Anyone able to recommend some reasonably priced powered speakers that sound good at low volume? I'll probably use my Schiit Jotunheim to preamp them (overkill) just for sake of convenience. I'll have it near me anyway for headphones and can then place the speakers elsewhere and maintain easy...

Really I'm looking for any portable headphone that will still allow me to still hear what's going on around me--particularly voices--without bleeding sound out to everyone else, while listening and low to moderate volume.  Around $30 would be preferable, but I'll go up to $60.  I'd probably just...

I'm reposting this over here to hopefully get a better response since my questions meander outside of a simple amp question. Currently I'm running my DT770/80s exclusively on my PC through an X-Fi Xtreme Music. Even though I do 90% of my music listening on my PC, I have to keep it optimized...

Currently I'm running my DT770/80s exclusively on my PC through an X-Fi Xtreme Music. I've finally decided to get an amp but after reading through search for the last 2 hours I'm more confused than when I started. So.... 1. Why exactly would I need a DAC? Does using one bypass the audio...

Quote: Originally Posted by Scrith The biggest difference between sources that I've ever heard was when I moved from a Soundblaster Audigy to an E-Mu 1212M. This should be made clear for once and for all and for everyone: if you are using an Audigy for music playback and want to...

Audio Technica A900 Beyerdynamic DT770-80 Beyerdynamic D250 I've scoured the forums for gaming headphone advice and these seem to come up the most. I have some questions I wasn't able to get consistent answers on, though. Which one actually gives the BEST positioning. Ultimately I think...