Alright well, I am going to order a DT990 this thursday (payday), I am looking to get surround sound on the headphones (apperently capable with these from other topics) I would love to use these portable too. would the Xonar essence be a good choice for powering these without an additional amp...

Thanks. Yeah I can live with some background noise, not that big of a sacrifice. would the dt990's with a schitt magni amp do the trick for listening, I do also game alot, but thats more of a Mic issue which can be fixed easily.   for the amp/dac I do not have a amp/DAC, so any thoughts on a...

Any thoughts on the DT990's? Been reading up on them so they seem to be a good set.

So my budget is going to be $300 MAX.   I do play games so a built in mic would be very apperciated but not really required (could just get a clip on mic), I am looking for audiophile level headphones (the vengeance 2000's I had decided to take a dump...again, wont bother RMA'ing it. waste of...