I do love immersion, which is why I have an ultrawide monitor. With that being said, do you feel as though the X2 would be an upgrade to the MMX300 or more of a sidegrade? Also, thise Aeolus are gorgeous, wow.

So if you could buy one pair of headphones today for immersive gaming, which would you cop? The 4XX? Edit: I figure if I've always loved the DT770s, why don't I stick with what I love? I might cop the 177x.

What kind of pads would you recommend? I was actually looking at buying these earlier. It was always my dream to own a pair of HD650s, but with how much I like my headphones to be colorful I'm not sure I'd enjoy the HD6xx, even at their insanely low price. The 4XX offer a little bit of fun don't...

Wow, monoprice headphones I had no idea these were a thing. And planar magnetics too? How hard are they to drive? Also, do you have any experience with Massdrop's offerings? They have some really good deals going on right now, so if you recommend any of them I'd probably pull the trigger.

I was gonna buy the HD700s for $300 which seemed good to me. As for the DT880, they seem like more of a sidegrade than an upgrade. I suppose this will be the case for most headphones I want to purchase to replace my MMX 300s. I've seen people recommend the X2HR, which seem like they're fun but...

From what you're saying then it sounds like the HD700s aren't for me. Any other fun but accurate headphones you can think of that are an upgrade to the dt770 pro 80s?

Interesting. Are they "fun" like the beyerdynamics? Cinematic games like Battlefield are a blast to play with them, and they're still good enough to give me an advantage when I need to hear footsteps etc. I'm also pretty sensitive to treble, should I steer clear?

Anyone here have experience with the HD700s? I'm about to pull the trigger on some. I currently have the Beyerdynamic MMX300 which are very similar to my old DT770 pro 80s. I love the fact that they're fun and also pretty damn accurate for competitive gaming. Would the HD700s disappoint me...

Hey guys,   Has creative completely replaced CMSS-3D with SBX? I've tried Dolby Headphone, SBX, CMSS-3D, Razer surround, and nothing comes close to CMSS-3D (in my opinion). Are there still cards in production that use this technology? 

So I went ahead an ordered the Xonar U7. Arrived yesterday. I wanted to give you guys an honest mini-review.   The first thing I noticed was that the Dolby positional audio was really... lackluster. Everything sounds like I'm in a room. It completely amplifies the wrong sounds in my opinion...

Hey guys,    I almost pulled a trigger on the Xonar U7 until I heard about the Echelon. Does anyone own it, and would they recommend it over the standard U7? Also, why does it seem impossible to find in the US? 

To piggy back off of what you said... I can't seem to find the Echelon in the US either. Only through Ebay?

Well I realize this thread is about a year old... I figured it's better late than never.    DISCLAIMER I take medication daily that has a direct impact on my ability to hear certain frequencies properly, so take my review of sound quality with a grain of salt   Comfort: 7/10   As...

Me too, man. I'm definitely gonna write an impression thread for both the cans and the amp. I couldn't believe they were $149 (the HE-300) considering at launch they were $300. 

Martin, thanks for the reply man. I actually pulled the trigger on an amp this morning, I just bought the E-300 and EF2A (hifiman) which is an amp dac combo. Got them both for $260 shipped!

I'll definitely write an impression up, especially because not many people have written about them. I'll update this thread when I've got them, I just don't want to wait!

Hey man, thanks for the response. I don't know what the onboard sound is for my work machine, I could open the device manager and check it out. It doesn't matter at this point, because I literally just ordered the HE-300 and EF2A from Amazon for $260 ($10 more than the EF3 / HE-300 combo...

Sweet man, thanks for this. I've yet to find someone else with HE-300 experience! I'm gonna pull the trigger on them :). I just gotta decide at this point what amp / dac combo to get, or if I should buy an amp / dac separately

Hey guys, I'm just looking for input from people who have experience with low end amp / dac (separate or combos). I know the he-300 is paired on headdirect with the EF-3 for $249, which seems like a steal. The only problem is, the EF-3 doesn't have a dac, and I'm going to be running it from my...

That's actually a fantastic suggestion, I'm gonna plug some in and see if I hear any distortion. The amp would definitely make it more audible. 

Haha, whenever I heard "KSC-75s sound better than ____" I just think ehh, whatever. Maybe to their ears they sound superior, but I've had zero interest in owning a pair of KSC-75s. I've heard the porta pro as well, and don't think they're all they're cracked up to be. I also hear there's quite a...

Haha, I guess you're right. I've pretty much made up my mind, I just wish there were more people on here who had experience with the HE-300 / EF-3 combo, especially since the EF-3 doesn't have a DAC. At this point the only thing holding me back is said lack of a DAC, and if I should just buy the...

This is getting more expensive by the minute! Would you say the HE-300 with the EF-3 amp would be good enough to run out of my computer without a separate DAC?

Steve, have you seen the EF-3 amp? I'm very close to just purchasing the HE-300 and EF-3 combo, I feel like you can't beat $250 for these headphones and a solid amp