What sound setup do you use?

Paul Riley · 07-27-20, 01:44 PM

Good Evening everyone,

I was curious, what sound setup do you guys use when playing SHIII? ie: do you use headphones with your setup, or do you simply access sound straight through your speakers? The main reason I ask this is, earlier it seems my veteran headphones lost the left speaker, which is not ideal if you have a sound contact to your left, plus I often manually operate the hydrophones during patrols. This is not a huge issue as I do have a pretty decent pair of Logitech speakers and a Soundblaster sound card.
I am in the process of ordering a new pair of SONY MDR-ZX110NA headphones from Amazon as we speak, or in the next week or so.
Nothing comes close to actually wearing a pair of good BULKY headphones whilst sat at the hydrophone station, you can even tweak the volume to match the ambient conditions if needed.

Best Regards,

Paul.

FUBAR295 · 07-27-20, 01:56 PM

I play with speakers and headphones.

Prefer the speakers myself, but it can at times cause issues with members of the family if it is to loud. Try to keep the study door closed when playing, as it cuts down the sound leaking out into the rest of the house. Complaints causes the headphones to go on.

I use the headphones when manning the Hydrophone station. They are old Sony set that is about 15 years old.

Good hunting,
FUBAR295

Paul Riley · 07-27-20, 02:17 PM

Fubar,

Ironic, my headphones are around 15 years old too, they are a cracking pair of MDR-XD200s. I was actually in the middle of tracking a Danish cargo as I was passing through the Skagerrak and suddenly the left speaker went quiet. At first Initially I suspected Polish sabotage...

Cheers mate.

d@rk51d3 · 07-27-20, 05:57 PM

Had a nice set of Sony headphones that I used. (couldn't afford the Bose)

..........then the kids found them.

bstanko6 · 07-27-20, 07:37 PM

Headphones are the way to go. They give you an eerie surround sound. You can literally track the destroyers over you as they pass!

Doolar · 07-27-20, 10:15 PM

I myself have decent Logitech speakers on both gamers. I have a Sound Blaster Z5.1 in one gamimg rig and a Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatality in the other. I start out with speakers but haf to change to headsets at some point because the sound of the engines and pinging seems to travel from the basement to our 2nd floor via the walls, keeping my lovely wife awake. The headsets I use are the Redragon H510 7.1 Surround Sound headsets. They are fantastic and inexpensive. My Sony MVR-V8's are good for my home theater but not for SHIII. I find myself cranking up the volume with the Sony's to ludicrous levels. My Redragon's ROCK for gaming and smoke the hydrophones. I can hear everything out there. Love'm

Fifi · 07-28-20, 03:12 AM

Cheap head set here, perfect enough to me!

Paul Riley · 07-28-20, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doolar

I myself have decent Logitech speakers on both gamers. I have a Sound Blaster Z5.1 in one gamimg rig and a Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatality in the other. I start out with speakers but haf to change to headsets at some point because the sound of the engines and pinging seems to travel from the basement to our 2nd floor via the walls, keeping my lovely wife awake. The headsets I use are the Redragon H510 7.1 Surround Sound headsets. They are fantastic and inexpensive. My Sony MVR-V8's are good for my home theater but not for SHIII. I find myself cranking up the volume with the Sony's to ludicrous levels. My Redragon's ROCK for gaming and smoke the hydrophones. I can hear everything out there. Love'm

Hahahaha
Gotta laugh at that, folk around you wondering what all the racket is, like, are we being attacked?! Is it Russians flying over?! Some guy in here even made a custom red light for his bedroom for extra immersion. I'm personally thinking of hanging some rotten sausages from my ceiling rafters

You just have to use headphones whenever the sonarman decides to take a nap at his wheel.

Nice sound setup you have.

bstanko6 · 07-28-20, 02:45 PM

@Paul Riley
Here is my nerd setup with red lights!

Paul Riley · 08-01-20, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bstanko6

@Paul Riley
Here is my nerd setup with red lights!

Love it.

I went and ordered a pack of 5 red bulbs from Amazon for £8. No idea why I didnt do this years before. I might be going a bit weird as i'm aging who knows hehe.

Paul Riley · 08-01-20, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Riley

Love it.

I went and ordered a pack of 5 red bulbs from Amazon for £8. No idea why I didnt do this years before. I might be going a bit weird as i'm aging who knows hehe.

Hahaha, you even got a navigation table set up, just noticed it now. I do some plotting notes on my bedside cabinet top personally, but really need the red light.

Paul Riley · 08-01-20, 08:35 AM

"I can show you all about NERD right now" hahaha

Paul Riley · 08-01-20, 08:38 AM

You even got the UBoat Commander's Handbook, me too!
VERY cool setup you got mate.

