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[Japo]

In SA. I didn't try that hard, I had no further occasion to play at my friend's...

[heLL0]

I always listen to music while I play (WoW).
The only game I don't play with music is Splinter Cell

[#BlakhOle#]

Splinter Cell is best played at midnight in complete silence anyways. Much better atmosphere.

[heLL0]

It's better if you got headphones.

[#BlakhOle#]

Headphones squish my ears and irritate them for ages after i take them off. Ill be right.

[Mighty Midget]

I found playing '3d sound' games using headphones was better than using speakers. Not only did I get the directions right, but it all became much more intense. In Thief 2 the headphones made a totally different game out of it.

Blakh0le: Get yourself some decent headphones then, not those cheapo Torquemada-de-luxe ones

[Japo]

Maybe he's allergic. A pair of those which you don't actually have to put into your ears, which are supported by some plastic thingy over your head? If you're allergic maybe they'll also be a problem... Dependind on the stuff they're made of... Anyway you can get directions right with normal speakers.

[Mighty Midget]

The speakers won't do the trick when you live in a 1 sq.m. flat.

About reasons for uncomfortable headphones, I think I covered all possibilities... I didn't mention any reason in particular.

[Japo]

I'm not very demanding, my speakers are the most tiny cheap ones and they're on my table at both sides of the screen, and I still hear the side a tank's approaching from in Operation Flashpoint. Plus I encountered problems adjusting the volume with headphones in that same game.

[Mighty Midget]

Considering speakers connects to the line out and headphones to the yes, headphones, it sounds plausible if the game doesn't have an in-game volume control. But with the games that have that, I don't remember any problems.