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post #1 of 6
1/5/12 at 10:35pm
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First of all, I was looking at the Denon AH D2000, they are fairly pricey though, how do they compare for their price compared to other headphones? When I get even more money eventually I'll buy an electric keyboard such as a Roland, so later on I'll be able to use them with that as well and it should be great. 

I'm also wondering what would be a good sound card for my system, I was looking at perhaps the Asus Xonar D2X (needs to be a PCIe 1x card, no others will fit in my case). 

And finally, after I have this setup I doubt I will want to use my current headset at all which has a mic, so I'm wondering what would be the best solution to this. I do some of game commentary and I'd like to be able to record vocals as well, I'm not looking for a studio grade recording mic because I don't think you could use that as a normal mic (correct me if I'm wrong), but I don't want a flimsy bad one either. 

I'll probably be picking up a sound card soon so I can finally get some decent sound out of my z5500's at least.

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post #2 of 6
1/5/12 at 10:58pm

Call JR.com and they will give you a sweet price on the phone for the denons (as low as $215). You will not regret the D2000's, ive loved mine ever since the first time i put them on.

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post #3 of 6
1/6/12 at 5:11am
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What should I do about a sound card/microphone? I would like to be able to use skype with this headset as well (don't wanna switch headsets depending on what I'm doing) so a clipon mic or some sort would be ideal, but I don't want a cheap flimsy one. 

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post #4 of 6
1/6/12 at 7:05am
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What about getting a boom mic with a stand like this? 

http://www.amazon.com/ProLine-MS112-Desk-Boom-Stand/dp/B000J0N5TY

Then I can use that for recording, but would it work fine for things like skype? If that's all good, could anyone recommend a boom mic? 

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post #5 of 6
1/6/12 at 11:12am
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How does this sound? The Asus Xonar D2X sound card for my z5500 speakers and whatever headphones I end up getting, and then using the Blue snowball microphone? 

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post #6 of 6
1/6/12 at 11:28am
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Okay I have a revised list of questions.

 

 

Okay so after doing a little research, I am trying to come up with what is best. Basically I want a sound card for my z5500 speakers and a future audiophile headset for making music. I have a keystone 49 midi keyboard which I use, and I can't use it through my speakers atm because it uses the onboard sound which sucks and makes it all distorted. Also when I play it through my current headset (logitech g35) I get a really annoying delay when playing through the midi (usb) keyboard. 
 
So just a question, running my speakers through a sound card (I'm thinking the Asus Xonar D2X?) should solve the distortion problem and make the sound quality excellent, however would it stop the delay I'm getting with the midi keyboard, and because it's USB, would the midi keyboard run through the sound card (or how exactly would that work)? 
 
As for the microphone, I was thinking a Blue snowball (will also be able to use it for acoustic recordings so that should be nice). Would I have any problems just using it as a desktop microphone for things like skype as well (with audiophile headphones). 
 
And onto the final question. What audiophile headset would you recommend? If possible I'd like it to still be able to do surround sound for games because if I'm spending this much on audio equipment I don't wanna have to use my g35 for games. I was thinking the Denon AH D2000, they are a bit pricey though. 
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