I like being able to hear things in my headphones that ppl who don't use headphones don't hear. It's not so much a big deal with TF2, but in BF2142 for example, you can hear ppl sneaking up on you or you can hear ppl who are cloaked, and you can hear the infamous "knife coming out of sheath" sound, I also play late at night and surround sound doesn't work for sleeping roommates. Overall I just got used to hearing things very intimately and clear with headphones. <img src="/~stretch/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />