For those with something that can do SBX - is the Dolby atmos worth messing with or just stick with the default creative setup? I find creative software (as always) a complete mess to get it doing stuff how I want so if atmos "just works" and can somehow be set up to make better use of my...

Just asking for the hell of it at this point, I think I'm (sadly) at the end of the road on this one. As far as closed back headphones go, is there anything much for clinical sound-whoring that beats the AKG K550 by a meaningful amount? I could go with the K553 massdrop for small improvements...

Pretty sure I'm all set correctly but would anyone be so kind as to roll off the settings for the sbz? Windows 10 - surround not headphone Speakers - 7.1 Much else?

Sorry to ask it again. Anyone who's had the k550 (or a variant), how would you compare the pc37x?

Those who've had a pair of K550's for gaming - thought's on the PC37x comparatively? Not had the K550 long but... I HAVE kind of always coveted the high end senn headsets as a tidy gaming option. The K550's are great but... I dunno, I kinda really fancy these.

That's the sort of insight I was after, many thanks :) I spotted your suggestion of the Bravo Ocean tube amp. There seems to be quite a few... well I assume they're knock-offs. Would you even mildly rate them? For my uses, I'd think the built in will do me but... nice to know for in future :)...

have tried asking a bit in MLE's gaming headphone thread (not... much traction so far), getting some rather conflicting ideas from trying to read around the subject...   AKG 712pro - semi open or open? (Basically how bad is sound leakage). Will an SB-Z drive them?

How open is the K712pro (sound leakage wise, I'm not too fussed about "noise" in).  What would be a good addition to either SB-Z or xonar DX to drive it?   I've got a second hand pair I'm looking at for around £85.

  Hmmm, internal it is then :D As you're mentioned as a good source, if you were in my shoes then, would you just put an external DAC on the optical out of the Xonar DX I have and be done with it? You can probably tell I'm new to this in more ways than just "new member". I'll be doing my...

Doesn't the Omni have pretty much the same hardware and SBX headphone as the SB-Z? Asking as I'm on the edge of buying one or the other. There's a minor niggle at the moment with the Xonar cards and windows 10 where you get a memory error on shutdown (basically win 10 unloads the xonar driver...

Also noted the (K553) detachable cable mod elsewhere here. That might be a winner. I'm not afraid of a bit of soldering :D . There's the v-moda and whatever the "ket-direct" mic is (similar idea) too which are then just a plug in away from being perfect. Anyway, I'll leave it there pending...

Was just headed back here with the afterthought that with my dearest lady wife being Greek (Greeks are loud) there's the odd occasion I must don headphones to drown out her screa... I mean talking to her folks via skype. I've also (about a minute ago) just discovered the K550/553's as well. I...

I've spent a good few hours reading back through the thread here trying to digest and get a little direction. There's a lot of good suggestions that meet my criteria (especially in the direction of fairly high end Beyers that are kind of my current direction/thought/desire) but more often than...