Claro Halo It is a whole penny under $200 but the best sound card for the money. Has a great Head Phone Amp   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829271004

Sure thing, when the opinion is valid in anyway. Here is what an "opinion" looks like.   I love Mac & cheese   Here is what utter nonsense looks like   I hate Mac & Cheese and everything that touches it because all of it is made out of the milk of infected rats and the noodles are...

Utter nonsense. Nothing wrong with the PC350s of any kind. Just need to pair them with a quality headphone amp.

What about Sennheiser PC360's

I have owned the Claro Halo XT sound card since March of 09'. It is an absolutely excellent sound card with probably the best headphone amp you will find. Same one that comes on the Asus Xonar as far as just the Amp.   http://pdf1.alldatasheet.com/datasheet-pdf/view/98801/TI/TPA6120A2.html...

Still using my old bought in March of 09' pair of Sennheiser PC350's with no mod of any kind paired with my Claro HaloXT sound card. I cant imagine a better sounding headset for "gaming". Apparently the difference between those that claim they are crap Vs those like me that love them is the...

Quote: The "targeted consumer (gamers)" spend WAY more on their PCs than any other group on the planet. A couple hundred or so for a sound card with head phone amp or maybe a stand alone amp is nothing to most. Maybe the way I have the PC350s set up through the Claro Halo headphone...

Quote: I do enjoy them and will continue to do so, they sound excellent. I have the older ones, bought them March of 09', not modded in anyway. Burned them in, hooked up a Claro Halo and I cant imagine a better sounding, wearing, headphone with great Mic for GAMING.   I hook them...

Quote: Complete and utter BS

Quote:   Pity you don't have the proper sound card or AMP to hear what they really sound like.   Also they don't cost $300, right now they are $116.

Quote: No sounds unbeatable because they are a damn nice headset either with the Claro Halo or apparently the Asus that is specifically made for them.

Quote:     Then sounds like an unbeatable combination to me. I am way more than satisfied with the Claro Halo myself.  

Quote:   As far as I am concerned my PC350's and Claro Halo soundcard have been "perfectly matched" for 14 months now. I don't see how a set of "gaming" headphones could possibly sound any better. they are superb.

Nothing wrong with the PC350's at all, in fact they are excellent. I have them running through the Claro Halo sound card and they sound outstanding.   PC350's you can get for under $120, there are no other headphones as good for that price, NONE. The Claro Halo is excellent and is around...

Quote: Then there are 2 choices, you are either lying for what ever reason or you have no idea what you are talking about. These headphones "Properly amped" sound excellent for a closed set of phones. This might be why Sennheiser has partnered up with Asus to sell these headphones...