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▲ 1 r/hardwareswap

Got them during Apples Black Friday event after trading in my Ipad. Im not sure if Apple care can still be applied to them since they were purchased in late November 2025. Brand new and still sealed. Looking to get $180 paypal, open to trades or gift cards over $200 as well.

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u/Evening-Face2132 — 10 days ago
▲ 1 r/HeadphoneAdvice

Hi everyone, hope you are doing well. I play competitive CS2 and am looking for headphones for competitive CS2. They do not need to have a microphone, I have a standalone one.

  • Located in the US with a budget of $300.
  • Main focus is gaming and the ability to hear footsteps in games, specifically CS2
  • Past experience with headphones:
    • Currently using the Arctis Pro Nova Wireless, I really like the footstep hearing ability on them, probably the best i've been able to hear footsteps since using the Logitech G430s 10 years ago. However I have been having a lot of issues regarding the wireless on them, likely due to having 2 routers in my room both running 2.4ghz and likely going to return them.
    • AceZone A-spire, I never could clearly hear footsteps with them, always seemed to be pretty faint or subtle compared to the other sounds in games, would constantly cause me to die due to not hearing something I clearly should have.
    • Audio-Technica ATH-AD700X, same issue as the AceZones, felt like i was always missing footsteps with them, and the sounds of gun shots were much sharper than the other headphones, resulting in me having to keep the volume very low. Also I usually run a fan in my room and since they were open back it likely made for some of the issues I have.
    • G430s, it could be me remembering things much differently since its been a very long time since I owned them, but i felt like I could hear everything on these in gaming, the issue was the build quality and they would contantly break at the hinges overtime.

Its very overwelming finding a headset with all the information out there, ive done a lot of research and most headphones recommended for CS2 are open backs or "audiophile" headphones that need to be tuned specifically for games. I have had my best luck hearing with actual "gaming" headphones. The Audio-Technica ATH-AD700X was highly recommended for gaming back in 2022 when I bought it, and id argue it was one of the worst I had for hearing footsteps in game. Sorry if I forgot anything!

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u/Evening-Face2132 — 16 days ago