I'm also using HD650 with Essence ST right now, but the bass isn't really there? Would I benefit by buying a Head Box II and using the RCA L/R instead of the built-in amp on the headphone jack?

I see. But that would render my headphoneoutput useless, and I would constantly have to shift between the speakers and headphones for the RCA L/R ports?    So, what do you think, would this Head Box be produce more bass/better sound than the headphoneport on the Essence with its own amp?

Hello!   Im using HD650 with an Xonar Essence ST which have a built-in headphone amp, but Im thinking the bass is underperforming and could be alot better. Is the Pro-Ject Head Box II compatible with Essence ST? Will it work to have two headphone amps?   Anyway, Im quite green in this...

Hello! I have HD-650 with Xonar Essence ST and was wondering if you guys can give me any input on settings.   Firstly; Some say Line-Out is better than the built-in headphone-amp-jack? Is this true? Also, what settings should be set in Windows control panel for audio? 24/96khz? And 96Khz...

Hello!   I'm just about to order one of these. But after hours of googling, I just can't find good answer as to if the 400-II have better sound quality? All I know is that it comes witha volyme control on the cable.   Does anyone here know if the 400-II has better sound than the 300-II...

Quote: Originally Posted by genclaymore When I read Z-5500 I remembering them being listed as Full range speakers, I know I looked at the info a couple of times. I have always used Full range when I had them installed in my room earlier this year. I made sure and they was indeed Full...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bojamijams Don't use full-range speakers with the Z-5500 since they have a sub. Ok, so I have to change it from On to Off everytime I'm switching between the headphone and the z-5500? Thanks!

The only think im trying to figure out now is how the Dolby Headphone works, isn't there any defenite setting here? like 2 channel for music, 6 channels for movies and 8 channels for gaming? Or can I have it on "2 Channels" all the time and still get fully functional Dolby Headphone? Also...

Alright, thanks for all the answers! I'll just put it on 24/96 in Xonar Audio Center and Windows Control Panel and keep it like that all the time. The only think im trying to figure out now is how the Dolby Headphone works, isn't there any defenite setting here? like 2 channel for music, 6...

Hello! This might have been asked before, but on my searches i didn't find any satisfiying answers. So I'll give this a go. Alright, i just got a Xonar Essence ST combined with Sennheiser HD-650. And as I am a complete beginner in the kingdom of audio, all the settings confuses me. 1...

Quote: Originally Posted by charliex Did you say your budget was $2-3000, or did you mean $2-300 as it seems that you're only looking at amps in the $200 to $300 range and used at that? My budget is around 200-300$, sorry.

Ok! A little update. I can get the X-Can V3 with the X-PSU for about 500$, but I don't feel the X-PSU is worth all that money, but what do i know? So to my question, will the X-Can V3 itself without PSU be a good companion with my Senn HD-650? And what price should i ask to buy the X-Can...

I have been reading for hour now on all these amps and trying to learn. One question tho, I've got the impression that those amps called "tube-amps" are the best, but if I buy one of those, will i then have to replace amps over time because they'll wear out? From what I've read, the Little...

Wow, fast responses on this forum! Thumbs up! The thing is, i can only get those 3 Amps i mentioned, they're the only ones in my pricerange and that i can find on swedish sites. Darkvoice, Little Dot and the amps you mentioned, i can't find a trace of them on our sites. I don't know how it...

Ok, thanks for the responses! I gotta say that I'm really new to all this with Hi-Fi, and i dont understant to much about amps and all that. Now....i found these that i can buy, and within my pricerange of about 2-3000$. Musical Fidelity V-CAN Vincent KHV-111 Rega Ear All of these 3...

Quote: Originally Posted by ear8dmg There's no way HD650s will reach their full potential without an amp. I tried HD600s out of an Xtreme Music and it was disappointing. Even a FiiO e5 does a better job of driving them (not that I'd suggest you pair the HD650s with one). Get a good...

Hello! I just bought an HD650 to pair with my X-Fi XtremeMusic, and it really doesn't as good as i'd hoped. Now to the point. Should i buy an amp called Rega Ear or should i wait the Xonar Essence ST to arrive instead?(I can't use the STX version because all my PCI-Express slots have been...