I don't think this really answers the question. I mean just because Terratec makes some professional soundcards, dosen't make the XFire better. The XFire is also a "mass market soundcard", just like the SB Live, or the SonicFury. So the question still remains: is it really better? That can only...

So you definately think that the XFire, has better sound quality than the SonicFury? Do you know of any test comparing the two?

Mumrik: thanks Audio&Me: The problem is I have a pretty tight budget, and those 24 bit soundcards you wrote about don't fit in it. Perhaps the Terratec DMX XFire 1024, but it's still more expensive than the Santa Cruz/SonicFury. The question is, will I really here an improvement, if I change...

Hey guys, this interesting. Here is a review of the Santa Cruz: http://www.ixbt-labs.com/articles/sa...ch/index.html, and it seems to favor the sb live. An excerpt from the review: "At first differences can be heard at once and without any stupid "blind" tests. In general, I liked the Live...

I like this headphone. Maybe I'll buy it. Anyone have experience with it?

Any new info on the HD497? Oh and Gluegun: those Philips headphones you recommended, are they open? 'Cause from my little knowledge on headphones, open gives a better sound, no? The Beyer DT250-80 is closed as far as I know.

The HD497 is a rather new model right? And are the other headphones you mentioned in the same price range? Thanks for the help

Hi guys, I'm new to this forum, although I have been following it for a while now. I saw that one of the favourites here is the Sony MDR-V6, in the cheaper price range. I would gladly buy it, but unfortunately it's not available here in Hungary. I only see these MDR-CD things. Now do you think...