are you all using while gaming on Linux? (self.linux_gaming)
submitted 1 year ago by DaisyLee to c/linux_gaming
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Looking for some good headphones to use for listening to music, and gaming. Could do wireless.. but I feel like USB or 3.5 mm connection would be best. Seems like a lot of the big brands have stuff locked into their windows apps.

What are you all using?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Grado Labs SR325i (discontinued now, I got these ~10 years ago) connected to a Lexicon Alpha, with a Blue Yeti USB mic. I like everything to sound crispy. I also like open-back headphones because I don't want to completely close out my environment. Mic is mounted on a shock mount to a target shooting scope stand using a 1/4"-20 to 5/8"-27 adapter I whipped up on my lathe. It's a hacky setup, but I didn't want to spend money on a mic boom, and it cost me ~$1 in 4140 steel bar stock.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Came here to give Grado a vote. Everything from Joe's shop is top-notch. Even the humble SR80s have beautiful, warm sound, but if you want to go a little crazy... https://gradolabs.com/headphones

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If I ever manage to kill my current headphones (unlikely but possible since I'm a clumsy oaf), I'll definitely pick up another pair. Grado makes a quality product at a fair price, and I'm glad they're still going strong. I hope that I can justify picking up a pair of their headphones with wood housings some day.