Are you saying that having another amp connected actually reduces the overall loudness level than when just using the headphone jack alone?

I don't know whether it's due to doing my settings wrongly but the beamforming mic is picking up voice from all directions as well as echos even though I set the wedge at 20 degrees and echo reduction! I am using it in a bedroom, and it still picks up sound from across the room to the point that...

What headphones or headsets are you using for the SBX surround to work well enough for you to distinguish the rear channels in l4d2?

In your post, you mentioned that the ACM's mic is better than the Z's mic but in your Amazon's review, you mentioned it's not worth US$50 for that. I just needed to know how much better is it relative to the Z's?   Is it better in terms of clarity, sound cancellation, sensitivity to pick up...

Wow, what does this US-2000 do? Does it act like an amp here? I hope I am not lost here.   Am I right to say that the Q701 sounds just ok, like any other headphones would have been with the Z without any external amp, because for some reason, the Q701 is demanding more power for certain...

  So, have you gotten both the Sound Blaster Z and the AKG Q701? How is the experience? Is the amp on the SB Z enough to drive the Q701 to your level of satisfaction? How's the bass? Heard the Q701 likes good amp power to drive it well in the lower frequencies like the bass.   I, too, am...