I've ordered my Q701s, didn't go for the anniversary edition since this is my first serious audio purchase.   One more question though, regarding soundcards, has any tested a Xonar Phoebus yet? The integrated microphone and dedicated surround sound is a very attractive proposition, but I've...

Quote: Excellent this clears things up for me, I do play a lot of games (mostly new, I suppose I don't play my old games enough anymore to warrant EAX) and listen to a lot of music so I think the STX is the one. Thanks very much!

Thanks guys, the Matrix M-Stage was only meant to be a follow up if the STX didn't prove enough - conveniently enough the M-Stage was only available for me to buy after I had both the stx & q701.   Finally though there is one more barrier before I break out the plastic. I've heard that a...

Quote: Thanks, it's another £30 or so on the budget but if it's completely necessary for the surround sound then it will be done.   Think I've decided on the Xonar STX with the Matrix M stage for the SC&amp, anyone had any experience with this pairing on the Q701s?

Hey guys   Been looking for a good pair of headphones to use while gaming and after a few weeks of deliberation I think the Q701 may be the one for me.   I plan to use it in conjunction with this soundcard on my Gigabyte-Z77M-D3H...