Also, has anyone else tried the “virtual haircut/dentist/fear” 3D audio tests/displays on YouTube? It was mentioned that it is a pretty accurate test on how good your headphones are a positional audio. I tried all of my headsets. I would rank them at superlux hd668b at number one, Audio Technica m50x number two (I was surprised at this), astros tied the sennheiser 558s for number three, and surprisingly, the beyerdynamic 990 premium last. I did not do the rigs because they are wireless.
The superlux are pretty good at positional audio because they have the biggest sound stage, but they are very treble heavy. Explosions are weak, as are gunshots unless you have it very loud. The Audio-Technicas just sounded great on those tests. They were the only set that did a really good job of putting the barber in front of you at times. All of the other sets had him hovering behind or above you. The electric buzzer actually made me shiver and made my hair stand up with a few of the sets.
This test was fun, but for using it to judge actual gameplay was not accurate, as I think the beyerdynamics are easily the best, followed by the sennheisers, the. Astros, plantronics, superlux, and the Audio-Technicas are last. Though, understand that they are all good headsets.
If I could only use one for gaming, I would choose the rigs because of comfort, game audio, being wireless, and having a dependable mic(still having volume issues with the AntLion mod mic when it works.).
I would choose the Audio Technica for music, beyerdynamic for movies along with the sennheisers.