Headset for PS4

Frankie5Angels · 29-12-2013 2:02am

Varik wrote: »

That none xbox cable is meant for a phone, you can switch between game and phone chat by moving the switch (blue is game, and pink is phone), you should use the USB on the PS4 as this way the volume of the chat can be controlled.

If you have the USB plugged into the PS4 then you don't need to connect the Dualshock to anything.

That's fairly handy alright, must remember that!

Only problem I have with the usb on the PS4 is that it's miles away from the place for the headphones on the telly!

Fiddlex · 29-12-2013 10:45pm

People with the px22s how is your sound quality on the ps4? I got the headset yesterday and have it plugged in with the USB to console and the jack in the controller. The sound is decent but not very immersive. When I used them on my PC the sound is way better? What's your headset like ?

Varik · 29-12-2013 11:46pm

Fiddlex wrote: »

People with the px22s how is your sound quality on the ps4? I got the headset yesterday and have it plugged in with the USB to console and the jack in the controller. The sound is decent but not very immersive. When I used them on my PC the sound is way better? What's your headset like ?

Have them plugged into an amp and the sound is great.

Fiddlex · 30-12-2013 12:47am

Varik wrote: »

Have them plugged into an amp and the sound is great.

What amp are you using?

DUBLINHITMAN · 30-12-2013 2:45am

Thinkin of selling my astro a40 2010 mix amp
just putting the feelers out
not sure if it only works with astro headset thou

Frankie5Angels · 30-12-2013 3:54am

Fiddlex wrote: »

People with the px22s how is your sound quality on the ps4? I got the headset yesterday and have it plugged in with the USB to console and the jack in the controller. The sound is decent but not very immersive. When I used them on my PC the sound is way better? What's your headset like ?

I'm a complete noob when it comes to the headsets but I'm very impressed so far given I have them hooked up to the telly. Thought I could hear lads coming up behind me in BF4 and sure enough I had a knife in the gob soon after. They're definitely an improvement on the 360 for me anyway :P

Fiddlex · 30-12-2013 4:00am

Frankie5Angels wrote: »

I'm a complete noob when it comes to the headsets but I'm very impressed so far given I have them hooked up to the telly. Thought I could hear lads coming up behind me in BF4 and sure enough I had a knife in the gob soon after. They're definitely an improvement on the 360 for me anyway :P

How do you have them connected to your ps4?

Frankie5Angels · 30-12-2013 4:15am

Fiddlex wrote: »

How do you have them connected to your ps4?

I may or may not have had 10 - 16 pints :P, so let me know if the following needs clarification:

Headset plugged into the volume control. Volume control dealy has two outputs along cable - jack and usb. Plugged both into telly - sound clear as day to me after that. In order to get mic (so all could hear my infinite words of wisdom) I plugged 3.5mm cable that came with set into the controller and the plug that fits it on the volume control device. Granted movement of controller is slightly restricted as the cable is short, but works good enough for me!

Varik · 30-12-2013 1:09pm

Frankie5Angels wrote: »

I may or may not have had 10 - 16 pints :P, so let me know if the following needs clarification:

Headset plugged into the volume control. Volume control dealy has two outputs along cable - jack and usb. Plugged both into telly - sound clear as day to me after that. In order to get mic (so all could hear my infinite words of wisdom) I plugged 3.5mm cable that came with set into the controller and the plug that fits it on the volume control device. Granted movement of controller is slightly restricted as the cable is short, but works good enough for me!

Buy a USB extendion cable to connect to the PS4 as the way you have it now you can't use the variable mic (making you louder), you can't control the chat volume on the fly with the headset controls, and I don't think the chat boost works this way either.

they cost next to nothing and you'll no longer need to have a cable connecting the to the controller.

wes · 30-12-2013 4:41pm

Been looking at the Turtle Beach PX4's myself:

Turtle Beach PX4 Wireless Gaming Headset

Caoimhin · 30-12-2013 10:19pm

Hi Guys,

I am thinking of buying a pair of Astro A40s the 2013 editions soon. It is quite a lot of money so I am still on the fence, the other options are some high end Turtle beaches or some Sharkoons.

I game solely on the PS4 now and play first person shooters. Not interested in listening to music with them or movies, purely just for gaming. Obviously the positional accuracy, ability to hear footsteps etc, is a huge factor for me.

Any suggestions?

Many thanks,
Kev

F1ngers · 30-12-2013 10:47pm

Merged.

Razleavy · 31-12-2013 1:01am

I went with a set of Skullcandy PLYR 1 and couldn't be happier. I was originally going to go with Asto A50, but read a lot of reviews stating that the bass was too high on them and then found the PLYR 1. I purchased them from the Eu Skullcandy site with free express shipping for €179.99.

