My understanding is that the Denon AHD-2000 is the "best" headphone in that range. It's subjective, though, since the Denon is flatter in some areas and the Sennheiser in others (generally you want a perfectly flat response):

Further, you'll need a good Headphone Amp to power them (that's NVIDIATI's department).

Good luck,

Boz

Unless portability is a concern, in that price range there are a decent number of amps/dacs that would fair better. Such as the Zero DAC or Audio-gd NFB-12.

NVIDIATI

In theory you want to select the "surround" option if your game supports it. Your PS3 should be set to output Digital Audio in its settings, as well. This will encode the audio for your PX5's transmitter to decode properly. Remember that it uses Dolby Headphone to simulate surround sound; you cannot get discrete audio from the PX5 because it only uses two drivers (two speakers, one for each cup). If the PX5 is receiving a Digital surround signal an indicator will light up.

The Manual can be viewed here.

Personally I would turn off all surround effects both in game and on the PX5 and just use straight, unprocessed stereo audio. You will need to adjust to taste.

Happy gaming,

Boz

Alright last question, is there gonna be a noticeable difference between it and the sennheiser cx-300b's that are worth an extra 30-40$? RedxSniper

The Klipsch are going to be bass-heavy, but with better defined midrange and high-frequency response. In general, they do a better job of reproducing mid- and upper-range frequencies, though you might need to turn the bass down, a bit.

Good luck,

Boz

What are you using them for? How important is portability? Are you looking for earbuds, over-ears, or on-ear headphones? Does the headphone amp need to be portable?

Further: Read the Headphone FAQ at the top of the A/V forum. It has a number of recommendations that will help get you started. NVIDIATI will probably have some Heaphone Amp recommendations.

Happy gaming,

Boz

• SW:TOR
• League of Legends
• Minecraft
• Team Fortress II
• World of Warcraft (now free to play up to level 20)

Happy gaming,

Boz

Did you read the sticky? I know your original question was about the HD518 specifically, but it sounds like you're looking for suggestions in a particular price range.

Boz

Second the Onkyo-HT-S5400.

Boz