Windows 7 64 bit, windows xp home 32, windows vista 64, but primarily the windows 7 machine.  Using a xi-fi xtreme, which has spdif outputs.  Yeah I use my computer to do music and game not really movies.   I had considered going with the Xonar soundcard before but I like the idea of having...

I ordered a fiio D3 Just to try it out and see how well it works.  I figure it will be leaps and bounds above the line out of my soundcard for the 28$ shippped (including the toslink cable).  If it doesn't work out then by that time possibly every dac on the market won't be backordered.    

Well I hope the title captures what I'm looking for.  I've got the beyerdynamic DT 770 pro headphones, JDSLabs O2 and a soundcard with sp/dif output.  I'd like to combine all of this and I think what I'm missing is a good DAC that accepts SP/DIF (should be cheaper/easier/better than usb, yes?). ...

I continue to hear how good the O2 is so I think I am going to order one of those.  I just need to figure out if I am going to go with the DT 770 or DT 880 and how I am going to run the O2.  I could use the sp/dif out of my soundcard or use USB with some kind of DAC.  I guess thats the most...

  Well I've decided I want to get something nicer than my crappy headset which I wear quite a bit for gaming.  I've been looking at some DT 770 PRO 80 ohms, they need to be super comfortable and that's what I hear you get with the Beyerdynamics, plus I have heard that the 770s have good bass...