Link of anyone is interested: http://eu.skullcandy.com/plyr-1

This maybe of help to some: http://www.head-fi.org/t/534479/mad-lust-envys-headphone-gaming-guide-updated-12-27-2013-mrspeakers-alpha-dog-added

deafroadrunner · 31-12-2013 5:53am

Heya lads. Im looking to get a new headset for ps4. Max im willing to spend is 60euro. Is there any good ones for that price. I was using the turtle beach pla on the ps3 but the some reason the chat volume was way too low. I tried everything to rasie it but nothing works. So figured I need a new one. Any ideas?

gep91 · 31-12-2013 11:06am

deafroadrunner wrote: »

Heya lads. Im looking to get a new headset for ps4. Max im willing to spend is 60euro. Is there any good ones for that price. I was using the turtle beach pla on the ps3 but the some reason the chat volume was way too low. I tried everything to rasie it but nothing works. So figured I need a new one. Any ideas?

some ok ones for that price

I got ORB ps4 headset in HMV for around €50 i think

Caoimhin · 31-12-2013 12:25pm

Razleavy wrote: »

I went with a set of Skullcandy PLYR 1 and couldn't be happier. I was originally going to go with Asto A50, but read a lot of reviews stating that the bass was too high on them and then found the PLYR 1. I purchased them from the Eu Skullcandy site with free express shipping for €179.99.

Link of anyone is interested: http://eu.skullcandy.com/plyr-1o

This maybe of help to some: http://www.head-fi.org/t/534479/mad-lust-envys-headphone-gaming-guide-updated-12-27-2013-mrspeakers-alpha-dog-added

Thanks for the link, for the money it seems like the astro a40s are the way to go

gep91 · 02-01-2014 11:46am

Caoimhin wrote: »

Thanks for the link, for the money it seems like the astro a40s are the way to go

have you looked up sony pulse wireless headset. 7.1 surround sound and meant to an awesome headset for the money and can be used with phones, tablets etc...

Caoimhin · 02-01-2014 12:35pm

gep91 wrote: »

have you looked up sony pulse wireless headset. 7.1 surround sound and meant to an awesome headset for the money and can be used with phones, tablets etc...

Yeah I have actually tried those, they are fair good but poor build quality. I have actually just bought the astros, so I will give ya an update soon

gep91 · 02-01-2014 1:27pm

Caoimhin wrote: »

Yeah I have actually tried those, they are fair good but poor build quality. I have actually just bought the astros, so I will give ya an update soon

cool please do. I am going to get some decent ones soon, I had the sony pulse as my number one.

Caoimhin · 03-01-2014 10:17am

ok so only been running the astros for about 2 hours now and so far so good. Updated the frimware and everything works perfectly, voice commands with the PS4, chat is crystal clear etc.

The sound quality is pretty nice, not as amazing as people hype it up to be, but better than my tritton 720's. It seems I can locate the sounds such as footsteps, reloading etc much more precisely. Both within cod ghosts and BF4.

Early days still, but I will keep you updated. My other choice was the Turtle Beach xp510 just because of all the features they come with

wes · 05-01-2014 4:46am

Caoimhin wrote: »

ok so only been running the astros for about 2 hours now and so far so good. Updated the frimware and everything works perfectly, voice commands with the PS4, chat is crystal clear etc.

The sound quality is pretty nice, not as amazing as people hype it up to be, but better than my tritton 720's. It seems I can locate the sounds such as footsteps, reloading etc much more precisely. Both within cod ghosts and BF4.

Early days still, but I will keep you updated. My other choice was the Turtle Beach xp510 just because of all the features they come with

Thinking of getting an A40. Where did you buy them from?

Caoimhin · 05-01-2014 11:19pm

wes wrote: »

Thinking of getting an A40. Where did you buy them from?

Ok it turns out I was wrong, the astros are actually very good. The sound quality is class the sense of positional sounds is deadly. Pretty surprised, sorry I got mine in game stop

gimli2112 · 06-01-2014 9:44am

Yay, my turtlebeach XP500s work. Always had sound but couldn't chat. Using the mono headset with them enables chat. Much happy. Went onto Battlefield 4 - ecstatic can now communicate. First game on got abused for being Irish by two idiots from the NE of England. It's been ages since I've been able to rage against random muppets on the internet.

Caoimhin · 06-01-2014 10:05am

gimli2112 wrote: »

Yay, my turtlebeach XP500s work. Always had sound but couldn't chat. Using the mono headset with them enables chat. Much happy. Went onto Battlefield 4 - ecstatic can now communicate. First game on got abused for being Irish by two idiots from the NE of England. It's been ages since I've been able to rage against random muppets on the internet.

