Ok so just a quick question. I have a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 which gets audio USB out of my laptop. I want to get an amp to go with my HD 650's but I'm not sure if I should use my Creative as a DAC and get a stand alone AMP or if I should get a DAC/AMP all-in-one combo that...

I have an old Bose stereo system. Maybe 10 or 15 years old. Still works really well. The speakers are plugged into and I believe amplified by the subwoofer. If I were to plug some headphones into the sub instead do you think that this would make a decent headphone amp? I'm just trying to get a...

Just wonder about something here that I can't seem to find info on. For the Zero DAC, if I had it hooked up to my laptop via USB would it be able to output to my headphones or is it like specific modes where is it's in DAC mode it has to be connected to an amp and then to my headphones? Sorry...

So I have been reading a bunch on this website the past few days and I decided that it might be beneficial to sign up here and post some questions for these obviously knowledgeable people. I currently have a pair of Tritton AX Pro's which have a total of 8 drivers in them (4 on each side for a...