don't buy them!!! i bought some off ebay and regret it. i'm glad i just lost $42.

i wish i would have done more research on these before buying these on ebay.  Mine have a gold plug and i thought i was ok, turns out i wasn't. They broke before i could even put them on. And the sound is absolute crap.

it's on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Little-Dot-Q-tube-headphone-amplifier-USB-Decoder-/170492284939?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27b221d00b#ht_2158wt_972

I have looked at the whole  thread, it feels very intimidating.

I am no stranger to buyers remorse, I was initially quite happy with the STX feeding my Audioengine A5s over stock headphone output but have since been kind of waning. Perhaps its because i've read and seen all your rad setups :) I've been debating as to Whether or not to just sell this and just...

These haven't failed me yet.   You can buy them here:   http://www.speakerstandsonline.com/Wood-Technology-FGH-8-E-WT0206.html

alright, so the xonar stx is in the mail. Excited!

are those USB? any recommendations on where i can read up on these? Thank you for you for the enlightenment!

Forgive my ignorance, I'm new at this game. I recently bought these for my PC, and i'm looking for a soundcard. Any suggestions?