Which one should I use for my Hifiman He-400's? I have both but am not sure which one would be better. I'm assuming the E10?

Hi guys,   Just wondering if the ohms rating of a Xonar DX soundcard is enough to comfortably drive a pair of Fischer Audio FA-011 headphones?   Ive done a fair bit of googling but cant find a definative answer and no websites seem to show the ohms rating of the DX.   Thanks so much...

My friend is ordering all his PC parts tomorrow, as sewegg.com is already starting their Black Friday deal, and is getting a really nice $900 rig, the only thing he still needs to figure out is the soundcard... I told him to get the ASUS Xonar DGX (Found here...

Hi ,all i'm going to buy the shure srh440(44ohm) headphones and i would like to find a suitable headphone soundcard. I found the asus xonar soundcards but i don't know wich one is better for headphone listening cause some have amps and some don't.I'm looking for amplified headphone sound cause...

Hey every one. Before I say anything I'll sat that I'm pretty new here and have only been lurking for a few days.   Anywho. I'm getting a new pair of headphones, an upgrade from Sony Wireless Stereo Headset. From what I've read, a good way to go is through Dolby Headphone. So I read Mad Lust...

A FIIO E7.     Sorry I want to get another amp and some hd 600's, but I'm not sure if this will be good with my onboard sound. Should I get an Asus Xonar DG?

Hello.   I'm about to buy one of the asus Xonar sound cards.   For my purposes all it will do is process a digital audio signal. It needs to output this  through SPDIF to my E17.     After almost of month of researching into these sound cards I don't really know what their...

If this is in the wrong forum, I apologize.   I'm going to be very straight forward.   I own an ASUS Xonar DG sound card. Today I bought a pair of Sennheiser HD 518 headphones so my neighbors can stop complaining when I play games.   The card has a "headphone amp" but my 6.3mm jack...

Good day everyone, just wanted people inputs on the best bang for my buck around $100 I'm strongly leaning to the E10 as i see pretty good reviews, my current amp is a cheapy pyle one that is used more as a splitter, It distorts my sound a bit on my 598 but not my ath m50's which i find odd...

Im new the the audio world and was wondering about headphone amps. Im currently using my computers intergrated audio and was wondering if an amp would make a differance in the audio quality or if there were any major advantages over not having one. And if so can anyone recomend a decent...

Ive been usnig my audigy 2 zs since 2004 and I believe that was when sound cards were booming.  Nowadays I see new pc's that are generally equipped with onboard sound.  Is onboard sound just as good?  Reason being I am looking for a new sound card because mine is simply too old now.  I also...

Hey guys,   I have been a happy owner of the M50 for 5 months. I really love the sound signature of these, but I'm looking for cans that offer more comfort, and better (wider) soundstage.  I saw that DT770 have velour pads so I guess these can be way more comfortable than m50, but is the...

Hi,   I'm purchasing a Sennheiser HD598 soon to use on my computer. But I'm unsure if I'll also be getting the Asus Xonar DG soundcard, namely because I own a Yamaha RX-V463 AV Receiver. From some research I've found that the receiver has a Burr-Brown PCM-1680 DAC, is this a better DAC...

I'm new here so please go easy on me.  I know these headphones have some opposition when I was looking for user reviews of these headphones, but I need a good reliable set of headphones for about $100-$150.  I currently have a Xonar DS, but I'm selling it to a friend 'cause he needs the high...

First of all, I'd like to say hello there! I'm new to this website. I don't know much about headsets or sound in general, so do noobify your replies. :) Second, I'm looking for a headset that's good, both for gaming and listening to music.  - I prefer closed-ear headsets, but it's not...

Hello i am looking for a nice pair of headphones and an amp for about under $175 I will use these headphones daily to listen to music(electronic, jazz, rock, but mostly electronic). I will also use these for gaming (at a competitive level) Any suggestions? Also i can move up to 200 at the MOST

I currently have the Sony Wireless Stereo Headset and want to upgrade. I pretty much game only on Call of Duty, so i am looking for something that can deliver great 3D Soundstage. I want a new headset mostly to hear where an enemy is coming from; being able to locate gun fire and footsteps. I...

I have a quick question, I would like to know if I will notice and boost in music sound quality jumping from onboard to a discrete sound card. Since, I see people saying that sound card is only good for 5.1, considering my speaker is 2.1. I have the X-540 5.1 as well, which will I get better...

Hi, I've got a DAC/AMP and HD650 and I just connect the DAC/AMP through the usb in the computer. I'm just wondering, i don't have a sound card in my computer, will adding a sound card make a difference?

Hi, I'd like to move from my "ultra basic" 20 EUR cheap and squeaking PC speakers to some better sounding gear. I mainly listen to Post-rock music (Explosions in The Sky, Mogwai, Caspian) and my budget is max 100 EUR. I do not have a lot of space on my desk, so I cannot go for big speakers...

Hello everyone.   I'm looking for someone with some time to read through my post and provide some feedback, any comments will be much appriciated, and should I be in the position to help you in return I will do so gladly.   Okay, here's some background.   Prompted by a friend I've...

I need a sound card that has   Dolby Headphone Dolby Digital Live Digital optical output   I prefer Dolby Headphone over CMSS-3D (seems to have better positioning), but sometimes, I like to game on my plasma tv and use my real surround sound system. So for that, I need dolby digital...

My soundcard on my desktop is shot and the one I bought to replace it isn't cooperating.  It's a pci-e sound card and I ran into an install error that hundreds of others had hit aswell and there's been no fix listed.  Now I want a USB DAC (I'm currently using a $3 USB soundcard that occasionally...

Hey guys..   Ive resently purchased a Asus Xonar DG, as i was told its a decent addon for my desktop computer. Ive been more than happy with this card (running Foobar2000, wasapi, FA-003 clone) and it sounds just fine.. Well that was untill i started running any 3d game at the same time. Ive...

Hello everyone. I'm looking for an Headphone + Sound Card combo for about 100$, do you know any? I'm going to use it mostly for gaming, but I do like some rock n roll sometimes... hehehe  I thought about the Audio Technica ATH-M30 (42$) and the Asus Xonar DS 7.1 (43$) and saving the rest for a...