So, I got these for $50. I entered the additional number on the back, and havent gotten anything back besides RTA 8T when I googled them. I saw a few for sale for $300-400. How long are they expected to last?

I bought a Sony Reciever STR-K790 and two Bose speakers for $70. I know Bose isnt really all that highly praised for audiophiles, but I figured for $70 its not a bad deal. I played music through them, and the vocals were terribly drowned out. The guitars, bass, and drums were way louder. With...

I say both of them because they both share the same lock in pattern, for those who dont know. The cord they both came with werent good. I tried to order a new one directly from Sennheiser, and they didnt work too well. I ordered a 3rd party one, and it worked fine for about a year. (I couldnt...

I bought a Soundcard by Creative. Its the Soundblaster Z 5.1. The specs say 600 ohm amp. Before I was looking at external DACs, and then saw dedicated Amps. Then saw the DACs have amps in them. Yet I still saw people saying they have a DAC + dedicated Amp. So Im wondering, is the 600 ohm amp...

I bought Sennheiser earphones, you can get them for like $25 on Amazon. They sound pretty great for the price, but yesterday while working out too much sweat got in my ear and then..sound went out in one. I see a few by companies Ive never heard about, and then looked at Audio Technichas sport...

Im wanting to upgrade Currently I have a pair of HD 558s, and Audio Technicha M40s What Im looking for: Portability. So removable cables or a cable thats only about 3 feet long is a must, but removable is preferred. Balanced sound. Not needing an amp, since I'll be mainly using it with my...

If Im watching a show, or movie, I dont mind getting up every once in a while to pause/play, etc. Not that lazy. If Im using my monitor I have a desk and office chair. When using my widescreen, I will have a couch directly behind my desk. The TV will be right above my desk. I currently have a...

Uh..I was asking about AV recievers.. I do plan on putting a widescreen in there but most of the time if Im using that screen its for movies, shows, etc. Hardly ever for gaming. My monitor will be used for gaming, mostly. I have studio headphones anyways, that have a cable longer than I care...

Oh. For some reason I thought a reciever is an alternative or better option to having a soundcard. If I want to setup a surround sound system, would I need one?

Ive never heard of anyone using them with PCs, I only see suggestions for soundcards. I have a spare room Im converting into a little theater/video game room. Right now I have a Creative soundcard, but AV reciever seems like a better choice.

I also kinda figured that my Z533 speakers are way more powerful than the ones I had laying around. Pretty sure I found them online, for $20. So yeah I know this really isnt an accurate representation of buying 2 sets of speakers, but just curious.

I have this Logitech Z533 I bought for $100. Its a 2.1. I found out some people just buy speakers later for the rear outputs. So I had these alright sounding 2.0 Logitech speakers laying around, grabbed them and set them up behind me. One channel was considerably weaker than the other channel...

:/ Those are for bass. I listen to metal mainly. Amped up bass is a no for me.

And most high quality headphones I look at by companies like Sennheiser, Audio Technicha, Shure, Beyerdynamic, AKG, make headphones designed for studio use. Or DJing. Unless those would maybe work? I try searching headphones for working out and get a lot of Beats or Skullcandy so like..

Ive been using my Audio Technicha M40s but..they werent designed for working out with of course. Earpads get incredibly smelly. I'd buy earphones but they never really give me that noise cancelling like headphones do. And everytime I use earphones for working out..I get this weird noise from...

Yes, its the Z. Just making sure I have all that on and working. Thanks.

Right now I have Audio Technicha M40 Sennheiser HD 558 I'd like trying a new brand. AKG looks like a pretty good brand.

How do I make sure the surround sound options are on for when I use headphones? Do I need any extra wires besides just plugging in my headphones?

Also, Im still learning things about audio. And different components. So sorry if this is a noob question.

I read its for a DAC but..isnt my soundcard already a DAC?

I bought an ASUS card once for like $100. I installed the drivers, the audio didnt sound right, so I reinstalled. When I went to reinstall, I got an error. Its a really common problem with it seems all of their cards, and my PC has problems frequently. Which I solve by just wiping my HDD...

I play a lot of first person games. I was looking at Creative's cards, the model you recommend is a little bit pricey. I'll consider it but, what about the X-fi 5.1 surround pro?

What Ive heard Internal soundcards are often worse, because they pick up a lot of noise from the inside and transfers it to my headphones. Open back are the best for surround sound. I have a pair of HD 558s to use. But Im looking at all these soundcards, some dont say the channels they have...

I kinda got impatient and got a logitech. $100 speakers, huge subwoofer and has a convenient dial knob thing to put on my desk. Lets me put my phone in through an aux and it blends with my PC audio. They look really nice as well. Logitech Z533 Audio is nice as well. Thank you though.

Subwoofer from my other speakers suddenly decided it wont send power to one speaker. Im lookong for a 2.1 setup.