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...

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...