As my title says I've been experiencing some strange noise coming from my right driver. It happened after I accidentally cranked the volume instead of the track! Happened to be playing some Deadmau5 and the bass kicked it's butt! :(  It only happens when there is heavy bass such as Metal and...

As the title says, right now I have the Essence ST going into the Asgard then into my 650's. They sound great with this setup but would spending the $120 be worth it for the Valhalla?

As the title says, I am running the Asus Xonar Essence ST via RCA jacks to the HiFiMan EF2A to my HD 650's. I do not use the DAC on the EF2A. Question is was that a wise upgrade or should I just stick with the amp from the Essence ST and upgrade to a better amp later on? Also I noticed there is...

My current setup is PC-Asus Xonar Essence ST-Sennheiser HD650. Would throwing in the Fiio E9 through the RCA outputs of the Essence ST deliver better performance for my HD650's?

Hello!   I'm still getting acquainted with my new card! I was wondering though. Is it better to use the RCA plugs converter to 3.5mm for my headphone or use the headphone port? I've heard that the RCA puts out better SNR but does the RCA also amp the cans like the headphone port does? Using...

Hello!   I just recently got my Asus Xonar Essence ST and I must say that I'm impressed! The built-in amp really helped push my PC350's and it was quite and upgrade over the SB Titanium X-Fi fatal1ty! Here's my question though, I see the HD598 on Amazon for only $173 and I'm still with the...

Hello all! As far as the title goes, I am wondering which amp do I need to properly push the PC350's? I know they have an impedance of 150. I was looking at the Fiio E6 which is nice and cheap but I don't want to be robbing my cans too short. Is it any good? I was also looking at the E7, E10 and...