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Given the choice, I'd always pick the 7.1 system. I've been forced into playing primarily headphones because of where I live, but it pales in comparison with my
by jplayer01 8y ago
Given the choice, I'd always pick the 7.1 system. I've been forced into playing primarily headphones because of where I live, but it pales in comparison with my old 7.1 setup. There's just something about the whole room being filled with sounds and vibration that you feel with your whole body that can't be replicated by headphones. If I ever get to live in a house again, first thing I buy is a good 5.1 or 7.1 system.
- theandrewbailey 8y agoI just bought a house. Before turning on my PC (or even plugging it in), I set up my 7.1 system, including mounting most speakers to the living room walls. I swear that it sounds better than it did similarly set up at the old place (and that's not "it's better because I own it" sentimental BS).
- jplayer01 8y agoI believe it. There are a lot of small environmental details that make a big difference to sound quality and how sound bounces around a room. Wall/floor material, distance between the speakers or to the listener, distance from the walls, ceiling height, etc. It's the kind of thing people will spend tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars to get just right.