Thanks for the reply MalVeauX. I actually had a Xonar DG laying around that I just installed ~20min ago (bought it for $5 AR about a month back). Do you consider the E9 to be a better buy than the E11? I game ~65% of the time and listen to music and watch movies the other 35%.

I received a pair of Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 250ohm a few days ago and I'm in need of some help with the rest of my audio setup. Headphone Math Power from SPL: Antilog((110-96)/10) = 25mW for DT770 to hit 110dBSPL peak Voltage from SPL: Antilog((110-96)/20) = 5.0Vrms for DT770 to hit 110dBSPL...

Thanks for the info. What do you think of the Fiio E7 and E11? The headphones will be going from the amp into the computer sound card. While the E7 has a DAC the E11 has a much better amp. I know the E11 can't be used while charging but it's only $65 with two batteries and an external charger.

Link to the amp?

I am looking for the cheapest quality amp that will drive my DT 770 250 ohm headphones. I've spent a lot of time looking into budget amps but I'm not sure which one is the best for these headphones. Since I'm new to this I'm turning to you guys for advice. I'd like to keep the cost at $60 or...

Hey guys, I'd like to build this for my first DIY amp and would like some advice. I ran into two different part lists which contain different parts...one is HERE at the Pmillett site and the other is HERE at the DIYforums site. I'm looking to build this as cheaply as possible. Is mouser still...

I received my RX900's yesterday and have used them for around 4 hours now. I'm pretty satisfied with the sound they produce but they are no where near as comfortable as I thought they would be. There's no comparing the comfort of the RX900 to my Bose around ear headphones. The Bose form a nice...

The only place I could find the 668B's were on ebay and that's what they cost after $25 shipping. I've read plenty of reviews on the Superlux and Samson headphones and I'm happy with my decision. Form what I've read the Samson's are similar to the 668B's but with more bass. I know $85 is really...

I actually ended up buying two pairs of headphones and one of them was even crossed off in my above list. I went this route because I don't have much experience with different sound signatures and this way I'll get a better idea of what I like. The two I ended up buying are the JVC RX900's and...

My list has been slimmed down a bit. I've been reading a lot of reviews and looking at a lot of FR graphs. I've only been able to find one FR graph HERE for the RX900 and it was very similar to the A500 also found on that site. This slightly confuses me because people say the RX900 has great...

My OP has been updated for clarity. fabio-fi - the RX900's seem to be great for the price and from what I've read you can greatly improve the sound with some simple mods. I'm not sure how much of an advantage there would be to splitting my budget and buying two different headphones (although I...

The Grado's are terrible for gaming which is what I'll be doing 50% of time time. The rest will be listening to music and watching videos. The Grado's are known to excel in rock and metal but not too much else.

By stale I mean dull or boring. picaqiu - the Grado's are not even close to what I'm looking for...did you even read the OP?

My past experience with headphones is pretty limited. I used to have a pair of Bose around ear headphones that I thought were pretty good (got them as a gift). I'm currently using a Sony MDR-V600 which is also a closed headphone but the sound seems rather dull and there is a lot more leakage...

Each wire is extremely small and has a coating on it. I cannot simply just connect the wires together by color. I'm not sure of a way to remove the coating on wires this small.