TL:DR - Best DAC / AMP combination in the $400-$700 range to compliment the RS1e, and general setup advice / tips that are probably well known to most of the you but very important to the uninitiated.       I just got a new set of Grado RS1e headphones in the mail today and have been doing...

Oh wow, thank you so much. I have been looking for software like that. According to the software my "Mainboard" is a... Manufacturer :    Alienware Mainboard :    Alienware 0XDJ4C Bios :    Alienware Chipset :    Intel X58 Physical Memory :    12288  MB DDR3-SDRAM   I am not sure if...

I am not sure what my motherboard is, ive looked up how to find it and all the relevant places to find the info on my computer are labelled unknown. The closest I found to a name was Alienware A06 but I think that is the bios version. I have an Alienware Area 51 but they replaced the motherboard...

Ok interesting. I wonder how I would enable the features present on my motherboard. I assume through the speaker icon on the taskbar. I will have to look into it and I will set up the Receiver to see if it is worth it.  

I keep the E17 on my desk, I do not use it as a portable amp. So the soundcard would just serve to replace the E17? All that would be gained is a deeper bass and 7.1 sound if a get one of the sound cards? Would you say that the 7.1 surround sound is worth it for my headphones?   I do use the...

I am currently useing a FiiO E17 amp with a pair of Sennheiser 598s and I absolutely love the sound I am getting. I am pretty inexperianced as an audiophile and my setup could probaby be tuned to produce even better sound in the hands of someone more experianced but I love what I have discovered...

Thank you all for the replies! I will look into both of those amps and if you all have any other suggestions I would absolutely love to hear them! A friend of mine recommended the amp the Astro A40s use, how does it compare to the ones you al mentioned?   Thank you all so much!

I have never owned headphones of this quality before (I saw these in my colleges student union store) and I have heard an amp boosts the audio quality of headphones like these to amazing levels. I have no idea where to begin looking the the amp department and would love if I could get some...

Ok thanks i think ill pick these up in a few weeks for my bday! If there is anything that you guys think is better in a similiar price range please tell me! Oh and 1 last question about the ad700 should i get closed back or open back? I dont know if that effects sound quality or not but you...

just wondering, the AD 700s dont require a driver or any thing correct, because i need to run them on a ps3.

k thanks! But if there are any alternatives that match the quality of the ad700 and the mixamp please tell me, if not im definitly picking those up.

Any help would still be appreciated!

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Ok i took a look at the m50s and the ad700s and i am seriously considering the ad700s with the mixamp. If i get both from ebay its around $200 which is great! If there is anything better that still fits in my price range you guys could recommend please do tell me because i am after quality of...

Hmmm well i would just like to have 1 headset, which would you rather have the ad700s or the m50s with the mixamp.