I could probably find something to replace it with. Any advice on taking these things apart? The pins don't seem like they're intended to be removed. Squeezing them with needle nose pliers maybe? I don't want to just go straight to brute force in case I make it worse.

  Well, crap.   The pin seems to have sheared off. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

The X1 is 33% off on Amazon UK right now, so it's actually cheaper than the MA900. I can pick up that and a Xonar DGX for just over £200, which seems like a good start, and should be miles better than my broken Speedlink Medusa. From those links you posted the perfectionist in me can see the...

I posted this a couple of days ago but it got delayed waiting for approval so I'm not sure if anyone saw it - apologies for the repost.   My old surround sound headphones on my gaming PC are in the process of dying, so I'm looking at picking up a new pair. I'm currently trying to decide...

My old surround sound headphones on my gaming PC are in the process of dying, so I'm looking at picking up a new pair. I'm currently trying to decide whether it's worth getting a pair of "true" 5.1 surround headphones or using stereo headphones with virtual surround. Picking from Mad Lust Envy's...