lol just get a decent set of standard fucking headphones and make sure whatever media player you're using is outputting @ 5.1

5.1 bullshit jesus, if you want real 5.1 invest in a 5.1 speaker setup

ok, so what do you recommend?

280hd ?

audio technica ad 700

1st line makes no sense...

why doesn't it? headphones are not a decent substitute for a 5.1 setup and never will be it doesn't matter what they do you're still essential stuck with two speakers one to the left and one to the right

and as for my output comment: it amazes me the amount of people I've told to set VLC to output @ 5.1 instead of stereo and they finally realize why it doesn't sound crap

well, i've never tried outputting a 5.1 signal to stereo headphones.

it's like a dvd player, you can set the audio track to 5.1 but unless you have set the player to output at 5.1 it's useless

vlc = right click ---> audio device ---> 5.1 (if it's present) regardless of the headphones

I have used normal stereo headphones before, but the 5.1's really make a difference, especially when watching movies.

I think 5.1 means that you got 5 speakers. 3 in front and 2's back.
2.1 is Headphones. One for right-ear and one for left-ear.
7.1 is the same deal. But then you have to invest in 7 speakers.

I dunno what the .1 means. Someone enlighten me please.

subwoofer...

lol.. headphones are 2.1? didn't know they can hide subs in them :D

Like I said. I didnt know what the .1 stands for. I had this feeling it was the sub.... Thank you.

get some decent Stereo-Headphones, better for games, music and movies

I got some speedlink 5.1 with a amp. Biggest waste of money. Previously I had a sennheiser hd201 (quite cheap) and when I used them instead of the crap I had before there was a instant improvement in sound quality. The 5.1 I thought would have been awesome but they sound shit right from the start. I tried to tweak the settings etc so i could justify the purchase but in the end I went back to the hd201's. Now I have some Audio Technica ath-a700's and they sound great.