Really good info, thank you. So if I am able to plug my case directly into my soundcard, will that produce sound equal to if I plugged into the soundcard directly, or am I going to lose quality because of the cheap quality cables built into the case? I assume there might be some interference or...

I've got a Xonar DX sound card in my tower. I generally plug my speakers into the sound card, and then plug my headphones into a port on the speakers. Alternately, I can plug the headphones into the front port of my PC tower. I almost never directly plug the headphones straight into the sound...

No ideas guys? Someone must know a good comfortable, inexpensive, isolating headphone for me. 

I am looking for full size, circumaural headphones that have excellent comfort, isolation, and sound quality for podcasts and some gaming, all under $125.   I currently have a pair of  ATH AD-700, which obviously has great sound quality and comfort, but doesn't block out any sound and makes...

Quote: Those look interesting. What about them gives them those qualities? Just trying to figure out what to look for. 

I grasp that, I just want to have the richest sound possible given the source. 

I'm not using an in line amp of any sort, and usually listen to podcasts on my iphone. 

Most of the testing done around here focuses on music. However, being a weird guy, I listen to podcasts all day long and rarely listen to music. Are there certain models of headphone that are particularly adept at reproducing accurate, full sounding human speech? What should I look for in...

I got a pair of ATH M50. They sound fine, though no better than my AD-700s from what I can tell. I really do like the isolation, cord, and general design of the cans. Unfortunately the sound isn't different or bassier enough to justify my purchase. Also I find the set generally uncomfortable...

That's not a terrible idea but I believe they have the ultra long cord, and I'm looking for something with significantly more bass if I can get it. I'll definitely look into it though. 

I went with ATH M-50s.  As I'm doing more research people are saying the soundstage is rather narrow and thus not great for gaming. I've also realized that I should mention size is no issue, but cable length is. I would prefer a coiled cable so I can navigate around the house with my phone in my...

After much research I purchased the AD-700 about two years ago. I use my headphones only around the house, and mostly for listening to podcasts and gaming. The 700s are super comfortable and sound quite clear, but don't have much bass, and let in way too much sound.   I'm looking for a pair...

You know, actually, you're right about the splitter. Those speakers I want don't have an output jack, it's just an auxiliery input. Now where do I find a high quality splitter and male/female extension so I don't lose any audio quality there? 

Well my headphone cables are too short to reach the back of the pc tower now so I need to get it to the front of my desk somehow.

I've got an Asus Sonar DX soundcard and AD-700s with the cable cut down to three feet. I need to get that high quality audio from my soundcard to my desk, where I can plug in the headphones, with the least degradation in sound quality possible. I'm considering getting some really cheap speakers...