It's a simple thing but a good thing

diddly3000 · 06-01-2014 11:34am

i wanted to get steel series elite or sennheiser g4ame zero headset for my ps4. both have 2x 3.5mm jacks connected into usb sound card, do all these sound cards work for both sound and chat does anyone know or has one to go to the pad??

F1ngers · 06-01-2014 11:48am

diddly3000 wrote: »

i wanted to get steel series elite or sennheiser g4ame zero headset for my ps4. both have 2x 3.5mm jacks connected into usb sound card, do all these sound cards work for both sound and chat does anyone know or has one to go to the pad??

No where on steel series site does it claim to work on the PS4 - I doubt that they do.

I closed your two threads - this thread will do for headset discussions.

wes · 06-01-2014 2:58pm

Caoimhin wrote: »

sorry I got mine in game stop

Thanks for the info. Will see if I can take a look at them after work today.

Caoimhin · 06-01-2014 3:15pm

wes wrote: »

Thanks for the info. Will see if I can take a look at them after work today.

You can order one on the UK Astro website too. Make sure you update the mixamp before you start. It is pretty sweet and the best headset Ive used so far.

wes · 06-01-2014 3:30pm

Caoimhin wrote: »

You can order one on the UK Astro website too. Make sure you update the mixamp before you start. It is pretty sweet and the best headset Ive used so far.

Thanks for the tips.

How did they sound with films/tv if you tried that?

Caoimhin · 06-01-2014 3:37pm

wes wrote: »

Thanks for the tips.

How did they sound with films/tv if you tried that?

Have not tried them with an epic movie yet really. Have only have watching shows like Sherlock. I must give that a try. But they are class with cod, battlefield and kilzone. I can hear stuff Ive never heard before.

Saying this I have only ever tested trittons, Astros and Turtle Beach.

bitch please · 06-01-2014 11:18pm

whats the story with the headset included with the ps4 does it work or is it just nobody uses it if not why not

F1ngers · 06-01-2014 11:31pm

bitch please wrote: »

whats the story with the headset included with the ps4 does it work or is it just nobody uses it if not why not

It works.
It's not a headset, it an earpiece with a mic.
It's poo.

bitch please · 07-01-2014 12:33am

F1ngers wrote: »

It works.

It's not a headset, it an earpiece with a mic.

It's poo.

i see, whats so bad about it ive never actually heard anything through it

gimli2112 · 07-01-2014 9:11am

bitch please wrote: »

whats the story with the headset included with the ps4 does it work or is it just nobody uses it if not why not

I'm using it at present but only to be able to chat. Have a wireless headset that doesn't have that capability for PS4 (although I have a PS4 chat cable ordered)
Put the mono ear piece in the pad & ear and have the headset on as well. Whatever way I set it up the chat function comes through the mono headset but everything else comes through the wirelss headset. Works great.

gep91 · 09-01-2014 12:41pm

Caoimhin wrote: »

Have not tried them with an epic movie yet really. Have only have watching shows like Sherlock. I must give that a try. But they are class with cod, battlefield and kilzone. I can hear stuff Ive never heard before.

Saying this I have only ever tested trittons, Astros and Turtle Beach.

think I met you on ps4 last night? Caoimhin7 am i right? playing ghosts

Caoimhin · 09-01-2014 12:48pm

gep91 wrote: »

think I met you on ps4 last night? Caoimhin7 am i right? playing ghosts

That is me, hopefully it was a good impression I left

gep91 · 09-01-2014 12:56pm

Caoimhin wrote: »

That is me, hopefully it was a good impression I left

yeah I played one game, giving out about campers, then left again. :pac:

gglavlin7771

Caoimhin · 09-01-2014 1:05pm

gep91 wrote: »

yeah I played one game, giving out about campers, then left again. :pac:

gglavlin7771

It was probably during a TDM, got some horrible lobbies last night. But generally ghosts isn't a bad game, the headset really helps as you can now sound whore. I will add you when I am on later

gep91 · 09-01-2014 1:12pm

Caoimhin wrote: »

It was probably during a TDM, got some horrible lobbies last night. But generally ghosts isn't a bad game, the headset really helps as you can now sound whore. I will add you when I am on later

Yeah TDM ...ah man they camp their asses off, it was on warhawk, they just sat in bakery upstairs. cool add me

we had trouble rooting them out

TheDoc · 09-01-2014 1:24pm

Anyone found good quality affordable ones?

