Thanks for this.

I use the E7 as both and it works great.

I thought mine was all scratched up until one day I peeled off the film to see a shiny new cover lookin back at me...yay.

not that I've come across??

USB DAC is why I use it...definitely works well.

I use it in my car as a pre amp, and I can hear very little noise....

I run this setup and I love it =)

realtek = yuck

So much info on the threads...appreciate it!

Thanks for the info...just what I was looking for.

Xonar FTW...

very nice setups

Nice...Thanks!

I agree =)...

So I've been a long time lover of all things musical for a long time. About 7 years ago I got myself a pair of Senn HD 497's and thought I was cool. I would tell everyone..."hey these are high end headphones, they sound awesome"...although i really couldn't tell you how they were "awesome"...or...