They came in the mail and man do they sound amazing. Blows my BOSE AE's out of the water. The bass is a lot less sloppy and slammy and has way more depth and solidarity to it. Mids sound fine to me and the treble sounds amazing. Wish I would have put down for a pair of these earlier.

Quote: Originally Posted by myinitialsaredac Oh, hmm based on that diagram all three are line outs, so go with the green port would be my first inclination. Anyone else have that card? Dave I thought the green one was headphone out?

Quote: Originally Posted by myinitialsaredac Just for your edification, your x-fi soundcard has a built in DAC on it. So in your chain your using the dac on the x-fi to produce the analog signal then amping it with the penguin to your headphones. Of course you can use it as a desktop...

Thanks for the replies guys. Im going to stick with my x-fi for the time being until I get more money. Another question I have is, will my penguinamp be good enough? I know its a portable amp but I had to get a cheap amp. With it being portable can I use it as a desktop only amp?

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Quote: Originally Posted by odymmij Oh you will notice. Triports cannot keep up with those A700s. Should I just get a dac or is an amp and my xfi extremegamer fine? I game 50% of the time and the other half listen to music, is a dac good for gaming?

Anyone know if I will notice an upgrade over my BOSE Triports?

I think im going without a DAC, ive got an x-fi extremegamer so that should be good enough. What can I expect from these new headphones over my now BOSE Triports AE?

I just bought a penguinamp and a set of ath a700's and I have a creative x-fi extremegamer. Do I really need to buy a DAC or can I just run a cord from my sound card to my amp to my headphones? My x-fi has always had good sound with my triports, does an external DAC really outdo a soundcard?

Im new to using amps and was wondering do I even need an amp/dac combo with an ath-a700 and xfi-fatality sound card? If I was to use an amp/dac combo does this go through my sound card or how does it work? I was looking at the penguinamp and a penguinamp dac cable.

Im new to using amps and was wondering do I even need an amp/dac combo with an ath-a700 and xfi-fatality sound card? If I was to use an amp/dac combo does this go through my sound card or how does it work? I was looking at the penguinamp and a penguinamp dac cable.

I finally went with the ATH-a700's. Seems a lot of gamers use them for their excellent SQ and comfort. Thanks for the help =)

My Bose triports just broke and I was looking to get new headphones that are better in the $100-200 price range. I know people say the triports are horrible SQ but they are the most comfortable headphones Ive owned. I'm looking for a new set that I can wear all day without it being a...