I have a budget of around $100-150, preferably something available on Amazon, but not required. This will primarily be for gaming and movies, with some music listening. I like to listen to a lot of gaming and movie OSTs and a bit of synthwave.

Hey guys, Can I get an earbud recommendation for my Nintendo Switch? My budget is around $100-150 and would prefer something that doesn't need to be amped to get decent volume, I'll be relying entirely on my Switch or Galaxy S10+ to drive them. My favorite headphones are the 598s, so, the...

Soundblaster Z is being used as my DAC. The SBZ Control Panel is at 100%

Tried it with my iPad as a source and its much louder. Guess somethings wrong with my Soundblaster Z?

Anyone else have the JDS Labs Atom with their 6XX? I read quite a few comments online about how this amp was the perfect match for the 6XX and had plenty of headroom left over after cranking it. I'm not having that experience at all. Its basically identical to my Magni 1, maybe just a bit...

I bought this for my HD 6XX and I have to say I'm very underwhelmed. I have to crank it all the way up on high gain to get it sufficiently loud. Its essentially a side grade from my old Magni 1 amp. Is there possibly something wrong with my unit?

Yeah, along with aftermarket cables and things like that, I'm just not a believer in all that. Just reeks of snake oil to me. I'm going to stick with them for a couple weeks and see how I feel by the end of it. Despite its issues, there are some qualities I like.

Yeah, even paid for the fastest shipping method(2 days) and it took a week to ship out. Pretty disappointed with Mass Drop so far, they did the same with my 6XX.

It is a speaker amp first, but it has a dedicated headphone amp section and its definitely powerful enough. I can't even turn it up past 1/3 volume before its far too loud.

Bought mine last week, they shipped yesterday, should be here Monday

Tried the comparison just now with a Quad Vena amp and the results are the same. I certainly didn't expect it to be like an LCD-3, just expected a bit more than the HD 598s, which is all I wanted.

Ive always heard the HD 6XX is suppose to have more bass than the HD 598, but I'm not finding this to be the case with my HD 6XXs I just got. HD 598 has noticeably more bass and more impact behind it as well. What gives? Running Soundblaster Z as my Dac and my Magni 1 for the amp. Overall, the...

I'm pretty satisfied with the sound of my Q701 out of the Magni, Drives it fine and everything is super clean and clear. The DV336se seems to suggested all over the web, so, that sounds like the way to go for me. Switching back and forth between the 6XX and Q701 is kind of maddening lol...

The Magni 1 doesn't have a gain control. Using my Sound Blaster Z as my dac.

Recently picked up the HD 6XX. I got these after 5 years of owning the AKG Q701s. Immediately, I found out I enjoy these quite a bit more for music versus the Q701s. My only issue is, I don't think my Magni 1 is giving it enough power. I'm having to almost dime it to get loud enough on certain...

I use the speaker jack on the rear, although, I can't notice a difference between either the headphone jack or the speaker jack. I use SBX surround sound on a case by case basis. Some songs I enjoy using it, others not so much. I do really like it for gaming, though. Also, if I may, I'd like to...

Appreciate the suggestion, but I have a bigger budget to spend than that. Anything in the $3-500 range? Not looking to spend money just for the sake of it, but if there's better quality in the price, I dont mind spending it.

would it be worth upgrading to a Schiit Valhalla? I understand even the Magni 3 has had a lot of improvement over the original Magni.

I've been running this setup for about 5 years. Its done well for me a while, but I feel I'm read to step it up and upgrade. I'm just not sure if I should keep my headphones and upgrade my amp and dac, or just the amp or what... I think I might be wanting something more "fun" sounding with a...

Cant believe how high the cost of the ZxR line has become. You use to be able to pick up the Z for $60 at Best Buy, what caused the price to shoot up so dramatically? Are they just really popular?

I have not, unfortunately, there's no place close by where i can demo headphones that aren't Dre Beats or Skull Candys =/

Went with the HD 598, we're very happy with the sound. I think I might actually prefer it over my AKG Q701s, considering ordering me my own pair.    I think I'm liking the extra bass on the 598 that I just didnt get on the Q701s, not to mention the sound seems a lot smoother and less...

So, my brother's birthday is coming up and decided to get him a decent set of headphones. He's a huge fan of classical, opera, and other earlier works. I have a budget of $150 give or take a few to spend. My first thought was to go with the Sennheiser HD 598 this headphone excels quite well with...

Seems to achieve the same sound effect you can get by just downloading KMPlayer and turning the 3D effect on, whats the difference here?

A friend of mine recently came back from a training program in the military to discover his microphone has stopped working correctly. When playing a game or using the Voice Tester on Steam, it cuts in and out like its stuttering or "choppy".   He first bought a new headset to replace his old...