Hi. Soon I'm expecting a Zhaolu 2.0 DAC in my mail so I'm going digital out via toslink. I'm also building a brand new computer with a motherboard that supports Optical out. I read somewhere in head-fi that digital out bypasses the soundcard's dac thus audio quality will relate to the...

hi folks. I have just ordered a pair of Audio Technica A500s (heard they're great for gaming) and in the process of building a new PC. I will be using those headphones 90% of the time when on the computer. My question is: which would be better? 1. cheap speakers with a sound card or 2...