Wow, this reply made me realise that this listing was wrong. I was wondering why I couldn't find any comparisons of the 80 ohm model with the others :v   So, K612 or AD700[x] it is. Do you have any experience/know anyone I might pester for information about K612s for comp?

Okay, new input desired: I've now read that it's possible to power the DT990 Pro 80s acceptably with a Xonar DG, leaving me the option to upgrade the amp later. The other options are the AD700[x] and AKG K612, which I haven't seen a great deal about in terms of competitive FPS use. Can anyone...

  Thanks for the suggestion, looks like a definite possibility. Fairly sure I've done all that, although I seem to remember it being irritatingly difficult/non-intuitive to disable onboard. Definitely running the unified drivers.     They are? Excellent, might go for them instead. I can...

I wonder if anyone could give some input into my situation. I am an only-PC gamer but this seems to be the more active place for headphone advice.   Currently I'm using Goldring NS1000s and a Xonar DG, and I'm looking to upgrade since these are beginning to have issues and my birthday is...