If strict pc gamer it would seem you could EQ with AD700 and dail in the detail whoring. Not sure you could do much better. Also ask on the Nameless pc guide you may have better luck over there.

The O2 has plenty of power. I dont see a point in getting a different one unless you want to get an amp "you can hear" to "change" the sound. ;p

The O2 has plenty of power. I dont see a point in getting a different one unless you want to get an amp "you can hear" to "change" the sound. ;p

Quote: FYI - DO USE AN AMP. I went without one for about a year and it was "fine" in most cases. It was not until I built my O2 that I realized that I was in fact missing out on the full potential of the headphone. The bass in particular was a very big improvement. Before it was a bit light...

Quote: Yes. I would say that the numbers I posted would suggest those would not really need an amp. I even used the 115 dB/SPL numbers which would be more demanding than for typical use.

Quote: I use the Q701's with the O2 amp and I can say that the O2 can get them quite loud although I can max it out without hitting earsplitting levels.    ** Note on this though that my sound card is set to 50% output to avoid clipping from the card which I have seen at higher output...

^^^^^^^^^^ oops. meant to quote you. Quote:

TYPE Open-air Dynamic DRIVER DIAMETER 53 mm FREQUENCY RESPONSE 5 – 35,000 Hz MAXIMUM INPUT POWER 1,000 mW SENSITIVITY 100 dB/mW IMPEDANCE 38 ohms WEIGHT 265 g CABLE 3.0 m (9.8') CONNECTOR 3.5 mm(1/8") mini stereo, gold-plated ACCESSORY INCLUDED Detachable...

Hmmm. Perhaps. Guess I wll check that. Thanks.

Quote:   Well, I fiddled with all of the knobs and sliders and whatnot. It seems that I can have all of the settings described for setup by Creative. However, I have to reduce the sample rate in the windows settings for the X-fi.   Default was 24 bit 48,000 Hz (which is fine)   I...

Just my two cents on ad900. I remember positioning to be good as well as sound stage. But Treble was piercing at the volume I wanted and comfort was absolute non starter. Drivers touched my ears and mine are small. Pads practically rested on my cheek bones. Perfect cans for huge heads tiny...

TiHD if you feel like you need the hardware support for surround sound in older titles. Get the ZXR if you only play newer games if for no other reason then Creative might keep up driver support for longer than the TiHD.   External DAC will not give you surround sound unless you get a USB...

Well, I would love to help you here. It turns out that these numbers that they spec. barely tell half of the story. So, first I am going to bore you to death for a second and scare you a bit. Then I will make you feel all better. See what they are saying is that your headphone is about 250...

Hmmm. Well I will do some professional dorking when I get home. Will post if I find the problem just in case it can help someone out.

For reference:    http://support.creative.com/kb/ShowArticle.aspx?sid=96663&AID=10274033&PID=3891137   This would seem to say that my settings are correct yet they introduce a problem. Any suggestions/comments?

Question regarding setting up virtual surround with an X-fi card in Windows 7.   I was playing Dead Space 2 (and other games) for quite a while before I realized I had been doing it all wrong it would seem.   My Creative setting had CMSS-3D turned on but my windows and game settings were...

Quote: Enjoy. That is what I currently use and I am very happy.    My only minor gripe is that I wish the Q701's could sound as good as they do but be a bit more "open" like others that I have tried. All in all though I think it is a great all around setup for Music, Movies and Games. 

Quote: I THOUGHT this was true. I bought the Q701's for both gaming and music. While my X-Fi-Gamer,Astro Mix Amp (without chat mixed in/and my Sony MP3 player could drive the Q701's to a decent volume level I failed to appreciate how much they DO need and amp to sound their best.    I...

Quote: For my two cents... It took a while but with the help of this post I ended up with and bought in this order. Mixamp Pro (2010) Q701 Objective2 amp.   I absolutely love all three. The Mixamp is a great solution for console with good features. The Q701 is usable with the...

I don't own any FiiO either but I would have agree. E17 usb dac, portable amp, eq for $130. That is pretty nuts. Can't think of anything else at the price point that does that maybe astro mixamp is comparable. Is it the best at any one of it's functions? No. The features for price is hard to...

Quote: Yeah. John over at JDS was very helpful. I had a couple of questions and I got a reply in next to no time. He also did me a solid on one part I had trouble finding. All this and all I bought from them was a couple of DIY parts. I have to say I would be happy to do business with JDS...

oops! I can't believe I remembered this incorrectly. (As did two of my colleagues) Yes. Silver is best for outright conductivity but we commonly use gold flash on any important current pathway because of the corrosion problem. Still though we are talking about incredibly low amounts of lead...

Hmm. So then it's not a problem with other sources? Can you verify that the left right reversal is only through the pc. Also take the amp out of the equation. Plug the HP directly to the PC sound card and see what happens.

Ok if you say so. As an engineering technician all I can say is that the best conductors are (OOPS!....fixed my error here) silver, copper gold. in that order but copper and silver have a common problem which is that they oxidize. Gold on the other hand does not but the prohibitive costs of gold...

Where did your O2 come from