FYI - you can't cancel noise like speech from a TV. Active noise cancellation only works well when trying to cancel out a consistent ongoing sound wave like that of a jet engine. There is a good thread out there on best headphones for 3d sound for gaming. I went with the Senn 598s which you...

Any thoughts on this?  Did I post in the wrong sub-forum?

  Okay, so I just ordered my first set of decent headphones!  I went with the Senn 598 headphones & the Asus Xonar U3 for use in my new laptop.     I got the U3 to process Dolby Headphone technology for use for games and surround sound for movies. Xonar U3...

Thanks.  If we put the headphones question aside for the time being, what do I need to get surround sound headphones for movies and games?  Would the MixAmp virtual solution work for my set-up?   What do you guys recommend?  

I've done some lurking in your great community over the years and I was hoping you all could help me put 2 and 2 together into a value priced recommendation while maximizing quality for the money.  I'm totally new at this, so please help educate me.  Links to previous threads are fine as I...