ok thanks, ill give the regular drivers a try first, if i run into problems i will try the other ones.  this is the right page right? http://maxedtech.com/asus-xonar-unified-drivers/     I was in fact having issues with the regular xonar essence drivers, installing unified drivers are...

I guess ill find out soon enough, i may listen to them for a couple of days to get comfy with them, then try the tape mod and see if I like it better :).

I thought about that, and I probably will, is the sound difference that much better? :)

hehe i'm sure i cant go wrong, especially from what i'm coming from.  Like i said i used to own the 595's i just hope the 558's are as good :) 

Hello Everyone, I just ordered the stx and the Sennheiser HD 558's.  Now, I do more gaming and listening to music on my pc than anything else for hours on end since i work from home.  I know in game settings I'm supposed to turn on home cinema for audio but i only know of battlefield 3 that has...

hmm interesting, well i have some things to think about i suppose, i really hoped to get more options from other people as well but, oh well.  Thanks for the info and If I have any other questions ill reply back.

yea, I don't want to go over 350 by to much.  So I may just go with the 558's and the Xonar essence stx.  Those 2 from Amazon puts me at 301 dollars, i'm just not sure how the 558's are for gaming and being able to hear the mids (footsteps).    

So is there no real difference that i would notice between the Xonar DG and the Xonar Essence stx for the price?  Also i'm definitely up for a pair of Sennheiser HD558 as i used to own the 595's several years back but thought getting the g930 was a better move, then gave my mom the 595's, none...

I first posted in the Mad Lust Envy's Headphone Gaming Guide, then read my private message and saw i'm suppose to post here first :) so here we go.   Hi Guys First Off, great guide, and lots of good posts, but I ended up skipping several due to the length, but anyway.  I'm a gamer looking for...

My apologies, i'm new here and posted then saw the automated private message that i'm supposed to post in the help section so i moved the thread myself.  :) thanks   here is the thread for those that may have already read what I posted here.   Thank you guys...