Is there any difference between using the digital-out from a motherboard versus the digital out from a dedicated PCI sound card? It seems logical that they would be identical, but I'm thinking about the typical "under-powered component" argument with regard to the motherboard. Any thoughts or...

Has anyone tried the Cute BEYOND? I've seen their ad on head-fi (albeit google ads, so they have little control). It does indeed look cute . They claim to drive up to 600ohms which, for the price, seems accurate... the opamps are rollable too. cool. Anybody with a testimonial? Link for...

Hi there... there's a thread for a larger Cleveland-area meet but since that doesn't appear to be going anywhere, I'd like to see if there's anyone interested in... basically letting me sample their gear . I'm close to downtown. I'd bring my own cans and music selection. If you wouldn't mind...

Edit - I'm an idiot. I mistakenly confused the line-out 3 jack with the line-out 1 jack. Sorry

The 'Questions For X-Fi Owners' thread prompted this question: which audio jack yields the highest amount of clarity? I'm sure some hardcore CAS guys can answer this. Up until now I've been plugging my cans into the I/O front panels headphone jack, however, I am now using the Line Out 1 jack...

I have yet to buy an amplifier (I'm treating myself to the X-Can V3 for Christmas), however, I've noticed that on almost all amps the in-line interface is a left and a right. If my source is a normal computer sound-card with a 3.5mm out jack, do I need some sort of splitter to divide the...

I couldn't locate a newbie forum so I'm posting here with some of the questions I have as I'm just getting into this whole headphone hi-fi crazy thing (and even that statement is probably demonstrative of my newbieness). I've come into some extra cash lately and I decided to buy a pair of...