Okay, thank you all for your help, I will get some FiiO amp then very soon ;)   (If I meet up with my uncle again, I might do that output impedance measurement, I'll post it of course if it succeeds ;) )

I don't really care about the quality of the sound ingame, I just want some good surround sound (that was the reason the Xonar was bought), but now I also would like to get some better SQ out of my pc when listening to music. So when I need the great SQ I don't need the surround effects, and the...

I have no idea how to measure the output impedance, but if I can I will give it a try. So the solution is 'simple' ("Welcome to head-fi sorry for your wallet"-style), getting an amplifier... Sounds pretty strange to buy an amp for a low-impedance headphone, but oh well, might need it later...

Well, so I am just taking my first steps in the world of audiophiles. I already had a Xonar DG in my pc (used it with a Corsair HS1A), and then I bought a Grado SR60i. And like many others, I immediatly liked them, but after many many hours of breaking in I fell in love with them (but damn, that...

I went to a store yesterday, and I tested the HD428, HD558, AKG K 272 HD (these last two, just because I had the chance), HD448 (they did not have the HD438 <,<) and AKG K 520. I have to say, I really liked the balance on the AKG K 520. I could test the HD448 and K 520 with my own music on my...

The creative's I had were all way too bassy in my opinion, and btw, I found this interesting thread: http://rockgrotto.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=review&action=display&thread=6802 "I finished modding my newly bought Sennheiser HD438. If you are interested in what I did just download the...

The Grado and Alessandro headphones are both open and on-ears. I will give them a try at the stores, but I have bad experience with comfort on on-ear headphones (although that were some cheap-ass that have nothing to do with hifi-stuff). I will test some open headphones at a store I still have...

Hello Head-fi, just joined and immediatly a question, but well, that's what new members are for :)   I was looking for some new headphones, to be used in the bus on my way to school and for the breaks in school. This is the Netherlands by the way, so it's not  a schoolbus but just a bus as...