Worse than even the cheap on-ear ones schools have that feel like a vice (and sound like a toaster)?

Can they really be that bad?

The things you guys do for sound...

Quote: I can see where it would be useful. As do I!

Thanks again for all your help. The Xonar DG it is, then.

So I guess it is significantly better. For a budget of around $30-$40, is the DG the best?

Quote: Hmmm... Good, then. Is the sound quality significantly better compared to a PC's standard audio built-in sound card? I do have a spare PCI. EDIT: My PC doesn't even have any optical ports; I just realized that. My older PC did, but this one apparently doesn't. Oh well, I guess I'll...

How do I find out if it can?

No, that's not it... After further research, the two ones not being used by my graphics card are a PCI and an unknown one...

No, it's some weird port.... The motherboard is old as anything and I should be getting a new PC soon...

Literal facepalm...

Oh, sorry. I was looking at the DG...

Yeah... The thing is, my PC doesn't have any -- ----- -- shaped slots in it. What's a good budget USB Amp or something like that... (all my PC has is a ----- -- and a ----- -- -- shaped one. I know this is a weird way of showing off ports, but... Yeah....)

I typically game on the PC nowadays, and the X12 works on PC as well, but it will become my Xbox 360 set once the  SR850 and Modmic arrive. What meant was if you guys new of any decent sound cards/DACs/Amps that work well for a PC...

Any recommendations?

Then I have decided. I shall be getting the Samson SASR850C headphones and the Antlion Modmic. Thank you guys so much for the help.

Hmmm.... And how bad is the sound leakage? How far away would a person have to be to be able to hear what I hear? I say this because, if I do get the SR850's, I will also be getting a Modmic, and I don't want to echo the game...

So, get that the semi-open cans are better in terms of sound quality (over the SLYRs) but by what degree/significance? And which is comfier: the Samson SASR850's or the Superlux 668b's?

Hmmm... Which would you say is more comfortable?

Unless anyone can object to my decision with a superior alternative, it is decided: I shall buy the Samson SR850- Oh, what is this? Ummm.... How does the Superlux 668b compare? EDIT: It might seem like I'm beating a dead horse here, but how many of you have used both the above cans, in...

Sorry about the copy post. My phone hates me.

Okay. Between the two, which is better for immersion? I presume it's the Samson. And is there anyone here who has also used the SLYR? Taking the guide into account, it seems to be quite exemplary, but I don't know.

Wouldn't open cans allow for all that keyboard clicking and noise in? Isn't closed better for gaming, because of that isolated feel? Or am I being a fool? I wish to learn,

Well, I've yet to see it on any largely noticable scale... I'll see what the gaming side has to say, for more input. Those things look amazing. Now, if someone combined the Oculus Rift with, say, some ultra-hi-fi Sennheiser. My God, that'd be glorious.

For immersion is what I mean. Hearing people's footsteps at 20X what it actually would sound like is not appealing to me... For once, I've found a place on the internet where people are, for the most part, nice and welcoming.