AuburnEagle23
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Hello there everyone, been sometime since I last posted. However, after finally breaking down, and getting a good sale on Amazon, finally picked up a pair of Sennheiser HD700s. So far I am thoroughly enjoying them, they are HANDS DOWN, the most comfortable headphones I have owned, feels like I literally have air sitting on my head.
First off, before I start, I realize there have been multiple other threads dedicated to this combination of devices, however; after scouring through posts, I have not found answers to the questions I have listed below.
I am currently driving the HD700s with my Asus Xonar Essence STX soundcard in my PC. I do a lot of work on the PC, as well as gaming, and I was curious what the communities thoughts were about this combination vs the Wooaudio WA7 Fireflies. I have been researching getting the WA7, and was about to purchase the WA7 today, until I noticed that it is not recommended to operate the WA7 for periods longer then 10 hours, and I am typically on the computer 10-16 hours a day. Therefore I have a few questions that are listed below.
Question 1:
What would the recommended settings on my Asus Essence STX be for the HD700s? Currently I have the followed settings: 2 Channel Audio, PCM 96 Khz, PCM checked and Dolby Headphone checked (I know the Dolby headphone doesn't do much if anything in 2 channel mode). I have tested the 8 channel mode with the same other settings and it is much louder and almost "tinny" sounding, not sure if I like it.
Question 2:
What would be the difference between the STX and the WA7? Since the STX clearly has the power to drive the HD700s, since I am running them at 70% mixer volume and 50% application volume and that is quite loud already, but I am curious what "sound" difference the WA7 is going to deliver and if the $999-$1399 investment is truly worth it.
Question 3:
What is everyone's experience with the WA7 as far as durability, longevity of the tubes during extended duration use?
Question 4:
I read a couple reviews that the WA7 does not come with a USB cable or a power cable, although they are standard cables, I was curious if this was just an error in multiple shipments or Wooaudio is simply being cheap in not sending the unit with all cables needed for the connections the device has due to the fact that not everyone will be connecting it to a pc.
First off, before I start, I realize there have been multiple other threads dedicated to this combination of devices, however; after scouring through posts, I have not found answers to the questions I have listed below.
I am currently driving the HD700s with my Asus Xonar Essence STX soundcard in my PC. I do a lot of work on the PC, as well as gaming, and I was curious what the communities thoughts were about this combination vs the Wooaudio WA7 Fireflies. I have been researching getting the WA7, and was about to purchase the WA7 today, until I noticed that it is not recommended to operate the WA7 for periods longer then 10 hours, and I am typically on the computer 10-16 hours a day. Therefore I have a few questions that are listed below.
Question 1:
What would the recommended settings on my Asus Essence STX be for the HD700s? Currently I have the followed settings: 2 Channel Audio, PCM 96 Khz, PCM checked and Dolby Headphone checked (I know the Dolby headphone doesn't do much if anything in 2 channel mode). I have tested the 8 channel mode with the same other settings and it is much louder and almost "tinny" sounding, not sure if I like it.
Question 2:
What would be the difference between the STX and the WA7? Since the STX clearly has the power to drive the HD700s, since I am running them at 70% mixer volume and 50% application volume and that is quite loud already, but I am curious what "sound" difference the WA7 is going to deliver and if the $999-$1399 investment is truly worth it.
Question 3:
What is everyone's experience with the WA7 as far as durability, longevity of the tubes during extended duration use?
Question 4:
I read a couple reviews that the WA7 does not come with a USB cable or a power cable, although they are standard cables, I was curious if this was just an error in multiple shipments or Wooaudio is simply being cheap in not sending the unit with all cables needed for the connections the device has due to the fact that not everyone will be connecting it to a pc.