Using the XAC hasn't been the most intuitive experience, maybe that's due to my lack of understanding on the subject of audio equipment, but after tinkering with it today I think I may have figured it out, tell me if I'm warm.   From the Main tab, the Audio Channel drop down is...

Quote:   I think I'm going to try the 558s without the amp first just to see how it sounds.  The Razer headphones I have now are plenty loud, but they have an inline volume dial which seems to make it louder than just my standard Windows configuration allows.

But you are speaking from experience with this driver? So you used the default installation option and have been pleased with it? I ask because from what I'm reading that there are performance issues with the drivers, but it seems that this issues might be with the Asus drivers, not the unified...

Quote:   A couple questions about the installation of the unified drivers.  Is there a preferred installation configuration amongst the Head-Fiers?  It seems that the normal installation would meet my needs, but are there any significant advantages to using the Low DPC or C-Media...

On a slightly different note, it looks like Asus hasn't updated their drivers in two years, I see these MaxedTech unified drivers for Xonar cards, are those the ones to use?

Quote:   I'm unfamiliar with headphone amps, how much of a performance boost do they provide?  Is it just loudness they provide or do they handle other things as well?  Right now I have the Carcharias plugged into the audio out on my motherboard (haven't installed the Xonar yet) and with...

First time poster here so let me say thanks in advance for any help you can offer. I used to think that 5.1 or 7.1 through headphones connected to a motherboard audio out or sound card was as simple as plug and play. I'm seeing now that maybe I was wrong. Here's where I am with the whole thing...