7.1 headphones for movies

[Jompa]

I will do that.

[Badas]

Originally Posted by Jompa

I will do that.

They look awesome.

How do they sound and perform?

[Jompa]

Yes, they look nice. I haven't got it yet. I expect it on Wednesday.

[Badas]

Originally Posted by Jompa

Yes, they look nice. I haven't got it yet. I expect it on Wednesday.

Exciting. Have fun.

[Jompa]

I didn't get it today for some reason. I believe it will turn up tomorrow.

[Jompa]

I got the package today. We had some trouble connecting the soundcard, but it worked out in the end. I'm testing the headset with the film "Jack Reacher" which has 7.1 audio. Sounds good so far. The surround effects are good and convincing. I will report back for more.

[italy12]

This thread has seen no activity since August, but I stumbled across it as I was looking for more info about wireless surround headsets.

I recently purchased and received the Sony MDR-HW700DS. I see there is a 7500 model out now...looks like a newer version.

I received the 700DS right before Thanksgiving (took about 6 days to arrive from Japan!! (Amazon seller)) and they rock.

I have always been wary about purchasing a pair of gaming headphones since they don't decode Blu ray's lossless audio codecs, but when I saw these did, I jumped on it.

The surrounds aren't "life-like" like they would be in a natural 5.1 or 7.1 set-up, but damn, it sounds incredible for a pair of headphones. I sampled the film "Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift" to hear the engines and bass during the music and these things rocked. Other notable things...in Sean's father's little cramped abode in Japan, it actually sounded claustrophobic during scenes which took place inside the room. It was great!

I also sampled some surround scenes from "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" (pigeons fluttering around the surrounds) and bass/explosions from "Transformers: Age of Extinction" and these things sounded great. Bass response is flat-out awesome! I cannot run my sub at night anymore since I have kids and the wife sleeps directly upstairs from our HT, so these are my answer!

A little pricey at $335 (now $375 from the same seller), but WELL WORTH IT!!!

[nycomet]

Originally Posted by italy12

I cannot run my sub at night anymore since I have kids and the wife sleeps directly upstairs from our HT, so these are my answer!

This is why I have never spawned.

[italy12]

Originally Posted by nycomet

This is why I have never spawned.

HAHAHAHA!!

Years ago, I would have said the same thing...now that I have kids...it's all good!! Best thing ever.

AND I have good headphones!!

Win-win!

[tripletopper]

I got one Turtle Beach X41 and 2 Turtle Beach X42s. They are Dolby Surround-> Dolby Headphone headphone converter + wireless headphone. I got what I want from a surround system tat you can't get in an acoustically horrible room, accurate 3-dimension directional sound. And isn't that the whole point of surround sound? Plus I can add any stereo headphone, and because this device converts Dolby 5.1 (7.1 maybe?) into Dolby Headphone, which is a 2 track soundtrack that takes advantage that you're wearing headphones to accurately simulate 3d directional sound by using echo and reverb to simulate 3d space.

My PS3 before and my Xbox One now have great sound for both movies and games. Bit there is one problem. Upstairs, we have an LG BP620C Blu-Ray player and DTS movies don't sound right. I don't hear the 3d sound space I hear on Xbox One, even on my DTS movies. I know I had to program both my PS3 and Xbox One into a "force Dolby" mode. (there is also a "force DTS" mode, and a "let it be" mode.) But there is always some problem with the BP620C. If I try to force Dolby, the sound to the TV sounds choppy. The TV has just a 2 speaker mode.

Is it true that when Blu-ray was competing against HD DVD, one of the things advertised for Blu-ray (AND HD DVD too) is the ability to have only one format of data, and another format of sound output, and have the player convert between the 2. This is people with "just Dolby" and "just DTS" surround boxes can play both formats and disc providers only need one soundtrack to cover both groups? Was that requirement dropped when HD DVD died (or later)? If it is dropped, how can I tell if the player I have now and any future player I buy will have that feature? If it isn't dropped, LG denies it has that feature. How do I use it? And does it matter what the HDMI setting is and if that will effect the Toslink setting because my TV has 2.0. If I try to set the HDMI to Dolby, the sound sounds choppy and digitized. how do I avoid that problem?

[shield80]

Originally Posted by italy12

This thread has seen no activity since August, but I stumbled across it as I was looking for more info about wireless surround headsets.

I recently purchased and received the Sony MDR-HW700DS. I see there is a 7500 model out now...looks like a newer version.

I received the 700DS right before Thanksgiving (took about 6 days to arrive from Japan!! (Amazon seller)) and they rock.

I have always been wary about purchasing a pair of gaming headphones since they don't decode Blu ray's lossless audio codecs, but when I saw these did, I jumped on it.

The surrounds aren't "life-like" like they would be in a natural 5.1 or 7.1 set-up, but damn, it sounds incredible for a pair of headphones. I sampled the film "Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift" to hear the engines and bass during the music and these things rocked. Other notable things...in Sean's father's little cramped abode in Japan, it actually sounded claustrophobic during scenes which took place inside the room. It was great!

I also sampled some surround scenes from "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" (pigeons fluttering around the surrounds) and bass/explosions from "Transformers: Age of Extinction" and these things sounded great. Bass response is flat-out awesome! I cannot run my sub at night anymore since I have kids and the wife sleeps directly upstairs from our HT, so these are my answer!

A little pricey at $335 (now $375 from the same seller), but WELL WORTH IT!!!

Hi

I'm thinking of buying this headset and I wonder if I can connect 1 HDMI to my receiver and to Sony box and get all my sound from my receiver or do I need to connect my BD Player,4K player etc to the Sony box.

[italy12]

Originally Posted by shield80

Hi

I'm thinking of buying this headset and I wonder if I can connect 1 HDMI to my receiver and to Sony box and get all my sound from my receiver or do I need to connect my BD Player,4K player etc to the Sony box.

Hello! To answer your question, I have an HDMI going from the back of my blu ray player into the HDMI IN on the back of the headphone's receiver. From the receiver's HDMI OUT, I have another HDMI cable going to the back of my receiver.

So, the only time the headphones work is when I turn them on, otherwise, sound goes right through to the A/V receiver like normal if I want to use my surrounds. If the headphones are on, you can still hear the speakers and so I just minimize the volume on my A/V...

I actually just used these for the first time in a few months last night and they kick serious a....

Let me know what you think if you get them!

[KcMsterpce]

Has anyone ever tried/used the Smyth Realiser A8, or been eyeing the Dolby Atmos-equipped Realiser A16 coming out next year?
It's not "headphones" per se, but a hub that converts headphones (recommended are open back, esp. HifiMan, Audeze, Sennheiser HD700/800, etc...) into an eerily realistic representation of a full surround sound system.

Anyway, wonder if anyone tried them.

[ridergroov1]

Hey everyone. I came to the forum looking to make a new post about finding greta 7.1 headphones and saw this thread at the top of the list so I thought I'd post here real quick and see if I can get a response. I'm looking for home theater type headphones to supplement my real setup for those late night viewings and like the OP it seems that something like that is very hard to find. Are these Sony cans what would still be recommended? If so, please list model numbers as I'm very interested in trying to pull the trigger on this today. Thanks!

[amoergosum]

Originally Posted by ridergroov1

Are these Sony cans what would still be recommended? If so, please list model numbers as I'm very interested in trying to pull the trigger on this today. Thanks!

I purchased the Sony 9.1 headphones and returned them recently.

The surround sound is not very convincing in my opinion. My ears also got very warm pretty quickly since the headphones are isolated and the padding is very thick. Unacceptable.

[italy12]

Originally Posted by ridergroov1

Hey everyone. I came to the forum looking to make a new post about finding greta 7.1 headphones and saw this thread at the top of the list so I thought I'd post here real quick and see if I can get a response. I'm looking for home theater type headphones to supplement my real setup for those late night viewings and like the OP it seems that something like that is very hard to find. Are these Sony cans what would still be recommended? If so, please list model numbers as I'm very interested in trying to pull the trigger on this today. Thanks!

Sony MDR-HW700DS Wireless Headphone 100-240V (Japan Import)

Those are the ones I ordered back in 2014 for the exact same reason. I plan on using them tonight! They're great, albeit a bit expensive.

[revgen]

Originally Posted by KcMsterpce

Has anyone ever tried/used the Smyth Realiser A8, or been eyeing the Dolby Atmos-equipped Realiser A16 coming out next year?
It's not "headphones" per se, but a hub that converts headphones (recommended are open back, esp. HifiMan, Audeze, Sennheiser HD700/800, etc...) into an eerily realistic representation of a full surround sound system.

Anyway, wonder if anyone tried them.

I'm looking into them. Especially the A16.

The Smyth's will be at CanJam in Los Angeles this April, and I will be attending to try it out.

[KcMsterpce]

Originally Posted by revgen

I'm looking into them. Especially the A16.

The Smyth's will be at CanJam in Los Angeles this April, and I will be attending to try it out.

Awesome. I'd love to read your impressions about them.

[Hellraiserfan]

Anyone have Sennheiser RS 175 headphones? I was thinking of getting a pair but I also came across their RS 195 as well.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

[Streetlight]

I want to have surround sound for my TV and I wonder if my Bose QC25 would be adequate and what equipment would I need.