Well, I recently picked up some PC360s, for about two years now I've simply had some A30s. They don't sound bad by any means but I know there is better, and I did my research to know the 360s are a great bang for buck in the headset department. Now my only other concern came to sound card, I've...

I'm kind of in the dark about DACs but I do know my sound card is supposed to have a pretty good on on-board. Based on the specs below, do you think I would hear a noticeable difference if I had an outboard DAC like a Schiit Bifrost or comparable? Here's a link to the page about my current...

Hi, so I'll be getting a Matrix M-Stage and I'll be using it on my computer but I'll have 2 choices:   USB: Won't use my audio card   Regular: Will be connected to my M-Audio Audiophile 2496 using a dual RCA cable into the amp.   Which one will get me better results?     ALSO...

I just purchased Beyerdynamic D770 Pro 250 ohms, and I have the http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829121120 Soundcard in my PC, but I'm using a crappy 15   year old Sony Receiver to power my speakers atm, I want to get a nice desktop headphone amp to run straight from my...

Here is what I have right now:   Source: M-Audio 2496 PCI Card. Plugged in are 1. ATH-AD900 or Audioengine A2.   Basically, I'm looking for some advices on what to get next to maybe get more out of the Headphones (and maybe even the speakers at some point). Is there a desktop amp that...

Hi folks!   I'm about to buy a pair of monitor headphones (don't know yet what), a tube headphone amp and also a pci audio interface like M-Audio Audiophile 2496 or E-MU 1212m, which are know for they processing capabilities, and I don't if it's still mandatory to have a DAC connected...

I found this site while looking for a Linux soundcard.  I am building a new system without onboard audio and need a good pci or pci-e sound card for my system.  I'm not really sure of what works and what doesn't, in terms of Linux compatibility.  But I want the best sound for the cheapest...