aaaaand another one down the rabbit hole. One of us. One of us.

WASAPI, say no more. :) I've almost pulled the trigger on the DV so many times but too worried about QC.

before and after response curves https://imgur.com/4ck8DUV

have you used equalizer apo with the PEACE gui and used Oratory's curves? Really makes the 58x's shine!

I haven't tried those specifically but just listed something that came to mind that was open, that I've owned and sounds great, and was somewhat in the price range of the SPH9500s, if you consider $160 new in that range :D

sennheiser hd-58x

hey happy to help.

I'm a fan of Periapt Cables. Made to order.

Just to be clear, I agree with you completely buke. Hope it didn't come across otherwise. I do know the ps4 can play relatively nicely with some usb dacs, perhaps the LCX is one of them. If google doesn't provide the answer then it may be worth trying out jordan. Personally I'd prioritize music...

gotcha. one downside to that one is it has no optical input for your ps4. do you already have a dac/amp setup and just want to try balanced or are you starting from nothing? You've got 660s so I assume the former yeah?

I'd recommend getting the headphones you want then add a detachable Antlion ModMic to them. Something like the sennheiser hd-58x and a modmic 5 would run you like $220 all new. throw in a couple hundred more for something like the schiit modi/magni dac and amp and you'll be in heaven for quite...

agreed. Is it better, subjectively to many, yes. Night and day, definitely not. Balanced is going to be more prominent over long cable runs. The real problem is, the option is there and many of us just have to poke the bear.

What's your budget? Is like a $500 Topping DX7S in that range?

I have the 58x and schiit stack as part of my stuff and they sound great together. The 58x are easier to drive than my elex are strangely enough. A buddy of mine uses the modi/asgard with his 58x and says it brings out more low end on them than the magni. I'd also recommend looking into setting...

Can you not dac/amp the cans and run your mic to your current sound card? That opens your options up tremendously.