Id like some help if anyone is willing to provide some insight- anyways sort of working on a budget here but lets assume anything totalling less than $700 is fine for entire package.
The use will be primarily gaming some music and though id consider myself an audiophile i do not have the equipment nor have i ever really. That said i am an avid gamer with a lot of experience and aim to play competitively professionally. If possible id like to serve both my audio quality and accuracy/stage needs. I had been thinking the akg k550s since i could get those for a discount however after reading this article i have been leaning more towards the k702 should i be able to get them. I was then thinking of getting a xfi titanium fatal1ty pro pci express card with headphone amp (3.5mm
connection i think ) or the recon3d with same although ive read some negative reviews and comments regarding processing or the new Zxr with 129 snr and 1/4" amped headphone plug. Id like to go that route as it keep costs down for everything by having an amp built in however if there is a better solution im all ears.
Is there a delay running sound card to amp to headphone? If so i may be opposed to this for gaming needs
Is there a decent amp built into these sound cards?
Should i go with a ht omega claro halo or something with more accuracy? Is there more of a delay there?
I need dolby 7.1 and dts 7.1 to be created by cmss 3d or something else for gaming needs
Anyone have any suggestions? Ill be looking more through pages of this thread while i wait