Quote: The reason I was interested in Recon3D is because I read Mad lust envy's guide and he recommended Dolby headphone, do X-fi cards have that? Also in your opinion what's a great card that has a built in amp? It would be more convenient and cheaper for me to buy a soundcard with built...

Quote:   I checked out the Creative Recon3D Fatal1ty card and I like it since it comes with an included mic. So Will this card run my Dt 990's 250ohm and that would be the only purchase I would need? no external amps or anything else? Also how do you get Dolby headphone from this card? Is...

I've heard that using a sound card with an amp can create a bit of background hiss when nothing is playing. And the E9 doesn't have this since its an external amp. Is that true?   Also if I did get the Xonar Essence STX, what would I need to plug into the back? just the 1 3.5mm headphone...

In your opinion do I need to get a sound card? A friend of mine told me that the E9 amp would be all that I needed and to just plug it in to my mother board audio. If I did that would I be able to hear player positions in shooting games, or do I need to get the soundcard in order for the...

I've read some post here about the two products but I still have a few questions. I decided to go with the DT 990 premium 250 ohm because I heard they are great for gaming and also for music/movies. Being new to all this audio stuff i also learned that it needs an amp and a soundcard to function...