Need Audiophile/Gaming Headphone under 3K

Hey friends i'm buying Asus Xonar DG so i will need a good gaming/audiophile headset. Primary Usage will be gaming, gaming, gaming.

Here are the options suggested by my audiophile friend:

1. HD201 - The HD201 don't work best with onboard soundcards
2. HD202 - The HD202 is not so comfortable for long hours
3. Sony MDR-XD200 - The Sony MDR-XD200 are pretty fun sounding headphones with good thumpy bass , good comfort as well.
4. The M20 and T200 from Audio-Technica are both VFM headphones.

He tells me:
if you want lots of bass ,I would suggest Sony .More close to balanced/ neutral sound then Audio Technica T200 and M20 for a bit relaxed and darker sound signature .

Another Options:

Philips SHP2700
Sony XB300 @ 2.2K
Superlux HD668B
JVC HA-RX7000
Ozone's Attack Snow Ltd Edition
siberia V1 @ 2.7K (looking solid at that price)

Awaiting For Replies. Plz Help me.

If you can expand your budget then get Roccat kave because this headphone will do justice to your soundcard.

gameranand said:
If you can expand your budget then get Roccat kave because this headphone will do justice to your soundcard.

I didn't bought the soundcard. I have 4.5K including soundcard & headphone so wouldn't able to get Roccat Kave. Which is better from my above list ?

You cant get audiophile grade below 5k afaik. If signature aint a problem get the Grado sr60i for about that price. it should work fine on your mobo's onboard.

Extreme Gamer said:
You cant get audiophile grade below 5k afaik. If signature aint a problem get the Grado sr60i for about that price. it should work fine on your mobo's onboard.

Would gaming be fine on audiophile headphones ? I don't need audiophile my primary purpose is gaming.

Roccat Kulo Stereo@4.2K from flipkart
You don't need a sound card for this.Sound is outstanding even with Realtek onboard sound card.
Reviews-
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But if you can extend the budget by 1k then get Roccat Kave 5.1 eyes closed as suggested by gameranand.I am also getting Kave on December :))

Tenida said:
Roccat Kulo Stereo@4.2K from flipkart
You don't need a sound card for this.Sound is outstanding even with Realtek onboard sound card.
Reviews-
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But if you can extend the budget by 1k then get Roccat Kave 5.1 eyes closed as suggested by gameranand.I am also getting Kave on December

Thanks I read all review it's a good headphone but it's nowhere the level of Kave. Kave without Soundcard would perform good as it's 5.1 ?

Here What's I Found:

My Kave is powered by Creative XtremeGamer card. I tried the headset with the onboard audio (Realtek 889A) but it was weak as you explain yourself.
After I plugged into the sound card, the headset came to life...

Soundcard for Roccat Kave Headset? - Sound-Cards - CPU-Components

Here What's I Found:

My Kave is powered by Creative XtremeGamer card. I tried the headset with the onboard audio (Realtek 889A) but it was weak as you explain yourself.
After I plugged into the sound card, the headset came to life...

Soundcard for Roccat Kave Headset? - Sound-Cards - CPU-Components

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What you are referring above is true with all headsets , their performance on onboard will be weaker than with a dedicated sound card , the difference will be very noticeable if impedance of the headphone is high else the difference will be minute.

But i believe it wil be better if you get a sound card whenver possible till then dont ponder about it much