Ah I see, thank you. So for stereo gaming, just stick headphones straight into the PS4 controller? That's pretty anticlimactic :P.    What about PS3: I'm currently not so satisfied with SQ of Superlux + DSS (whether Dolby bypass is on or not), will it improve with a Magni, or is game audio...

I don't understand: many games' soundtracks are recorded with a live orchestra, and consoles can output lossless audio format: why is game audio of low quality? I remember when I first asked on this thread, you recommended the Q701 to me. If game audio isn't going to be improved much from audio...

So my original Q4 was going to be something stupid, but I'll amend it a little: is there any way to connect console to dac/amp via HDMI? Isn't this the only way to carry lossless audio formats Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master? Then I thought the question was stupid and removed it because a stereo...

I think it's a bit much to compare anyone not on Fox to Bill O'Reilly... he did invite intelligent constructive criticism/comments/debate. So the moral is: motherboards<sound cards<DAC/Amp?             Let me get this straight in my slow mind, digesting the content of the four...

I don't understand: I thought the whole point of modern SS amps was to reduce output impedance and power consumption and ultimately to affect the sound as little as possible. If you need a tube amp to tame the highs of a particular headphone (because the unaltered sound as the developers...

God I love their names.   Questions about some stuff that's been floating around: 1. Perhaps this has been discussed earlier in this thread (perhaps a zillion times) but I'm interested in opinions on tube amps vs solid state amps. I was looking at the Magni vs Vali and I noticed the...

So I'm currently disappointed with the sound quality I'm getting from the DSS1 + Superlux 668b. I actually listened to some Schubert (my favourite piano trio, in B flat) on YT with nothing but headphones plugged directly into 3.5mm jack on PC and it sounded better than what my PS3 is outputting...

Bioshock Infinite definitely supports DTS (says so in the credits etc) and Dolby Headphone (see youtube vids) and I'm getting neither, so what gives. I think I need a better amp. What's a good amp to drive the AKG 7xx range?

I'm using a 668B plugged into a DSS 1. I have a feeling I'm doing something wrong (or several things wrong). I know this thread isn't usually used for troubleshooting, but... whatever, I'll ask some questions and give some opinions.   1. Initially, when I set things up as best I could, I got...

If you want Tales meets Pokemon but NOT bad and annoying (I loved ToS but watching my sister play DOTNW I see everything that people didn't like about that game), play Ni No Kuni.

I'd just like to say that I *highly* appreciate the comparisons you make between similar headphones (eg Senn 558 has more tonality than 598, less refined but more musical; or K712 has more warmth and bass than the Q701; or many similar things you've said). That's really the reason why this...

  So the DSS will give me the Dolby Headphone, the immersion, and will power some headphones (and give the full volume for most), but won't do the full deal for higher impedance headphones? OK I think I'll start with DSS 1 + Superlux. I don't need a portable amp.

Hold on, are you saying the DSS 1 can't even drive 80 ohms?

Hi everyone,   After reading some posts and asking some of my own questions and getting very useful answers, I think I'm going to make my first foray into DH audio cheaply at first, with a DSS 1 amp and a Superlux HD668b, and then upgrade later to a K612,K712,Q701,X1, or… ???   Questions: 1...

I'm thinking of getting one, or perhaps a SR850. Questions: 1. what exactly do you mean by bright? Do you just mean weighted towards treble, or do you mean it makes violins sound like screeching cats? 2. these headphones are only 56 ohm, can a console drive these or will I need an amp?

  What do (or don't) you like about the PLYR1? I wouldn't use the PLYR1 for listening to music outside games, just in game audio. Do you have an alternative suggestion for wireless headset? I feel everyone bashes them for inferior audio, but the convenience of wireless while console gaming is...

Thanks for your suggestions, but those are all around or over $200 + amp necessary since they're all 100+ ohm impedance.   I was looking to spend a little less, preferably under $200 total, so perhaps Samson or Superlux + amp, or Sennheiser 558/598 no amp, or the PLYR 1, or the Gold.   Any...

Hello,   thank you for your extremely comprehensive guide, and thanks for continuously updating it!   I'd like to get some headphones for purposes of gaming with PS3 and PS4 (I'm glad you're a console gamer... pretty much all advice on the web is given for PC gamers). I've been a musician...