mostly immersive, but id like to be competitive as well. I'm probably going to buy another headset for competitive gaming.    I'm probably just going to buy 2 new headphones for my PC. 1 for immersive gaming (skyrim), music and movies. another one for FPS gaming strictly.   It would be...

Thanks a million, i will be definately getting the creative titanium hd xi-fi in that case.   but are you sure they will work well with my zx700s? ive read in other places that since these headphones use such little power and are designed for portable/ipod use, an amp like the fiio e11 is...

anyone know if the sony zx700s are good for pc gaming (dolby digital surround)? im probably going to be using it with fiio e11 and xonar dgx. is the zx700 do-able for the time being, until i have enough money to buy better headphones or should i just kill myself 

do you know of any others in the $50 range?   i've heard of xonar dgx, stx, dx. how well do those perform for gaming, music and movies?   ps: sorry for bumping the thread

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I recently purchased sony zx700s with head-fi's great advice. I'm building a rig and i need help on picking which sound card to get.   I probably won't be using this with speakers, since there are other people in my house. But if you guys happen to know about any cheap 2.1/5.1 or even 7.1...

thanks for the help do you know of any resources that can help me decide what to buy i know i now need a headset with a mixamp and sound card, but is there some kind of buying guide for all of those. i dont want to blindly overpay for useless things   thanks

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TL;DR I need headphones that block outside noise, look good in public, doesn't have a mic attached, costs less than $100, doesn't leak sound, good for bass-heavy music, movies, tv-shows and most importantly pinpointing enemy footsteps/gunshots in FPS gaming. Also will I need a mix-amp, sound...