asus xonar dx and grado sr80i headphones i have offer to buy new asus xonar dx sound card for 62 euro. i allready have grado sr80i headphones. on my motherboard i have only pci-e slots can i get quality sound with this combination does dolby effects ruin sound quality on headphones...

Let me start by saying that I realize there is an almost Identical thread to this one, and I did not know whether or not to post onto that old thread or create a new one, so I created a new one. I apologize if I piss anyone off. I am new so please bear with me.    I am looking to purchase a...

  hello all i'm new here and have constantly be recommended to join and read up on these forums for the higher audio knowledge. have always been used to listening to cheap $30-70 headphones and now i want to enter into a world with better sound quality. i plan on 7.1 after listening to...

I have some Altek Lansing 4.1 speakers that must have come with a computer we bought a while ago. Now I am trying to get them set up because the dell speakers I was using started glitching. Basically the volume would drastically change randomly and at random intervals. Sometimes it would be fine...

I plan on now doing audio out of my computers integrated optic SPDIF out. I have a ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard, so that is the output I will be running to a Maverick Audio TubeMagic D1 DAC w/ OPA627 OpAmp & GE 5670 Tube, and from there to my...

I have bought the Sennheiser HD598 and I'm using it combined with the integrated sound card on my motherboard. I want to buy an external soundcard or DAC since I'm already using all of my PCI/PCI-E slots. The furthest I am willing to go is around 100USD unless there is some significantly better...

It will be mostly for gaming/music/general listening.  I want dolby headphone and I was looking at the asus xonar dg, but what's the difference between the DG and DX?  What do you recommend?

Hey everyone! Long time lurker, first time poster here   I'm in the market for a decent headphone amp to pair with a couple pairs of headphones. Right now, I use some low impedance Sennheiser PC 360. However, I recently ordered some Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO 250 ohm, which obviously need...

Hi guys,   Long time lurker, first time poster here.   So I have no previous experience with good audio equipments before, except having a listen to HD555 and some Bose headphones and thought they were good. I also tried some Beats by Dr. Dre headphones and hated those cans. I thought...

Hi. First post here.   Thought this would be the best place to start inquiring.   My gear:   Xonar DG Sony MDR-XD100 Zalman ZM1 Clip-on mic   Yeah, budget stuff. I've been about to improve my audio for a long time for now. Just didn't know where to start. I wasn't exactly...

Hi, I have a Xonar DX and, some reason it makes a high pitched noise, it's low in volume but once I hear it I cant unhear it, it drives me crazy because of how subtle it is. (it becomes more obvious if i use my IEM) However, it seems that it only makes on my PC, since I asked friend, who seems...

My XPS 9100's current audio device (indiscernible when checking the device manager) has the capability to run a Front Speaker set up and a Headphone set up simultaneously (at least I think that's what's happening). When I install this DG can I run two different 2.1 setups on the same card? Say...

What's a good dac to go whit d5000s and a Asgard amp? I'm coming out of my old xfi to the Asgard right now and since I added the amp I pick up so much pc noise that I had to stop uesing the Asgard. My mob has and coax and optical out if I uesed those to a good dac would I still get all the pc...

Hi,   Just a question out of curiosity. I've heard a lot of people say that higher impedance headphones can't really be driven by unamplified sources, and that the volume would be very lacking etc. My DT770s and 880s (both 250 ohms) have no volume issues plugged into the front panel jack of my...

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  Currently looking to invest in either CD Player or a Soundcard to push over some AUX cables to my AMP.    My absolute main concern is for quality of audio. I would love to use my computer and iTunes (all Apple Lossless) for ease of use with a soundcard. But in my experience CD players...

Let me get this out of the way. I'm stupid. There it's done. If I sound like I don't have any knowledge on something or if I sound like an idiot, then you'll know why...cause I told you so. I'm legitimately not trying to troll or sound stupid on purpose. When it comes to audio, after all I've...

Hi everyone, I'm new here and I hope you can help me. (oh and sorry for my bad english) I'm researching since 2 weeks on Head-Fi, Headphone.com and many others, and I finally fixed my choice on this 4 product but i can't make the final choice.   Sennheiser HD 518 = 102€ (127$) Beyer...

update! I have now raised my budget to $300 and am looking for both a soundcard and headphones. Currently considering the Ultrasone Pro 550, with a Creative Titanium HD or the Asus Sonar DX. Thoughts? original post: So I am looking to buy a new set of headphones or a headset to replace my old...

For a while, I was using my ATH-M50 headphones for primary usage of listening to music. I never really feel too much bass when I feel it should be there, as well as plain missing details (not a basshead), and after doing some research, I discovered that getting a new DAC would help change that...

I am in the market for a E11 or something similar. When listining from my computer i will use my portable, will it benifit me to run this through an inexpensive sound card. Do i game yes and will use harman/kardon sticks.

Hello,   Can anyone please tell me which would be the most suitable PC soundcard for at most 150$ ? It's not that important to me to have a 5.1/7.1 output (2.1 is fine). What i want from it is to output the best sound in its price range, i'll use it mainly for music listening. Any other...

So, my Sennheiser PC 360 just arrived (yeah!) and i'm using it with the Aus Xonar DX soundcard. The Sound is great, but if i add a Headphone AMP/DAC like the FiiO e10 or 17, will the sound improve a lot? Thanks!

I currently have the m50 and the hd555, i have used them for quite a while and would like to know what i should do next. I am not sure if i should buy a better pair of headphones or get a dac, amp, or even a soundcard for that sake.   Whatever it comes down to could i get a price estimate i...

Hello Head-Fi'ers!   I have to first preface this post with an enormous thank you to (everyone) here on this site that helped me decide on my MP3 player. After a few weeks of reading reviews, specs, etc, the suggestions found from this site were the most enlightening and detailed I came...