anyone? (bump)

Not really interested in an amp right now... I really just want to know whether I would get better performance out of my receiver, or straight out of my sound card.

Well, the question is really whether or not the receiver that I have would improve quality. Can anyone give me a solid answer on this?

Anyone confirm any of these speculations?

Hmmm... What kind of difference would it make? (if any) Would the receiver just amp the signal? Is distortion possible? Thanks!

I ordered a pair of ATH-AD700s and they should be in tomorrow. My current rig is an AV710 rear out to an old JVC receiver to some pretty nice Infinity's. So, when my ATH-AD700s come in, should I plug them directly into the AV710? or into the receiver...? (receiver is an RX-6000V) Thanks...

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Mine are in the mail too!

Well, after A LOT of reading... I think I'm pretty much sold on the AD700s. Any last words to try and change my mind? And thanks again for all your help. You guys have been great.

lol. Not much of a , so probably no HD485s. Any opinions on ATH-Ax00 vs. ATH-ADx00? Also, thoughts on post #31? Thanks!

Hm. Well, if I'm trying to get the best out of my music, do I really want a completely neutral sound? I would prefer my music to sound good rather than perfect. If that makes any sense... That in consideration, what mentioned in post 24, (+ the eH350s and the RP-21s) would do that best...

Hmmm... The eH350s, eh? In your opinion, what makes them better than the ones I mentioned?

Vary varied taste in music. Not usually any death metal or hardcore though. Definitely looking at the MS-1s, ATH-A500s, and the K-81s. Any recommendations within those? Others? thanks! PS, After further reading... I guess I could bump it up to $100.

Quality and sound are my ONLY requirements. <<<Short List>>> *MS-1 *ATH-AD700 *eH350 *K-81 *RP-21 (and getting longer...) Those are in order of interest at the moment. (and yes, the price requirement has slackened a bit...) EDIT: I ordered the ATH-AD700s last night...

So, got a new AV-710 card, but I'm having some trouble getting the optical out configured. I actually have two cards in two machines going to two receivers , but I havn't gotten either of them to work. I definitely have a signal going out of the card, but receiver to speakers is the problem...