Just wanted to say thanks for the great resource you have here.  I purchased a set of Sennheiser HD 650's based on the reviews and comments here on them, and am enjoying sounds I have never heard before in music.  It is truly mind-blowing the difference in sound quality you get with a quality...

Hey Guys   I am new to the forum but i heard that if i have any questions about Music Equipment, this forum is my best solution.   I would like to ask for your advice on how to choose between Xonar Phoebus and Essence STX to go with my IE 80.   I am a mild gamer and mild music...

I have been looking for an upgrade from my on-board soundcard to a new soundcard. But which one should i choose?  I have been looking at :  Creative Sound Blaster Zx And  Asus Rog Xonar Phoebus 1. because of the price 2. because they have that external thing to plug headphones into, so i...

Hey Guys   I am new to the forum but i heard that if i have any questions about Music Equipment, this forum is my best solution.   I would like to ask for your advice on how to choose between Xonar Phoebus and Essence STX to go with my IE 80.   I am a mild gamer and mild music...

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...

Ok so here's my current setup. I'm using a Asus Xonar Phoebus with a AKG K550.   I've been thinking of picking up a Sennheiser HD 650 to use at the computer and keep the k550 for outdoor use (I listen a lot of music on the go so it's well worth keeping them). The reason for this is that...

have done a lot of research, but need some help from the pros    I bought a pair of Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80's - will be used 65% gaming (FPS (Battlefield 3) so positional cues are very important), 35% Movies (likely via home theater receiver on separate TV, with some occasional PC movie...

So First off..Hello this is my first post on Head-fi and am looking forward to your responses. Second let me point out this is a set up for a gaming Rig I am building. My first question involves Sound Cards. I was looking into buying the Asus Phoebus sound card..pairing it with an AMP and...

So i have asus Xonar Phoebus sound card and i am planing to buy senhisier HD 595 and IE80 would i need to use an amplifier for a higher quality?

Hey guys, I'm kinda new when it comes to high-end audio so please bare with me. Essentially this is my question, whats the best audio setup for my needs? Currently I have logitech z5500's sourced from my computer soundcard, Auzentech x-fi forte, however eventually I want to invest in some...

Hey guys, been trying to get this working for the past 4 hours and got nowhere. I have two issues   1) Control Panel (either Asus one or CPanel) do not start after reboot. I've tried both official and unified drivers to no avail. The control panel just DOESNT want to start after installation...

First off, I've used the forum in the past and you guys have been an invaluable source of information in helping me get the setup I already have, thank you! Now I need an upgrade.   The short:   Went from X-Fi Forte 7.1 to Xonar DG back to the X-Fi, now need an upgrade, and I'm sick of...

First post - I've been doing ALOT of research  and reading and, this forum has proven invaluable!  I was hoping to ask some final questions regarding PC gaming and sound...     Just as background, I'm using the Asus Maximus V Gene motherboard, which has the "SupremeFX III" sound setup...

i just got this card and it's my 1st ever sound card. before this i always rely on the onboard sound so i'm really clueless with all the extra settings which came with this card   my speaker is a 2.1. however it is quite different from the usual 2.1 setups, it came with its own amplifier...

Hi, I've been reading with interest for a short time on various opinions on DACs and AMPs and still can't decide plus my head hurts from trying to make sense of it all. Please don't get too complicated as I'm a novice to DACs and AMPs. I may need prodding in the right direction to help get me...

Hi,   What options should i use for Gaming for best surround effect and details, so i can hear footsteps and directional bullets location. and what settings should i use for Movies + Music ?   All i am talking about is now the RIGHT way to hear the sound how it should be, after that tell...

There are so many cards i don't know what to pick, i want Gaming + Movies + Music for  Headphones + Logitech 5500 Digital 5.1.     People said about the Xonar Xense 1. But i don't need the headphones cause i want better ones ? if there are any better than this headphones. ASUS AV100...

So according to the product website http://www.asus.com/Multimedia/Audio_Cards/ROG_Xonar_Phoebus/   there won't be any Dolby Headphone but something newish.   "Dolby® Home Theater V4"   Does anybody have experience with this? It seems DHT offers virtualization as well. Marketing...

I've recently built a new pc with a Phoebus soundcard and AD-700 headphones. Playing BF4 I noticed positional audio was lacking compared to my previous setup (recon 3d fatality + ad700 on battlefield 3). After some research I ended up trying the razer surround software which made a huge...

Hi, I just received my Xonar Phoebus. The main reason I chose this soundcard is its remote control for the volume.  (I have two monitor speakers without volume knob: M-Audio BX5 D2)   But I can not get it to work for the speakers. When I am turning the volume wheel on the remote I can see in...

I currently am starting to get into higher quality audio. I recently picked up a pair of dt 990s pros (250 OHM). I am now looking for something to drive these headphones. I've been looking around at the asus xonar ROG version as well as the E09K and have been unsure what to go with, the E09k...

So I recently have been becoming an audiophile, and its great.  I am also a PC gamer.   With these needs, I want to know what I should buy to get better audio   I currently own Klipsch Promedia 2.1's, and they are awesome. Is there some kind of device (DAC, Amp?) that I can buy to enhance...