Good point, I added the specs in to the Original Post. Note, this is only for gaming and movies still.

The X3 and AE-7 both have DAC and amps.

Headphones Beyerdynamic DT770 250 ohms Sennheiser HD 6XX 300 ohms HiFiman HE4XX Planar Magnetic 35 ohms PC gaming Soundblaster AE-7 Headphone Amp (600Ω): Custom-designed discrete headphone bi-amp (Xamp) Output Impedance: 1 Ω Headphone Impedance Range: 16 – 600Ω Output Impedance: 1Ω Supported...

Headphones (wired or wireless or BT) for movies and netflix BUT.... Buttkickers too LG C8 65" TV Denon 4500H receiver - set up in 11 ch ATMOS Klipsch and Sunfire PC - nvidia 1050ti 4GB in the HTPC (mITX so any external soundcard has to be USB) Inuke 3000 DSP running 2 x Buttkickers Also I...

Sound Blaster ZxR Soundblaster AE-5 Both allow output stereo via SPDIF and headphones at the same time SOlved for now

Hi Focusrite 2i2 Gen 3 vs Sound Blaster ZxR vs Soundblaster AE-7 Which amp would be better for driving Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO 250ohms, HIFIMAN HE4XX and SENNHEISER HD6XX from the PC? I have all 3.

https://au.creative.com/p/sound-blaster?filters=1137 Just for gaming, $$ not an issue. What should I buy?

Sorry, it was a copy/paste from reddit, I am not the original poster

I am looking for a soundcard that the SPDIF output is always on regardless of what output device I select in windows. So I can have headphones and SPDIF to an amplifier to drive some butt-kickers. This is a copy and paste of Creatives help file: To enable stereo mix using digital output...

The MOTU track 16 does it, but there must be a cheaper alternative

X7 won't do it :( Back to the drawing board

What will be the better unit for driving headphones on a Windows 10 PC? Creative X7 vs MOTU Track 16 Sennheiser HD650s, Beyerdynamic DT770 and HIFIMAN HE 4XX I have both, just not sure which is the better unit for driving the headphones. 50% PC gaming, 20% music 20% podcasts 10% other

Recommendations for over-ear, closed AND open headphones for gaming PC only Must be Closed-back - it is for home so sound leakage is an issue when gf around Open-back - for when I am home alone Replaceable cable preferred Budget - $250 US per headset Looks mean nothing Microphone not needed...

Must be Closed-back - it is for home so sound leakage is an issue when gf around Open-back - for when I am home alone Replaceable cable preferred Budget - $250 US per headset Looks mean nothing Microphone not needed, I can always add wireless mod mics later So I need TWO pairs - one open one...

Will the CHIIT do multiple simultaneous outputs?