To **** am I paying the 200+ plus I saw Astro's for in the likes of Gamestop. I just bought a second pair of Steelseries Siberia for my PC, first pair lasted 6 years. Best headsets I've ever used. Cost me €60...cant justify paying big bucks for console headsets

Klair88 · 09-01-2014 1:27pm

Anyone have an opinion on the Tritton 720?? I wanted the Astro A40's but they look like they have too many wires and I have a problem with that as it is!

If there's a clear difference between the quality of the two, I would buy the A40's though. Anyone ever used both?

Caoimhin · 09-01-2014 1:44pm

Klair88 wrote: »

Anyone have an opinion on the Tritton 720?? I wanted the Astro A40's but they look like they have too many wires and I have a problem with that as it is!

If there's a clear difference between the quality of the two, I would buy the A40's though. Anyone ever used both?

I actually have the Tritton 720s and the 2013 Astro A40s. The sound quality definitely better on the astros, you can just pin point where people are so much better and its much clearer. They have about as much wires as the 720s, a really nice mix amp. Also the build quality of the trittrons sucks.

Just an honest opinion, I used to do some competitive gaming, so I have tested some options. I am not a fan boy or either make, so the rest is up to you.

Frankie5Angels · 09-01-2014 2:02pm

TheDoc wrote: »

Anyone found good quality affordable ones?

To **** am I paying the 200+ plus I saw Astro's for in the likes of Gamestop. I just bought a second pair of Steelseries Siberia for my PC, first pair lasted 6 years. Best headsets I've ever used. Cost me €60...cant justify paying big bucks for console headsets

I bought a pair of PX22's in Argos and I think they're grand for 69 quid once I figured how to hook them up properly (thanks to advice of some on here). Mind you, this is my first pair of reasonably decent ones and I've no experience of the fancier ones, so not sure my opinion will carry much weight!

Like yourself, no interest whatsoever in paying 200+ for a headset, just something to hear the chat and in-game sounds clearly.

Klair88 · 09-01-2014 2:11pm

Caoimhin wrote: »

I actually have the Tritton 720s and the 2013 Astro A40s. The sound quality definitely better on the astros, you can just pin point where people are so much better and its much clearer. They have about as much wires as the 720s, a really nice mix amp. Also the build quality of the trittrons sucks.

Just an honest opinion, I used to do some competitive gaming, so I have tested some options. I am not a fan boy or either make, so the rest is up to you.

Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I'm leaning heavily towards the Astro's. I play a lot so I need quality and they seem the best. You get yours from Gamestop? The A40's are €199 on the website.

Caoimhin · 09-01-2014 2:25pm

Klair88 wrote: »

Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I'm leaning heavily towards the Astro's. I play a lot so I need quality and they seem the best. You get yours from Gamestop? The A40's are €199 on the website.

This is Gamestop at its bloody best. So the website and in store prices do not match because the website is a different supplier. They will not honor the online price and its €300 in store.

wes · 09-01-2014 4:01pm

Caoimhin wrote: »

This is Gamestop at its bloody best. So the website and in store prices do not match because the website is a different supplier. They will not honor the online price and its €300 in store.

Yeah, got a bit of a shock, when I went in store yesterday, and there sold out on the web site. They look to be a great headset, but will have to go for another model as €300 is too pricey.

Caoimhin · 09-01-2014 4:08pm

wes wrote: »

Yeah, got a bit of a shock, when I went in store yesterday, and there sold out on the web site. They look to be a great headset, but will have to go for another model as €300 is too pricey.

Honestly I wouldn't blame you they are pricey alright, you can buy them refrubished by Astro on ebay with a years warranty for half the price.

wes · 09-01-2014 4:30pm

Caoimhin wrote: »

Honestly I wouldn't blame you they are pricey alright, you can buy them refrubished by Astro on ebay with a years warranty for half the price.

Will give that look, but leaning towards the Turtle Beach PX4, which is 180 euro on Gamestop web site (more or less the same on Amazon as well), and I think the same in store. The reviews I have read say there decent.

Caoimhin · 09-01-2014 4:35pm

wes wrote: »

Will give that look, but leaning towards the Turtle Beach PX4, which is 180 euro on Gamestop web site (more or less the same on Amazon as well), and I think the same in store. The reviews I have read say there decent.

They will be fine, any headset like that wil give you the advantage

TheDoc · 10-01-2014 2:28am

Frankie5Angels wrote: »

Like yourself, no interest whatsoever in paying 200+ for a headset, just something to hear the chat and in-game sounds clearly.

Exactly, and it doesnt require €200+ hardware to do so. Why the audio for party chat comes through a different channel then ingame is beyond me, when I move to headset

Headset for PS4

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