What would be a good dac and amp to use with the x-fi titan hd?

Heh, that should be around 260$ here, as i live in japan. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

Im almost deciding on xonar essence coz i dont care for eax and old games. And i also listen to music and watch some movies on it.

I dont know, i read a lot and im still not sure about what sound card to buy, asus xonar (and what version), creative x-fi, onkyo... Or whatever... Some say titanium hd, some say xonar essence stx, some even say "keep your onboard card and buy a mixamp"...

I dont know, i read a lot and im still not sure about what sound card to buy, asus xonar (and what version), creative x-fi, onkyo... Or whatever... Some say titanium hd, some say xonar essence stx, some even say "keep your onboard card and buy a mixamp"...

I dont know, i read a lot and im still not sure about what sound card to buy, asus xonar (and what version), creative x-fi, onkyo... Or whatever... Some say titanium hd, some say xonar essence stx, some even say "keep your onboard card and buy a mixamp"...

Ok... Im really confused now lol, i have been using onboard sound for 10 years now, and, after reading lots of stuff on how discrete sound cards are better, i decided to go ahead and try it, than i saw the "mad lust envys" guide on headphones, and i got ad700 on a sale for 70 bucks, and was...

Hmm... Doesnt work for me as i will only use headphones...

Will that still be way better than onboard card on z77 extreme 6 from asrock?

Hmmm... So for someone who only uses headphones to play, and want the best experience for it, while playing online and skyping at the same time... What would be your suggestion? X-fi or xonar? i only play rpgs mostly mmos and sometimes i play some fps.

So, dolby headphones not worth it than? Or its just that x-fi is so much better for gaming? Will that x-fi be better to use with my headphones? Im confused, coz i read tons of reviews and guides telling me to use dolby headphones that it was awesome...

Does it support dolby headphones? I want the xonar coz it supports dolby headphones...

Hey guys, just bought the ATH-AD700 headphones, have decided all the parts but the sound card, i want dolby headphones for gaming, so im considering xonar essence st or stx, but not sure what would be best for gaming... My mobo is a z77 extreme6, any inputs would be awesome... Ty

Hey guys, im new to head-fi and im building a new pc, as i want it all to be at least excellent but cant spend that much $$... Im building something like this   MoBo - Asrock Z77 Extreme 6 (already bought) CPU - Intel Core I5 3570k Memory - Gskill 8gb (4gb x 2) Case - Fractal design...