This is really informative, thank you.   So I have 3 questions.   1. I can go either UD-301/Bifrost, both available on amazon. Which do you recommend? 2. How often would I need to replace the tubes? 3. Which tubes should I get?

I can't imagine that honestly.   I have the Driver/Engine installed, and I have the amp turned on (It's a switch on the mobo)   I mean, my friends 300 dollar Speaker Receiver makes it sound 5x better. I was just imagining the Schiit setup to do 50x better.

I'd really appreciate if someone could help me on this.   Backstory (Not important): Last month I got a pair of HD700's for free. I've been plugging them into my sound card, which is just some ****ty onboard audio sound card with an amp (MSI X99 Gaming 7) and they sound amazing... or so I...

  So is HD 700's 150 ohm resistance considered high or low?   I'm not planning on using IEMs or anything else.   If I'm sticking to the HD 700's which one would sound better? Just for these cans.

Hey man, thanks for all the info and advice. I'll get the Lyr.   I appreciate it a lot. Thank for helping this noob :P

  Wow this is a lot of information, thank you.   So with the DAC I should just use the USB option instead of plugging it into the S/PDIF on my sound card? Also I am planning to stick with my HD700s. So which amp then? It's 150 ohms   If the Lyr is a lot better I have no problem paying...

I'll make this short. I know nothing of high end audio. I got a pair of HD700's last month for practically free.   I'm really interested in getting a DAC/Amp set from Schiit.       I was going to get the Bifrost Uber USB DAC   But which AMP? Lyr 2? or Valhalla 2?     _______   I've...

Don't know if anyone said this, was too lazy to read all the posts lol, but it should be because of rust. Gold doesn't rust, iron rusts. Gold is the most inert, non-reactive of all metals; it will never react with oxygen, either atmospheric or in solution.

No sorry, I mean I want to wrap something around the cables, they are just exposed for now.

I know nothing about cabling, my cables are dying on my Q701's, I have an extra one but I don't want to use it and if I do I want to protect those too.. I need some way of cabling them, I was thinking of wrapping electrical tape around (Because some of the wires are being show now) I really need...

Thank you so much for everything, I will be going with your recommendation!

I really don't want to deal with batteries though o.O Or is not that bad? I mean I'm using these for hours a day, sometimes 10 hours a day.. It's summer and I get my gaming on, so do you think I should still go with it?

You've been so helpful, okay so last thing is do you think if I go with the FiiO I should go with the E11 or E10, I literally never take it out of this room. Not once has it left my desk in over 6 months.

Sorry, I don't have the most knowledge in this department and I misread what you said. But one last question, I'll be on my computer and only my computer when I use these.. Should I get the STX or the E11 in your opinion? 

I did, I did.. I just wanted to know if one or the other might make it punchier, besides that.. Umm, can you tell me what your cans do for you pre-amp/post-amp?