@rubin, I've been told on another forum that the onboard audio is good enough and paying for a soundcard is a waste of cash (I could invest in a usb amp though, e.g.: fiio e10) .. and multiple people confirmed this. So I'm not sure if your recommendation was only based on a whim or solid...

Thanks rubin.   One question, I read that the 558 are easy to drive, will my onboard ALC898 be enough? Or does anyone recommend that I should invest in a sound card?

Just bumping in hope that I could get a reply on this.

Hello,   I want to get a headset, this will be my first 'good' headset because I've never paid more than $50 for a headset so far.   These are the options that I have access to and I can afford: (ordered by price, low-high) 1) Sennheiser HD429s 2) Sennheiser HD512 3) Sennheiser HD558...

Thanks, I wonder if they're more comfortable than symmetrical headsets.   By the way, I just cut one of the cables just before the jack, swapped the wires and soldered. Now the extension cable functions as it should. I just didn't feel like living with a wrongly engineered cable. It felt wrong...

I'm running some cheapo headphones (which will probably feel ridiculous to all you audiophiles :P) at the moment honestly (genius ghp-410f), But I'm planning on purchasing a decent Sennheiser set soon, most likely the PC 350.   And ya they can be used in reverse. Honestly, I've never ran into...

@manbear, Thanks for the input. I suppose when I use the extension for my headphones I should just wear them reversed and as for the speakers, ya it makes sense to just switch the wires.

Hello,   I've bought 2 extension cables (3 meters) to use in my home, cables are quality, connectors are firm and there is no sound-quality loss. Unfortunately though, it seems that the cables have wrong wiring where the Left/Right are reversed.   Do extension cables tend to do this or did I...