i'm looking at it.   waiting for more info/reviews.

for games, specifically FPS games, which are the meat of my gaming diet, YES.     obviously, i'd have it off for the rare music listening from my computer (most of my music listening is done at work).   for movies, I'll likely be doing the majority of my movie watching on my large panel LCD in...

okay, so I'm still researching.   now back to looking at the upcoming Sound Blaster Z line   apparently, it's got the powerful 600ohm rated headphone amp, which I need and it's based on the new SoundCore 3d that replaced X-fi.    all of the reviews for the first generation SoundCore 3d...

so I got my new DT770 Pro 80's in the mail yesterday.  opened the box after I got home from work.  ordered some pizza, got the kids situated, then plugged the phones into my computer (front header coming from mobo - onboard sound), listened to a couple of music tracks, sounded pretty good, could...

okay, so after more research, Phoebus is probably out.   the problem?  it specializes in 7.1 output for gaming to speaker based systems. this card, with DHT v4  doesn't support downconversion of 7.1 or 5.1 source material to 2.0 headphones (like Dolby Headphone or CMSS 3-d), and loses some 3d...

been doing some more research - now honing in on the Xonar Phoebus.  i'm really wanting a soundcard with a decent headphone amp and the higher end Xonars (Essence and Phoebus) seem to fit the bill.   i like the inclusion of 7.1 output on the Phoebus for possible future expansion in the event I...

Thanks for the advice.  Appreciated.

Thanks for the reply.   budget-wise, I'm willing to spend the money if it will make a difference.   value, basically.   if i go with the Titanium HD's that have onboard headphone amplification (up to 330 OHMs, as you pointed out), will I need a secondary amp solution like a Fiio E11?    or...

have done a lot of research, but need some help from the pros    I bought a pair of Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80's - will be used 65% gaming (FPS (Battlefield 3) so positional cues are very important), 35% Movies (likely via home theater receiver on separate TV, with some occasional PC movie...