Sounds like a better go with a HD212 Pro then, I remember that one being somewhat half decent but I can't remember how the isolation was. Isolation is a rather big deal as lans here in belgian are infested with idiots yelling in a microphone @ stage during play off matches :x

I'm currently looking for a decent but cheap headphone for lans. It needs to be decent, not perfect, CLOSED and less then 70 bucks. I came across the HD201, but I'm wondering, is it any good? I mean, it's so damn cheap xD If anyone has any other ideas, feel free to tell me but keep in might...

Quote: Originally Posted by spacemanspliff Actually, you better make sure that the soundcard is at least a good transport. The stock X-Fi fatality I have SUCKS as a transport and will be replaced soonish. I was actually thinking the same thing, first make sure that your source is...

Quote: Originally Posted by Corrupt^ Now that severely reduce my wallet... if I had the money I wud buy it + then I need to figure out a way to use the mic combined with the dac. Unless there are any proper 350 dollar dacs... (wups, posted twice, must be the painkillers I...

Quote: Originally Posted by kamal007 why not buy an external DAC which has superior quality compared to sound cards Now that severely reduce my wallet... if I had the money I wud buy it + then I need to figure out a way to use the mic combined with the dac.

U sure the clicking sound with the juli@ isn't noticable because I can even notice the hissing in high frequencies in mp3 vs ogg vorbis :x Xfi mods look nice but there's no way in hell I can get a hold of the right tools and stuff around here. Btw does that onkyo have a mic in? I still need...

I also hear alot of people talking about opamps, I havent got a clue what those are but I did figure out they have a large influence when it comes down to the quality of the soundcards How are those on the Juli@ and M-Audios?

Hey, Haven't been around for a while (in an attempt to save my wallet) but I've got a spare pc to sell now and my new setup is good enough to last for a while again so I figured, why not head for headfi again At this point I'm kinda feeling that the Creative X-Fi is holding me back...

Could be, since I had my HD650's I find anything under 192kbps utter crap and anything between 192kbps and 256kbps doable but not as it should be. Also, mp3 isn't really the best format. IMO the best format that doesn't use enormous space such as lossless ones do is OGG vorbis. MP3's tend to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Redo If you get an external DAC, especially a nicer one, it will destroy any sound card you can buy. The X-Fi's analog output can leave something to be desired, but if you plan to go with an external DAC and a digital output, it simply doesn't get any better...

Quote: Originally Posted by Redo Just one question, why are you so intent on ditching your X-Fi, especially if you're going to use an external DAC anyhow? Cuz it's holding me back? I put my headphones and AMP in a proper radio once and it sounded so much better so I figured my...

The competition in belgium is boring, lack of propper opponents but I play in CAL @ US too during the nights when it's a holiday. I played against verGe Drew before on their server, I could keep up quite well, the only difference was that he made less mistakes. Back on topic, really gaming is...

That Onkyo 200 looks interesting, how are the drivers? Only downside is that it might be quite hard to get that one over here in Belgium.

Quote: Originally Posted by Redo Good god man, CS:Source is one of the most sound intensive games ever created! X-Fi should be your only option. I can tell you some secrets for setting up virtual surround sound via the X-Fi too, it works wonders for positioning. k, thx for the...

Well I got another job for the summer that'll give me €1800 to spend But I'm kinda wondering on what to buy (as usual) for my audio stuff. I'm looking for a soundcard with a maximum price of €300 (but for that price it damn well better leaves the X-Fi way behind in quality). I don't need any...

Had my Sennheiser HD280's for about 4 years now. Still work flawlessly, only ... well the build quality of the H280's was craptastic aside from the drivers.

Good one except for the gfx card. There already games out there that go over 320mb videomemory.

An Ice Cream for a girlfriend...

I'd do the first one if it were in dutch and if I grabbed my old math books again. I just need to take a look at some formulas again, I've learned them once but can't remember them all But belgium students, even though alot of them score bad at it at school, still perform extreemly well @...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mrvile Do you have any idea what I'm talking about? if "lugging your comp around" is the same as "moving it around" much, then yes, if not, explain Btw, You don't need a 700Watt power supply, a 520 will probably even do fine, but if you want to be...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mrvile Thermalrights and Scythe heatsinks, at least the more recent ones, tend to be beasts, meaning they can weigh 800g+ without the fan...the Zalman 9500 only weighs 600-something grams with the fan, so if you're going to be lugging your comp around, a...

Well they're not the fastest but I haven't had any probs with my western digitals for a year now. They're SATAII, 16mb cache and 7200rpm. With faster models I ment the 10.000rpm ones. It's more usefull to spend that extra cash on gfx card/better cpu. And yeah, as cerbie says, always take...

water, I barely drink cola or anything like it, makes up for all the alcoholic booze I drink when I go out

advices: - 1, learn to overclock, spend 50 bucks on a decent cooling block for the cpu - Make sure you get a mainboard that is suitable for overclocking, such as DFI, the most important thing tbh is that it has a "Phoenix Award Bios" those are usually the blue ones with white letters and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Akathriel Patrick have you ever been diagnosed with Aspergers lol? Ye that was the first thing that came across my mind too... and I know something about aspergers, I'm slightly autistic myself. Used to be kinda freaky too but in the last 3 years I've...