Hi, I was thinking about upgrading from by ath ad700s to the akg 701s, as the 701s are on sale on amazon right now for about $190 USD. Is this a worthwhile upgrade?   I currently have a asus xonar stx, would I be able to drive these headphones well?   Thanks for any advice.

I currently have AD700's with a xonar STX, and I was thinking about maxing out my sound card with the best headphones for it. I'm not interested in going with a full on dedicated amp, or any of that. Any recommendations are appreciated, thanks.

I really just love the clarity on the ad700's, and I'm assuming the ad900's are even more clear. Bass isn't really a big deal for me but it couldn't hurt. I've almost forgotten what bass is like now that I've been using these for about a year.  

I currently have ad700's with a xonar stx soundcard, and I was looking for a decent upgrade. I love the ad700's alot, they work for what I like, so would the ad900's be a worthwhile upgrade?   any other suggestions are welcome.

well I'm honestly looking for mostly clarity, and from what I've seen that usually doesn't require much in terms of amps. so would that make the dt 990 pro a good jump from the ad700's?   and I'd honestly rather not deal with selling the stx, I've had too much trouble with ebay to ever want...

I read in another forum that the stx couldn't juice a dt880, is that true?  

My current sound setup is ad700's paired with a xonar essence stx. I'm looking to upgrade, and I just wanted to know what headphones would be a good upgrade for me and my soundcard could still handle well.   lets say my budget is $250 and below, but preferably less than $200 USD  ...

Alright so I'm pretty sure that I'll be getting the beyerdynamic dt880's 600 ohm. all I need to know is the equipment I need to go with it and I'd like to keep it cheap.   Someone reccomended I get this - http://www.amazon.com/FiiO-Desktop-Headphone-Amplifier-Dock/dp/B004M172FY for them...

Quote: So which would you say is better the 600's or the dt880's for someone who is mainly a gamer  

Quote: how would the dt880 600 ohm do with the stx?

Quote: I was leaning towards the 600's anyways. So what amp would you reccomend for them?

Alright I'm looking for my first pair of good headphones that I will be using for gaming and music.   I've been looking at headphones like the dt880's, and the sennheiser HD 595's,600's.(if there is something better for what I want let me know)   But the problem is figuring out what kind...