Necro- (please withhold your stone throwing)   I'm trying to decide between these two headphones and can't decide. Could someone help me please?   These headphones are going to be used exclusively for music. I listen to a lot of vocal-centric music (e,g. John Legend, Sam Smith, Janelle...

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  $10.71 shipping for me which brings the Uptowns up to $19.70. Would they still be worth purchasing at that price?   Seems kind of funny how much it costs to ship a set of IEMs from a US-based company.

  Can't seem to find much information on the Gratitudes and Monster doesn't exactly have a good track record.    I thought about it and I actually would say I don't want to spend more than $35 on IEMs

Which sub-$60 IEMs would be suitable for electronic/synth and female vocals? (artists such as Chvrches and Purity Ring for example)

How do these headphones fare for just desktop use?

Sounds interesting. I have a Q701 that I haven't been able to use with onboard audio (can't get the headphones loud enough) and I have a Sony CFD-S05 lying around. Think it would be worth trying out?

Would the built-in amp on the Sound Blaster Z soundcard be okay at powering the Q701?

Would the amp on the Sound Blaster Z be sufficient to power the Q701? 

Oh, I already have the Q701's. The only problem I'm having with them right now is that I can't get them as loud as I'd like. I don't know though, using my Phillips compared to the Q701 right now, I find that the Phillips sounds better.

I have a pair of AKG Q701's but I don't have any sound equipment yet. Right now I'm using these pair of headphones on my onboard. My motherboard is a MSI Z77A-GD65 which the Realtek ALC898 audio codec. My question is: should I stick with my Phillips pair of headphones for now until I get an amp...

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I looked up my receiver and it turns out that it's pretty old (~10 years old). What I'm wondering is: is it still viable as an audio source, or has onboard audio come far enough to where the receiver is obsolete?

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I found a "Denon AV Surround Receiver AVR-3803" in my garage the other day and I was wondering how'd they perform for computer audio. Right now I'm just using the onboard on my MSI Z77A GD65. This would be entirely focused on gaming, specifically FPS gaming. If it's even worth doing, how would I...

Ya, it's going to be for Battlefield 3 and CS:GO.

Do the 2 soundcards I listed not offer anything better over the DG/DGX/Z for gaming use?  

How is the STX compared to the Titanium HD for positional audio in modern FPS games? (BF3 and CS:GO)

From what I've read, the top 2 picks seem to be the ASUS Xonar Essence STX and the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD. I don't play any old games, as that seemed to have come up in comparisons between the two. Can anyone tell me which one would be better for modern FPS games?

I play a lot of Battlefield 3 and some CS:GO on the side, and I want to get the best soundcard for positional audio. Budget would be around $200. This will be entirely for FPS gaming; I'm not worried about music. Any help/input would be greatly appreciated.   Edit: I realize I double posted...

I play a lot of Battlefield 3 and I want to get the best soundcard for positional audio. Budget would be around $200. This will be entirely for FPS gaming. Any help/input would be greatly appreciated.   Edit: Sorry for double post. Use the other thread please.