Alright ended up buying the sound blaster zxr and the objective 2. Thanks guys

  I tried using the Sonic Radar 2 software and honestly I'd rather get my audio cues 100% from the game rather than from a physical display. Seemed more of a handicap. Although I did like using it for testing the surround sound capabilities of my headphones using the "test" feature.  ...

Sorry for changing my mind on this so frequently but I'm in the learning process and have been doing research.   ----------------------------------------------   This is my scenario:   - Gamer that loves playing FPS games.   - I have a newly built custom mini-itx gaming rig (...

  Thanks for the reply.   Regarding the Schiit Magni 2 and Modi 2 Uber - would those produce a superior sound for gaming over a sound card + amp alone? (Especially if the sound card is more geared towards gaming.)   I was planning on going with this guy's recommendation for competitive...

I decided to go with this combination:   External sound card + amp + headphones.   I'm thinking these might work well: Sound card - Creative Sound Blaster Omni Surround 5.1 Headphones - AKG Q701 Amp - to be determined   I originally was going to buy a new motherboard and PC case because...

Hello,   Firstly I'll state that I know about PC custom builds, but know nothing of audio equipment setups (DAC, amp, sound card setups) aside from knowing which headphone brands are good for a good soundstage + pinpointing in fps games.   I'm looking to either buy the AKG Q701 or Sennheiser...

Which sound card + amp do you have for your HD800 headphones? I'm thinking of purchasing either the AKG q701 or the HD800, and I want the best sound card and amp for this setup. My only desire with these headphones is a proper sound stage and sound pinpointing in fps games (hearing subtle things...

Hi,   I am wondering how well an external sound card (like a USB sound card) would work with headphones like the audio technica ad700x or even the akg k701 headphones? Would the sound be just as good as an internal sound card? I was looking at this but if you guys have any other...