Contest: Giving Away 3x Sennheiser HD518 ($129 MSRP) Headphones

m4gicfour · Apr 9, 2014

See everyone? GN membership has its benefits - not the least of which being: winning contests you didn't enter.

BumbleBee · Apr 9, 2014

the real message here is to sign up at generalnonsense.net lol

Maban · Apr 9, 2014

I was thinking about giving away my Kave if I won. Guess I'll hold onto it til I get something better. Thanks for the opportunity.

Sure hope I didn't lose because of no picture. The camera was dead, so I went up to get the charger but got distracted and forgot all about it.

BumbleBee · Apr 9, 2014

it wasn't much of a contest. I didn't get the answers I expected and people started making rules up so I ended it early.

Roccat Kave belongs in the trash

Easy Rhino · Apr 9, 2014

here is my official pic

Astro A40 with mixamp. The story is I bought this used from a very reputable TPUer about 4 years ago when I was in grad school and had little extra cash. It has served me well but I have found the bass to be slightly over powering. Also, my cat has pretty much destroyed the wires making the connection a bit touchy! Also, people on teamspeak have reported that if I don't speak for 60 seconds or so my mic begins to to make some strange alien noise. I think it is showing its age! A set of sennys would really improve the audio experience in game and make doing basic things like teamspeak much easier on myself and the people in the channel. I also really enjoy high quality sound from my home theater setup, but with 2 kids it is hard to justify replacing a working (if not slightly broken) gaming headset.

Easy Rhino · Apr 9, 2014

This is so great! I can't wait to setup this new headset!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Durvelle27 · Apr 9, 2014

BumbleBee said:
contest is over

Congratulations to Easy Rhino, BarbaricSoul and Mussels (who didn't even enter but I can't say no to)

BumbleBee · Apr 9, 2014

all headphones shipped.

BumbleBee · Apr 9, 2014

might do this again before Christmas with some changes...

Tallencor · Apr 9, 2014

Oh! It's a good thing it's over! I was just about to post my pic. I was not looking forward to everyone finding out I am actually a red slime from the original Dragon Warrior game. Phew!
Congrats everyone! And thanks to the to the op for confirming why this site rules. And to Fullifusion for giving me a chance to win.

BumbleBee · Apr 9, 2014

I might open it up worldwide next time. I was surprised how many people were willing to pay shipping.

Durvelle27 · Apr 9, 2014

BumbleBee said:
I might open it up worldwide next time. I was surprised how many people were willing to pay shipping.

Wish i could have won :'( but will watch out for the next hopefully

BumbleBee · Apr 9, 2014

buy yourself a pair. some of you guys got better rigs than mine

Easy Rhino · Apr 22, 2014

Well it has been two weeks now and I am enjoying this headset. I think my ears have adjusted to the slightly heavy bass. This is definitely a good headset for the price.

Mussels · Apr 23, 2014

Easy Rhino said:
Well it has been two weeks now and I am enjoying this headset. I think my ears have adjusted to the slightly heavy bass. This is definitely a good headset for the price.

looking forward to mine arriving, bee knows that my current grip with my theoretically superior headphones is the lack of bass, JC posted them off already, but they're coming over the slow way.

bogmali · Apr 23, 2014

I call HAX on Mussels winning one

Grats to all the winners and a big thanks for the OP for the contest.

xxdozer322 · Apr 23, 2014

awwww mannn!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my corsair headset broke and i was looking at these, i was gonna post a picture of them. i accidentally ran over them with my chair, and they went to sh*tsss

xxdozer322 · Apr 23, 2014

well if anyone here has no use for their old headset, id gladly pay for shipping and they'd have a good new home

Easy Rhino · Dec 4, 2014

Still loving these Sennys!!!!!

Mussels · Dec 4, 2014

Easy Rhino said:
Still loving these Sennys!!!!!

still using mine to, with that modded cable they've become my default phone headset.

BumbleBee · Dec 4, 2014

I might do it again next year.

AhokZYashA · Dec 4, 2014

BumbleBee said:
buy yourself a pair. some of you guys got better rigs than mine

Bee,
what are you using to drive those HD600's?
if I may ask..

and sorry if i went so far away out of topic :laugh:

GSG-9 · Dec 4, 2014

Congrats to the winners!

BumbleBee · Dec 4, 2014

AhokZYashA said:
Bee,
what are you using to drive those HD600's?
if I may ask..

and sorry if i went so far away out of topic

La Figaro 339

http://www.yuking09.com/product/la-figaro-339/

BumbleBee · Dec 4, 2014

oh and the Sennheiser HD518 are on sale again if anybody wants a pair.

if I do it again next year I will probably giveaway something else like the Schiit Fulla when it hits the market but I don't want to make any promises.

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Contest: Giving Away 3x Sennheiser HD518 ($129 MSRP) Headphones

m4gicfour

BumbleBee

Maban

BumbleBee

Easy Rhino

Linux Advocate

Easy Rhino

Linux Advocate

Durvelle27

Moderator

BumbleBee

BumbleBee

Tallencor

TPU's First Patreon

BumbleBee

Durvelle27

Moderator

BumbleBee

Easy Rhino

Linux Advocate

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

bogmali

In Orbe Terrum Non Visi

xxdozer322

xxdozer322

Easy Rhino

Linux Advocate

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

BumbleBee

AhokZYashA

GSG-9

BumbleBee

BumbleBee

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