Silent Cinema does not impress me at all (I have a Yamaha receiver), almost no 3D positioning as far as I can tell.

Saw the Monster DNA Pro's setup at Best Buy the other day. They had four of them setup on display. All four of them were broken at the exact same spot on the headband. Now I know people are rough as crap on demos in a store but still.. worth a mention I feel.

Yes, there are sound cards that do the same thing. The Creative Sound Blaster Z, Zx, and ZxR all have whats called SBX Pro Studio, The ASUS line of cards use Dolby Headphone. Alternatively you could use Razor Surround which is software base and seems to work pretty well with just about any pair...

After owning my X1's for a few now I can honestly say these are the best headphones I've ever owned. I love them. I can tell a slight difference between the stock cable the and 8' monoprice cable I purchased, but I'm leaning more and more to the stock cable all the time, it feels "warmer" to me...

Hysteria is a great song but it sadly sounds like crap no matter what you're listening to it on. Live it's a completely different song.

In the end do you think this Sound Blaster Z is worth keeping vs. just using my receiver via HDMI? With these X1's I'm actually finding my self leaving SBX Pro Studio off in games and music more and more.   Running optical from the Z to the receiver seems like a waste vs. HDMI, though it is...

http://www.guru3d.com/content_page/guru3d_driver_sweeper.html   All you'll ever need. Does video card drivers as well.

Imagine Dragons - Night Visions. Amazing album all the way through.   Pretty much anything Muse, save the newest album. Wasn't terribly impressed with that one.

Is the difference between plugging into my SBZ and a lower impedance source (4-Ohms or less) noticeable?

I ordered the mediabridge 8' cable with at the same time. The Philips cable looks great, but I can tell the difference between the two sound wise. The only downside to the mediabridge is it does have some microphonics, not a big deal if you're not moving.

I'm going to post this in "Computer Audio" as it seems like the correct spot for it, I apologize if I'm mistaken.   I currently have my PC hooked up via HDMI to a Yamaha RX-V373 5.1 receiver from my 2nd ATi HD6950 (crossfire setup) video card. I switch to the HDMI when I want to use my...

Got my X1's in the mail this evening... I am in love, that is all.

  Give Amazon a call or email. They told me since the deal was within seven days of the ship date of mine they could honor it and credit my account. I would thing they could help you out as well.

I also have the SB Z. I wouldn't think the Z would have any issues at all driving the X1's with its internal DAC/AMP. Am I mistaken?

Ordered mine last night for$249.99. Saw this deal this morning and contacted customer service straight away, $100 refund being applied. Nice! Tempted to buy a second pair!