Budget - ~$200 AUD Source - PC through a D7 Sidewinder Requirements for Isolation - Doesn't really matter, I'm fine with open headphones. For home use. Preferred Type of Headphone - Looking for Open Ear cans. Preferred tonal balance - Good treble and decent bass. Past headphones -...

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Im looking for something in the $400-600 mark, and preferably with an equaliser.

Hey guys,   Im looking to purchase a pre-amp for my father for christmas, preferably a tube amp.   Does anyone have any suggestions?   Thanks,   -Nick

Aight, ill give that a go.   Thanks again for all your help guys.

Could it be my graphics card? It seems to get worse when I am watching videos/playing games.

Quote: Ive tried a couple, front and back of the PC to no avail.   The digital is optical, but I believe it has coax aswell (it has an orange plug :p).    

Quote: Hey, I'll try to pick up the L7 tomorrrow.   I just plugged my headphones into the E7 and I can definetly still hear the sound.

Yea, thats the thing, the DAC's with SPDIF are a lot more expensive, and if it doesnt fix the problem its kind of wasted?

Nah I dont have a sound card unfortunately.   My mobo has SPDIF output but the E7 only has standard headphone jack slots and the amp only has RCA.   My PSU is a Thermaltake Toughpower 800W.   The weird thing is, when my computer is idling/playing music the sound isnt terrible bad...

http://www.mediafire.com/?amrsz84xrkoa3nr   Thats an upload of my DxDiag which should have all the info about my PC.   My mobo and CPU are less then 2 months old, so I doubt thats the problem. No sound card.   At the moment im going from USB to DAC then standard headphone jack to RCA...

Ah, Its just a typical gaming PC.   I can post components if you like.   Could it be because I have the cover off? or a mic plugged in or anything simple like that?

Alright,   So, i picked up a FiiO E7 today to see if it would solve the problem, and it seems to have to some degree, its definetly still there when I turn the volume up over half way from the amp, but definetly not as bad.   Now, this is not a stand alone DAC, so im wondering if i...

Hey guys,   I recently purchased and received a Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum and am really happy with it, but it seems to pick up really bad noise from my computer (which is the main input).   Does anyone have any suggestions for removing this noise?   Thanks,   -Nick

Quote: Whats wrong with my equipment? :<