Thanks! I've read places that using the line out screws with the virtual surround since it tricks the card into thinking you're using speakers instead of cans so there's a bit of a built in latency. Since I'll mostly be using this for gaming/movies, the surround option on SBX is what I want to...

Hi all, The title says it all. I have a set of Massdrop HD 6xx coming and I'm going to be using them mostly on my desktop for music/movies/(Single player) gaming I've got a Sound Blaster Z sound card and I understand that it's got a decent DAC but not a great amp so I want to upgrade to get...

Hello,   A friend pointed me here after this forum helped him choose a set of headphones. I'm not an audiophile, but appreciate decent sound.   I recently switched from console to PC gaming, so I have a Mixamp Pro 2013 and set of a40s that I was planning to use with my PC. The onboard sound...

Thanks for the reply!   I'm not a competitive gamer but I m pretty hardcore about it with long sessions almost every night. I prefer RPGs/Adventure games and largely stay clear of COD style FPS games. I find the sound stage to be pretty large on the 558s which is very noticeable for open world...

Bump:   I know I'm new and maybe not up to your caliber but I'm interested in learning,   Thanks,

Hi everyone!   I'm new to the forum but I've been lurking and you seem like a rad bunch.   I've recently been delving into some different audiophile headsets that I will mainly use for gaming and movies but also for music (metal, crust, punk, bluegrass, country, folk punk, folk).  ...