And FYI I'm not trying argue that spending $500 on a mid range DAC/Amp is the best place to spend money if you have low end headphones. I bought the ifi because I have some HD6xx ordered. I'm just saying there is a big difference... I was more than willing to return the thing where I bought it...

You can say whatever you want to, but I do notice a big difference in sound between my PC, my laptop, and the ifi black label... I tested to the best of my ability playing the same songs, from the same headphones, with different DAC/amps. The difference is considerable. The most noticeable...

I'm not an expert and have limited experience with amps. I'm not sure how good the Xonar sound card you have is. I'd be glad to let you know what I think of the ATH-900z when it comes in.

I don't know if I agree... I bought an ifi black label and I noticed a huge difference on my $120 Sennheiser PC37x when streaming lossless music. I have some ATH-900z coming in a week or two and I'll let you know what I think if you are interested... You might not "need" at Dac/Amp, but it sure...

You should try follow the standard guidelines first. There are plenty of knowledgeable people here. What are your uses? What's your source? What kind of music? How much money do you want to spend?

Title says it all. Also, has anyone had experience with a battery dying? Is there a service center in USA, and how much does it cost to replace? Thanks!

I think we agree on most points... Main point being is that there will not be any significant improvement over a decent headphones/headset with decent soundstage in the 200$ range. Pros don't need thousands of dollars in headphones and amp gear because quite frankly it won't improve their...

Well you are going to get a bunch of random responses with few if any consistencies so here's my two bits: Your primary concern should be a good set of headphones. Open back is the best way to go for the biggest sound stage. I really like the Sennheiser PC363D and PC37x for gaming (yea they are...

Point is the modi/magni 2 uber cost more than what I wanted to pay for a strictly desktop setup. For a little more money I have a portable solution with more features that I can take to work and back pretty easily. It fits in a laptop bag and only requires a USB cable to play hi-def music on the...

I hate to tell you this, but from my reading the 650 is not the best choice for gaming, due to the limited sound stage. I'm an avid gamer and will say the Sennheiser PC363D is a pretty good choice, and I just picked up a set of HD37X on Massdrop $120 and if I can ever get motivated enough to...

Update - I spent a bit more time with the Grado, and in fairness a certain spectrum of mid range is quite good. I actually had to check around the room and make sure Van Morrison wasn't sitting in the room with me... Just to make sure. On the other hand certain sounds the voice just sounds...

I have a ifi black label I just got, so I started a free trial on Tidal to sample some lossless audio to test out my gear. So far, I'm impressed with my Sennheiser PC363D on the ifi black. Great soundstage for gaming, sound is noticeably better than straight from the motherboard. The...

Yes but... The HD598 SR are currently 169$ on amazon, before modmic. The PC37x are $119 with the built-in mic. The Sennheiser mic is much better than any other headset I've used, albeit not as good as a Yeti or similar dedicated 50$+ type... But I'd guess equal to if not superior to a modmic. I...

Yes I'm highly considering a soundcard. That reminders me - the one "Con" I have with the Sennheiser PC363d is the bass is very subtle. It sounds good but it's certainly weak. This may not be entirely a bad thing - because if it was too heavy I think it would be very fatiguing during long gaming...

1) I'm using the Sennheiser PC363d currently. The bass is pretty lean, which isn't horrible but I am curious if a good quality amp would improve that. I'm also curious if they will scale better for music with a decent DAC/amp. Maybe, maybe not. 2) I agree mostly with the generalization - and to...