[tws1]

 
Been lurking for ages, it is about time I said HELLO. This place is massive there is so much information here. I have read as much as I can read, and I am ready to build my first system. I think some of you are not going to like this much....
 
I guess this is also a massive thank you to everyone, this is such a great place, I hope I can give a bit back in the future. I will open a build thread when I have everything I need.
 
Some guy posted something on here about amplifiers literally just driving the headphone, and it is the differences in the sound that warrants their price. With this in mind, I have chosen to build a home theatre PC with an Essence sound card. I assume I can tweak the sound sufficiently if I need to.  In my mind, modern electronics and IC chips are of a very high quality, certainly good enough for a first-timer. At the moment I am a massive iTunes user, it is so easy to use, plus I can use the iPhone remote. At the moment I have some Sony V6’s and an Audigy sound card. It is time for something even better than that!
 
I hope to install an Essence sound card into a HFX Micro M2 case, the nicest desktop case I could find. Look similar to K701’s? They look great together and hopefully will also sound great, at least for a first setup.
 
HFX Micro M2
Essence STX
AKG k701
 
 
 
...woo first post....
 

 

[kboe]

Welcome to HeadFi,
Sorry about your wallet.
 
Seems like a sweet idea. If I had the money, but couldn't afford the iMac, I might would build a dedicated Music Server myself.  You might find the soundcard woefully inadequate to drive the 701s though as they need serious quality/quantity to sound their best.  
 
Good luck and God save your wallet, cuz we sure wont. 

 

[NapalmK]

Welcome to Head-Fi!
 
So sorry about your wallet.
 
Quote:

Seems like a sweet idea. If I had the money, but couldn't afford the iMac, I might would build a dedicated Music Server myself.  You might find the soundcard woefully inadequate to drive the 701s though as they need serious quality/quantity to sound their best.

That's what I'm doing when I'm able to get some spare money. My current computer is going to be transformed into a media server when I upgrade. I also agree that the soundcard probably won't show you the full potential of the cans you have but it's not a bad start at all.
 

 

[kboe]

This is true, something is always better than nothing, just not as good as the best, which is always furthest from the nothing, and just above the second best...!