Ended up ordering the Fiio e10k. Will reply back once I got it and have had a chance to try it out. :)

Hmm, so I should just go for the Fiio E11k then? :), and I meant that the Fiio e11K has some noise issues (thats what I heard) :P not that connecting the Fiio e11k will create noise issues :P

Unfortunately the Schiit Magni/Modi is not available in my country (Norway).  I have switched motherboards, reinstalled the software and tried moving the card to a different slot :P Can I connect the E11K using and optical cable to the SBZ?

Yes, I have disabled the onboard sound card. What I'm really worried about is the added "noise" which I heard a second AMP/DAC might cause, or perhaps this is only distinguishable to audiophiles? and yes it is the 80 ohm version. and the card is in a PCI Express x1 slot. :)

I am using the Beyerdynamic DT 770 with this sound card. But I currently need to set the entire EQ band at -22dB, including volume level at -12dB to not blow my ears off. Will the Fiio11k help with this problem? before I used the Equalizer APO software with my Sennheiser HD 558, which worked...

Thank you :)

I don't want to upgrade my headphones, I love them. I thought maybe a DAC, AMP for external volume control.

Before the new driver update, the volume was extremely loud, but after this new update in June, the volume is soo much better at 100%. Before the update I needed to turn the volume down to 3% or else it would feel like my eardrums would explode. But I'm hoping for a recommandation for a DAC,AMP...

I have that same problem like many others that the volume is too damn loud. Any solution for this?

I did not remove the tape because of the warranty. But I use EQ to get better lows and mids.

My current setup on my home computer/gaming is Sennheiser hd 558 HD + Sound blaster z with boom mic. Is it a good setup? should something be added?

Thank you guys for fast reply's :) It worked out quite great! lots of dust removed!!

Hi, this is my first post on this site, but not my first time visiting. I am wondering on how to clean my Sennheiser HD 558. I have never actually cleaned a headphone before, but that is because they are my first expensive pair of headphones and I just haven't bothered before now I got this...