Happily owned the x7 now for a couple of years. Find myself not using vss much as I don’t play competitively or need it for music etc. Thinking of swapping the x7 for a Schiit Magni and Modi 3. Anyone have experience of that upgrade route? And would it even be that much of an upgrade?

I am no expert on headphones/cables/forums/trolling but this is getting slightly tedious and annoying now. Shout me down if I’m wrong

Mikerrr - you’re a twisted genius. Yes to all of the above.

You could probably give them a listen quicker than posting here again and see for yourself. Headphones are pretty subjective after all

Looking for a good bookshelf speaker set up to pair with my x7. Something that would be an upgrade on my Samsung 2.1 (and rear bluetooth speakers) soundbar. No real need for the surround aspect anymore and would like a cleaner set up. Do I need passive or active speakers? Thanks in advance...

So just got the AD900x for a really good price, bought them blind as it was such a good deal. Not enjoying them straight out of the box with regard to gaming, especially after all the good reports I’ve heard...anyone here with any experience of these cans after a burn in period? And on...

Just pulled the trigger on these as I found a really good deal. Before they arrive, any comparisons to my usual gaming headphones (HD598 and DT990 premium 250 ohm)?

Ok thanks for the info! Mic is not hugely important to me - but the sound quality is. Is there a difference in terms of quality with USB vs optical? Very tempted on the ARC, although importing to UK probably gonna cost me a fair amount...

Ok, thanks for the advice. Seems like the K601 is hard to find in the uk, from my quick googling anyway. Is there a comparable neutral equivalent, with wide soundstage - and an upgrade on DT990/HD508, mainly for gaming?

You’d go with a K601 over a K701/2?

Any thoughts - Budget £200 (I have a gift voucher ) for a pair of new headphones. Already use DT990 and HD598 for gaming, anything better in terms of soundstage and separation/positioning available? Massdrop AKG7xx any improvement on the above? I find tiny DT990s a bit fatiguing, and the HD598...

Can this be used via optical on PS4 or solely usb? Curious of the difference if any? And any owners have any feedback from a gaming perspective, think I may go back to a stereo solution after years of virtual surround dac/amps and this is peaking my interest.

Unfortunately I game solely on PS4 so the above are not options for me (sounds like a lot of effort too).

Aureal 3D? New one to me? Vaguely remember something with a similar name a few years back, but my memory is pretty awful . For the record - I think the x7 is pretty good for what it is, was just curious if anyone used stereo and preferred or if anyone had gone back to a stereo solution after...

Agree to a point, guess I just have the bug of wanting something better! In my experience the sound from a stereo dac/amp was just cleaner and more ‘pure’, I found anyway. Anyone have any experience with the Mayflower ARC for gaming? Or regularly use a stereo dac/amp and have any thoughts?