I've had my HE-500 + Emotiva for about a week and have <30 hours on both.  I'm using my SoundBlaster zx as a DAC going straight into the Emotiva.   I've noticed that the sound is much more crisp and clear coming from the amp, but the bass seems to be much less present than when plugged directly...

So I'm pretty much sold on getting this amp for my HE-500s. Is there an all in one package some place that I can order the cables/adapter in order to hook them up to this amp?

Any links or recommended vendors for said cables?

How would this do with an HE-500?

  Thanks for the reply. SO it looks like I have 250 bucks to drop on the best amp possible paired with the soundblaster z. Any recommendations?

My old HD-555s finally went and I just got a great deal on a pair of HE-500s and couldn't pass it up, so needless to say I am in the market for an amp and possible a DAC.    I have a soundblaster zx and despite all the research I have done, am unsure if it can do the HE-500s justice. So here I...

Title sums it up.  Got a decent deal on the HE-500s so I am in the market for an amp.  I've been having trouble deciding on what the best audio quality be with in a reasonable price.  I have a soundblaster zx so I can't decide if it would be worth it to get a DAC with the amp amp or just a nice...

Any opinions at all?! :S

The Ol HD 555s finally decided to break on me.  Currently have a soundblaster zx and primarily game & watch movies.  The HD 555s treated me well over the last 9 years and I am looking to replace them.  I have ~350 to spend and had the DT-880 250ohms recommended to me.  I am wondering if there is...

So I just swapped to windows 8 and had a little trouble getting my X-fi Titanium to work with it.  After doing some forum diving I come to find creative's continued support of the drivers for the xfi line are in question which has me worried.   Taking that into consideration I am looking to...