@manbear    I ended up ordering the C&C BH over the O2 / Magni etc for the portability and battery life. I figured it would at least output enough juice combined with the DG to drive the DT's. Obviously as I said before now I know I don't even need to combine them, but in retrospect I'm...

UPDATE:   Just got my headphones today, and holy !@#$ they are awesome. The first thing I did was put them on; they really did feel like a cloud on my head as others have claimed. Compared to the closed pleather headphones and IEM's I've been using my whole life, these things are night and day...

This may be a stupid question but I'm considering the Magni and noticed it only uses stereo RCA's for input. If I connect an Xonar DGX with a mini to RCA to the Magni will I lose the Dolby Headphone 5.1 surround effect since the signal is being "split into stereo"?

Alright so I still haven't ordered the DT-990 Pro's because I keep changing my mind.    The response I got back in the C&C BH thread said apparently it can power op to 300 Ohms, which should be fine for the Pro's.   On the other hand, the AKG Q701's are 64 Ohms, so if my Xonar DGX (rated at...

Alright, I think what I'm going to do for now is just order the headphones and see what they're like when I get them.   Hopefully the Xonar DGX will be able to power them to my liking; if not I'll probably order either the C&C BH or the O2 since the card already has a DAC. As far as my guitar...

@cel4145   Well I guess I'm just asking what headphone amp would fit my specific needs best, so if you think an amp/DAC combo would be best to use with my particular equipment then I'd probably lean towards that. It looks like the E17 can power up to 300 Ohms so that's good, but if I'm correct...

@cel4145    Yeah it sounds like it's really good but it doesn't have a DAC does it? Do you think I need one?

@manbear   So you're saying the C&C BH is a mediocre product?   Update:   It turns out the price I was looking at for the DT-990's was actually on Amazon.com the whole time, so Amazon.ca and fast shipping is a no go. I guess this is a good thing as it opens up my options quite a bit.   I...

@cel4145   Alright, I'm still waiting for a response in that thread so I'll have to see, but I may just do that if I get the answer I'm hoping for. I can wait on the amp, at least I'll still get the headphones and sound card pretty fast.   Thanks for the help man.  

@manbear   I couldn't find the JDS one on Amazon.ca but I did find this: http://www.amazon.ca/LP-2020A-Tripath-Class-T-Amplifier-Supply/dp/B0049P6OTI/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1384066395&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=cmoy+amp   Do you think this thing could power 250-Ohm headphones?  ...

Can this thing power a pair of 250-Ohm DT-990's?

  Ok.. So if the E11 can easily drive 250-Ohm headphones then why not something like the E6? If the E6 is combined with the DGX, guitar amp, or laptop onboard, it should be able to power 250-Ohm headphones right, or not?    Neither of these are really that appealing to me though because...

Hey guys,   I've been doing a lot of research on this forum lately trying to find the best headphone setup for my needs. I think I'm headed in the right direction, but I still have a couple questions and figured I'd join up anyways.   I have a decent 2.1 speaker setup running off the onboard...