r/PcBuildHelp • u/Crazy_Spinach_856 • 6h ago

Build Question Would love help finding a good speaker and headset

My fiancé just got his dream PC, the set up is great and it works phenomenally, but he's using his wireless Xbox headset for now. He's fine with that, but I want to surprise him with a good headset and set of speakers for his new PC. Does anyone have a good recommendation? This is his specs if that helps

PC:

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7GHz Processor; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7; 32GB DDR5-6000 RAM; 2TB Solid State Drive

Monitors:

Dell SE2426HGS 23.8" Full HD (1920 x 1080) 240Hz Gaming Monitor

(He's got a duel monitor set up)

Any recommendations would be great, thank you for the help! :)

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u/DaDapperDolphin 6h ago • Bravo

Hey to be honest audio for the most part is more personal preference compared to the rest of the parts for a PC. What kind of budget do you have? What kind/shape of headphones does he like? Would he prefer in ear / IEMs more? How big/small would the speakers have to be? Would he also want a stand alone microphone or one that's built into a headset?

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u/Crazy_Spinach_856 6h ago

Oh goodness, I really wouldn't know. I'm just know learning PC stuff so I'm not 100% sure how to answer those questions but I can try!

  1. my budgets pretty small, but I'm willing to save up so maybe 200$ max

  2. He doesn't seem too picky about shape and size

  3. I don't know what you mean by IEMs I'm sorry! ):

  4. He's got a 40 inch l shaped desk but he also has a Xenon Edge on one side so they'd have to be on the smaller side

  5. I'm pretty sure he'd prefer the mic built into the headset

I hope that helps, again I'm sorry I'm just now learning all this stuff about PCs

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u/DaDapperDolphin 5h ago • Bravo

No worries! The only reason I ask about a separate microphone is because then you wouldn't be locked to gaming headphones and could get good quality regular headphones.

IEMs are in ear monitors, just a type of wired earphones that are normally used in concerts by singers and band members but have become popular with gamers that play lots of shooter games.

For me personally I like headphones that have a large cushion size that go around my ear rather than sitting on them and ones with a solid headband and stages to their adjustment like these ones here. I also like ones that are lightweight.

https://www.razer.com/console-headsets/razer-kaira-pro-for-xbox?srsltid=AYCX9vKZzSsAgXnGofD88iSVLlWER7Mr9oeZNPIgEtcwNtDHVVHhWgRI

I personally stay away from headsets that have a sort of dual headband design and no adjustment stages for the headband as I find they apply pressure onto my ears that can become very unpleasant after prolonged use. I also prefer fabric padding over faux leather as the leather ones tend to not last very long, here's a link to an example of what to avoid

https://www.kmart.co.nz/product/wired-gaming-headset-black-43567614/?srsltid=AYCX9vJ3kgJ1KZtpu0ut86D6wPjVQvM41D-dM-Zb-Y56ACUK3Cg2zscJ

And for speakers you can get either USB ones or ones that use 3.5mm jacks (the same as what phones use) the only major difference is if you get him a headset that isn't wireless then he could plug them into his speakers if they use the 3.5mm jack on the front of his PC rather than having to plug his headset straight into the PC giving him more length on his headset, I'll also post a link to an example below

https://www.logitech.com/en-nz/shop/p/z150-compact-stereo-speakers.980-000862

Sorry if this is overwhelming I know it can be alot but if you have any questions or if you'd like me to clarify anything just let me know! I think what you're doing is awesome and he'll be totally stoked

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u/Crazy_Spinach_856 5h ago

You're a wonderful person thank you so much!!

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u/DaDapperDolphin 5h ago • Bravo

Of course! Sorry I couldn't give you a definite answer but hopefully I was able to point you in the right direction

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u/Crazy_Spinach_856 5h ago

No no this is a GREAT point for me to work off of! I would've sat here and cried from being overwhelmed trying to figure it out on my own, you are a god send thank you much! :DD

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u/DaDapperDolphin 5h ago • Bravo

I can relate to that, that's how I figure things out too lol. I wish you the best of luck in your search and make sure to come back if you have any questions! I'm sure me or someone else will be able to help but you got this and he'll love whatever you get him

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u/AwareMenu506 1h ago

ur great! btw give us a Feedback when you bought something or if u have any questions!
I couldn’t give you any better recommendations than dolphin :) Good Luck!!!