[Asmo]

Hey all, I will have some cash this fall to ugprade my current rig, about $300-500 CDN ($250-400 US approx), I am lookin for some input in where I can improve my sound the most for my dollar

What i'm running right now:

Headphones: Sennheiser HD590 (stock cables)
Source: PC / Audigy 2 - Lossless (FLAC/APE) Audio files / Foobar2k
Amp: NAD C320 BEE (I use the headphone jack on this)
Speakers: Paradigm Monitor 5v2

This is what I got now, I am not replacing the audigy 2, I had a revo 7.1 awhile back but sold it because of lack of gaming & unix/linux support, I use my computer for alot of stuff, audigy 2 is just more 'compatible' and sounds pretty good.

I am thinking of either, a meta42 + new cables for my senn 590 (recommendations?) Or I don't know... any suggestions?

Thanks for your time.

 

[andrzejpw]

A meta + new cables would be a nice step up for you. However: have you considered an outboard dac? Having the D/A conversion as far away as possibly from your noisy pc case is a good thing.

 

[Asmo]

Yes, I have considered a external DAC, but not really sure on my options, I would want to use the internal DAC on my audigy 2 for gaming (EAX etc), I'm open to all suggestions on how to improve my music experience