Quote: The Mixamp needs a surround signal and I don't think it is getting one from your mobo when playing games.

Quote: The Asus Xonar U3 is a USB device that produces good results.

Like the OP I have difficulty finding comfortable headphones (haven't found any yet). I went through the first post and looked for cans with a comfort score of 8 or higher and a competitive score of 8 or higher.   First was the AKG K701/K702/Q701. The comment is that these are comfort-wise...

Quote: I tried it briefly last week. I found the calibration process frustrating. Even they say people have difficulty with it.

Quote: Even when gaming?   Go for the Smyth Realiser if you want the best.

I've never found cans that don't become uncomfortable after a few minutes. Can you get decent surround sound with IEMs?

Quote: No, the headphone surround isn't in the game. You need a separate DSP to get headphone surround.

Quote: I'm wondering what percentage of games have proper 3DPA sources. I googled '3dpa games' and didn't come up with anything.

I find that I can't switch between sound cards while I'm in a game. I have to exit the game to switch.

I like MMO environments but not typical MMO combat like GW1 and WoW. GW2 combat is supposed to be different but how different is it? Is it like TERA Online?  

Thanks. I looked at that before starting this thread and it didn't seem to work. But now it does. :)  

I just got a Asus Xonar U3 to get an idea of what Dolby Headphone is like. When I plug in the U3 Win 7 shows that my onboard optical out is still the output device. But with the U3 plugged in I can only get sound from the U3 despite what Win 7 shows.   Is there some way to get sound out of...

Quote: I'm not familiar with some parts of your setup. Is there anything in the chain that produces headphone surround?

I don't really want to install a sound card just for Dolby Headphone. So I guess I was looking for an excuse to get a USB headset. :)   I'm actually leery of getting any headphones. I've never tried any that were comfortable for more than a few minutes.   I also haven't been impressed...

I was originally planning on getting a USB surround headset. Then I did some research here and learned about using a separate surround processor and headphones. I liked the idea of having flexibility in which cans to use.   Then I read this in another thread here:   Quote:   That...