Well, I've decided on the STX, now I just need to make up my mind about headphones, I'm torn between AKG K702 and Beyerdynamic DT 880 (250ohms). Has anyone tried them?

What do you think of the AKG 702's? I was checking them out and reviews treat them really well, praising clear response, which I think will be great for guitar driven music with lots of layers like Progressive Metal is (Tool has great bass lines tho).   Here at work I use Sennheiser's HD 280...

  I agree, I have a gaming rig as well and on-board audio works perfectly fine on games, I actually use Razer's Kraken Pro for games and they are fine for me, positional cues still work and they're really, really comfy; also, way cheaper than the Sennheiser's. I must say though, they SUCK for...

I'm looking into that (ordering from amazon), I had a guy in the border that went and bought things on the US, and eventually shipped them to me from inside mexican territory, that way everything is cheaper that ordering with international shipping.   And yeah, the xonar stx was my first...

Yeah, I've read a lot about Schiit products, they have really strong opinions though, either they suck or they're amazing, sadly nearly impossible to get in Mexico, you'd have to find a special audio dealership and they charge insane amounts of money for equipment.   Another thing I forgot to...

Well damn, that was very specific and actually pretty convincing. So you think my experience will be greatly improved with that gear?   Thanks

Hello guys, I'm new to the forum and new to this whole audiophile stuff. Sorry if the thread is a bit long in advance, I'm just trying to be as specific as possible so I can get a better answer.   Anyways, I own a PC that I built last year but I'm using MOBO on-board audio, my goal is to...