Which do you recommend? The Audigy 2 is THX certified, if that really means anything, could be that m-audio never paid for certification, while M-Audio has 7.1, but its not even 7.1 dolby digital, I think its just 2 extra speakers. Other difference I noticed was 106 dB for the Audigy 2...

Hi, if I was to connect my computer to a Pioneer reciever via s/pdif, and connect my headphones to the reciever, would it in anyway make the sound better, like through amplification from the reciever or something? I am going to try to borrow my friends reciever for a day or two if it will make...

Hello, with all this dolby headphone talk recently, I started getting curious about a few things. Is the Dolby Headphone used in PowerDVD and WinDVD the same as the one used in Pioneer Dolby Processor, or does one sound better than the other? Is any special sound card needed to notice a...

Its from radioshack, and looks like a good price. I'm new to amps and all of this, would this be an ideal beginner amp, if I was to get Portapros? Thanks. http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...5Fid=33%2D1096

Hello, I am new to this forum and the hi-fi headphone world. I don't have anything special, but I am hoping to find out a little something in this forum so I can upgrade my stuff later on. Right now I am mainly interested in closed headphones, and I have Sony MDR-CD180s, I got them for about...