Mixamp has poor game sound compared to the dss2, the dss2 is superb. However it can't mix chat and game sound. So I've heard people using their old mixamp to control the game/ chat mixing volume. Anyone able to take an educated guess how to connect all this?

I have my xbox 360, sennheiser hd598 headphones, modmic external mike, dss2, mixamp 5.8, and every cable possible lol. I have read sites that said you could run the dss2 to process the surround sound, and the mixamp to power chat, and control game and voice volume. The problem is, no thread...

Yea it wasn't too loud with just the dss2, it's much clearer and full with both. I just wanted to be sure I wasn't doing any damage

Just so I get this right- connection wise; Xbox optical out---> dss2 line in Dss2 headphone out ---> fiio e09k ? Pre out Line out Aux In Headphones plug into e09k Is there any cause for concern connecting to the wrong e09k connections? Any risk to headphones due to double amping? Of will if...

Is there a way to disable the amp on the dss2, only use it's processing for surround? I tried those q701- but the hd 598 sounded better at the time.

So I've read threads here for years now, this has to be the foremost forum for everything audio! I finally have a queStion- for all the gurus here. I have my 360 xbox- optical to dss2, hd 598 headphones to dss2. Mixamp to aux in on dss2- modmic external mike to mixamp. I recently purchased a...