07-27-20, 01:44 PM	#1
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,676 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 0	What sound setup do you use? Good Evening everyone, I was curious, what sound setup do you guys use when playing SHIII? ie: do you use headphones with your setup, or do you simply access sound straight through your speakers? The main reason I ask this is, earlier it seems my veteran headphones lost the left speaker, which is not ideal if you have a sound contact to your left, plus I often manually operate the hydrophones during patrols. This is not a huge issue as I do have a pretty decent pair of Logitech speakers and a Soundblaster sound card. I am in the process of ordering a new pair of SONY MDR-ZX110NA headphones from Amazon as we speak, or in the next week or so. Nothing comes close to actually wearing a pair of good BULKY headphones whilst sat at the hydrophone station, you can even tweak the volume to match the ambient conditions if needed. Best Regards, Paul. __________________ Played With: GWX3 + Commander 3.2 Realism: 85% Ironman Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

07-27-20, 01:56 PM	#2
FUBAR295 Krusty Krab Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Decks awash in the North Atlantic Posts: 1,273 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 0	I play with speakers and headphones. Prefer the speakers myself, but it can at times cause issues with members of the family if it is to loud. Try to keep the study door closed when playing, as it cuts down the sound leaking out into the rest of the house. Complaints causes the headphones to go on. I use the headphones when manning the Hydrophone station. They are old Sony set that is about 15 years old. Good hunting, FUBAR295 __________________ Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgment.

07-27-20, 02:17 PM	#3
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,676 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 0	Fubar, Ironic, my headphones are around 15 years old too, they are a cracking pair of MDR-XD200s. I was actually in the middle of tracking a Danish cargo as I was passing through the Skagerrak and suddenly the left speaker went quiet. At first Initially I suspected Polish sabotage... Cheers mate. __________________ Played With: GWX3 + Commander 3.2 Realism: 85% Ironman Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

07-27-20, 07:37 PM	#5
bstanko6 Admiral Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Murwik Naval Academy Posts: 2,122 Downloads: 390 Uploads: 13	Headphones are the way to go. They give you an eerie surround sound. You can literally track the destroyers over you as they pass! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] BSTANKO6'S SH5 NAVAL ACADEMY http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPbe...W2NArCA/videos DISCORD https://discord.gg/6tFeTSUmVc

07-27-20, 10:15 PM	#6
Doolar Expert Shipsinker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baltimore,Md./ CA45 Posts: 803 Downloads: 360 Uploads: 0	re sound set-up I myself have decent Logitech speakers on both gamers. I have a Sound Blaster Z5.1 in one gamimg rig and a Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatality in the other. I start out with speakers but haf to change to headsets at some point because the sound of the engines and pinging seems to travel from the basement to our 2nd floor via the walls, keeping my lovely wife awake. The headsets I use are the Redragon H510 7.1 Surround Sound headsets. They are fantastic and inexpensive. My Sony MVR-V8's are good for my home theater but not for SHIII. I find myself cranking up the volume with the Sony's to ludicrous levels. My Redragon's ROCK for gaming and smoke the hydrophones. I can hear everything out there. Love'm __________________ ONEALEX 1.53 ARB / NYGM Enhanced "Steel Coffin" v5 DGUI / CCom12 DGUI / WAC 5.2 DGUI / Toyotagt86 v2.2 ARB / GWX3 DGUI

07-27-20, 05:57 PM	#4
d@rk51d3 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,917 Downloads: 193 Uploads: 0	Had a nice set of Sony headphones that I used. (couldn't afford the Bose) ..........then the kids found them.

07-28-20, 03:12 AM	#7
Fifi Navy Seal Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: France Posts: 5,723 Downloads: 452 Uploads: 0	Cheap head set here, perfect enough to me! __________________ https://www.mediafire.com/file/oirl8...ION_V5.7z/file

07-28-20, 02:45 PM	#9
bstanko6 Admiral Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Murwik Naval Academy Posts: 2,122 Downloads: 390 Uploads: 13	@Paul Riley Here is my nerd setup with red lights! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] BSTANKO6'S SH5 NAVAL ACADEMY http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPbe...W2NArCA/videos DISCORD https://discord.gg/6tFeTSUmVc

08-01-20, 08:35 AM	#12
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,676 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 0	"I can show you all about NERD right now" hahaha __________________ Played With: GWX3 + Commander 3.2 Realism: 85% Ironman Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

08-01-20, 08:38 AM	#13
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,676 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 0	You even got the UBoat Commander's Handbook, me too! VERY cool setup you got mate. __________________ Played With: GWX3 + Commander 3.2 Realism: 85% Ironman Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes