Best gaming audiophile headphones ?

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#1 AdjacentLives
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Ultrasone HFI-2400 (aka 2200) http://reviews.cnet.com/headphones/ultrasone-hfi-2200/4505-7877_7-31649808.html?tag=mncol;lst

AKG K 702 http://reviews.cnet.com/headphones/akg-k-702-open/4505-7877_7-33542260.html?tag=mncol;lst

Denon AH-D2000 http://reviews.cnet.com/headphones/akg-k-702-open/4505-7877_7-33542260.html?tag=mncol;lst

These will primarily be used for gaming with some music on the side. I'd heard that the Ultrasone HFI 780 were incredible for gaming, so I assumed the 2400 would be an improvement on top of that. $300 is my limit, though if I had to I could be persuaded to push it to $350. Looks, comfortabilty, etc. aren't a huge factor for my purchase, I just want great sounding gaming headphones. This thread here has some useful information if you want to take a look through it http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=305089.

And last but not least, thanks to anyone who can provide an answer.

*EDIT* If anyone wanted to know, I will most likely be picking an amp up for which ever pair of headphones I buy.

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#2 KHAndAnime
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I've heard the AD-900 are great.

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#3 AdjacentLives
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I've heard similar but with the AD700. Would you say the AD900's are an improvement ?

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I've heard similar but with the AD700. Would you say the AD900's are an improvement ?

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A big one. Possible the ultimate soundstage headphones. I would repost this thread at head-fi.org and see what they say, they'll be a lot more specific and helpful than this forum.
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Whatever you do get in the end, I want to read your impressions. I'd normally point out what higher-end headphone models would be suitable for gaming, but you probably already know more than I do. I just got some AD700s a few weeks ago to do my X-Fi Prelude some justice, and what an improvement it is over all the cheap crap I've had! I can pinpoint things by sound alone now, with the help of CMSS-3D! How much better can it possibly get? (It had better justify the price increase, that's for sure, because the AD900s have a US$200 price premium, and some of the other popular models cost about that much more AND require a few hundred dollars on top for an amp...)
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Beyerdynamic and Audio Technicas have a great gaming reputation. You should consider the Sennheiser 600s and 650s too. Note with those AKGs and Denons you'll definately need an amp, also the 701s are virtually identical to the 702s and sound exactly the same. Out of the ones you have down i'ld go with the Denons. Try PMing Neon-tiger, he knows alot about headphones and he owns those AKGs.
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If you interested in a specific gaming headset, I find the TB X41 has audiophile quality sound in addition to the great gaming features:

http://www.turtlebeach.com/products/efx41/featuressummary.aspx

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#8 markop2003
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If you interested in a specific gaming headset, I find the TB X41 has audiophile quality sound in addition to the great gaming features:

http://www.turtlebeach.com/products/efx41/featuressummary.aspx

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Nah, the only real audiophille gaming headset i know of is the QPad 1339, it's a modified Beyerdynamic aviation headset. Also note you can get alot of professional studio headphones in headset format.
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#9 jackzR
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which is better ad700 or qpad 1339 for gaming soundstage etc. ive got ad700 and i was thinking about ultrasone 780 for gaming because its a nice headphone you could wear to LAN ad700 you look like an idiot.