Posts by Evshrug

Still "cake" The Sennheiser HD650 is probably the velvet though. Or maybe the Beyer? Idk, & Idc, it's a metaphor to say they are both nice things and a treat

Quote:Originally Posted by daleb Ugh, this is going to be a hard decision... It's kind of like choosing between chocolate cake and yellow cake. They both are a nice treat.

Ok guys, let's not put people on the defensive... I don't honestly know that much about the HD280, other that it's intended for studio use, because it is almost never recommended by virtue (or should I say, vice) of it's unusually strong...

The Recon3D USB only has a headphone jack for output, so the Recon3D USB would be the DAC, and you would use the headphone jack to make an analogue connection to an amp. All three of the amps I mentioned ONLY accept analogue input...

Net force, Indeed, dead tube right at the heart of the circuit and signal path would make the rest of your amp "dead." Judge Buff, I'll try validating your crystal ball hypothesis later today. Mostly, I've just avoided bumping the...

Quote:Originally Posted by Zaruk Hmmm... Good, then. Is the sound quality significantly better compared to a PC's standard audio built-in sound card? I do have a spare PCI. EDIT: My PC doesn't even have any optical ports; I just...

You might be able to find an older Creative Live! Go > Asus Xonar U3 = current Creative Go! Pro USB. Those are the known USB thumbstick options, who knows if Creative intends to make one with SBX? If you want better, Creative sells a...

IKR??!? That's how I was playing Star Wars: Force Unleashed (in Mac OS X), and Dishonored (Win8 Pro).

Significant difference in Headphone Surround being an option, cleaner/sweeter DAC with a better S:N (signal to noise ratio), and a more powerful "amp."

Quote:Originally Posted by Zaruk How do I find out if it can? Well, if your motherboard has an optical port built-in like my Gigabyte MoBo, then you can get stereo just by plugging in and selecting it from the list of devices. As...