I am looking for a soundcard that works well for both music and games. For gaming, I need a soundcard that can help with positional audio. I read on the Nameless guide that X-Fi soundcards are the only ones with true three dimensional positionality. Do other soundcard chipsets work as well? I am...

I think I've chosen the HD555. Do you know anywhere to buy new ones? It looks like they're discontinued and I can only find used ones online.

Alright. Yea the DH is something I read in the guide. I've heard that portable sound cards have that, at least some of them. So I guess i'll just have to find one and then go with the headphones. Thanks.

DotA, DotA 2, FPS games Im looking for a portable soundcard - something like the Asus Xonar u3, if that's a good one.

Yea I do need a headset though. One with a mic. It doesn't have to be a "Gaming" headset. Just something with a mic and good audio quality. The HD555s I looked up dont have one, unless there is a different version. I have looked at that guide but it seems mostly to cover technical details.

Alright thank you, i'll look into this. By headset I mean gaming headset. I see comments sometimes that say something along the lines of: "For a gaming headset, this sure comes close to an equally priced headphone". So, I was just curious about why people say this Gaming, music, and movies on...

Hello. I'm looking for a multipurpose headset. Something to use with games, music, and movies. I don't know where to start with this. I listen to all kinds of music but I guess electronic and rock would be the main kinds. To go with this I'm also looking for a portable DAC or DAC/AMP. I don't...

Hey guys, I'm new to the audio world. I was wondering if anyone had some books or threads that have a comprehensive guide to starting out. Something along the lines of setting up a sound system and all the components to one. I've looked around the forum and found various things that have helped...