update, sorry for the long wait between updates
ok, so i got loki exchanged, it works great. i abandoned the mic pre amp idea, it was hard to get it not to clip my voice.
i have never used a mic preamp, so i was prolly doing it wrong. oh well.
headset im using is beyerdynamics mmx 300 amazing comfort great sound. im prolly not considered an audiophile but i can tell a difference.
sennheiser gsp350 for me it clamped my head to much, mic didnt work right prolly defaulty but mmx 300 won me over. even if the mic worked fine i would
of picked the mmx 300 over and over again. i am in love with mmx 300 headset from beyerdynamics.
the setup im using now is mmx 300, schiit stack with loki eq. rolls 2 channel mixer which has added noise above 75% volume. sounds great i mean great!.
im pretty new to dacs and things so take my word with a grain of salt.
i just tried the creative blasterx g6 and is it underwhelming not upto the level of schiit stack with eq off on both.
i am going to try the mayflower ARC dac/adc combo. i will let you know. i hope with helps someone trying to get better audio out of a console.
i will update more as i find my final setup. with more detail.