[Aerathion]

So I am interested in buying a o2+odac.
 
Would I see an improvement over the Xonar phoebus?
Would I lose all of the surround sound? (is this just a gimmick?)
 
I am using the vmoda m100's
 
Thank you

 

[PurpleAngel]

  So I am interested in buying a O2+ODAC.
Would I see an improvement over the Xonar Phoebus?
Would I lose all of the surround sound? (is this just a gimmick?)
I am using the vmoda m100's
Thank you

Technically, the O2 headphone amplifier's low output impedance (>1-Ohm) is a little better then the Phoebus headphone amplifier's 10-Ohm impedance, for driving the 32-Ohm V-Moda M100 headphones.
The ODAC, being an external DAC would not be affected by any "electrical noise" that is inside the computer case.
A USB DAC (like the ODAC) bypasses any sound card (on-board or add-on) features, like Headphone surround sound.

 

[Aerathion]

  Technically, the O2 headphone amplifier's low output impedance (>1-Ohm) is a little better then the Phoebus headphone amplifier's 10-Ohm impedance, for driving the 32-Ohm V-Moda M100 headphones.
The ODAC, being an external DAC would not be affected by any "electrical noise" that is inside the computer case.
A USB DAC (like the ODAC) bypasses any sound card (on-board or add-on) features, like Headphone surround sound.

Thank you, do you think headphone surround sound is a gimmick or not?
Also do you think it would make a difference in sound or would it be incredibly hard to tell?

 

[PurpleAngel]

 
Thank you, do you think headphone surround sound is a gimmick or not?
Also do you think it would make a difference in sound or would it be incredibly hard to tell?

I'm of the opinion (personal opinion) that headphone surround sound is not a gimmick.
Is this headphone surround sound for movies or gaming?

 

[Aerathion]

  I'm of the opinion (personal opinion) that headphone surround sound is not a gimmick.
Is this headphone surround sound for movies or gaming?

It is called dolby surround virtualizer
Does the odac have none of this surround ?

 

[PurpleAngel]

 
It is called dolby surround virtualizer
Does the odac have none of this surround ?

The ODAC offers zero surround sound features, is basically stereo audio.

 

[Aerathion]

  The ODAC offers zero surround sound features, is basically stereo audio.

Ok thank you
I think im just going to stick to my sound card then, it offers quite alot of features compared to the odac.
 
What I do understand though is that when you select headphones mode in games, thats around the same as surround