[Jobobee]

I have somewhere between £350 and £400 to spend. 
Hello people of Head-Fi.
I'm thinking of getting a new audio setup and would like some advice.
What do you think?
I listen to classical music, pop (Queen, Beatles etc...) and I bit of Jazz. I also play a lot of video games and watch lots of YouTube videos.
I live in a fairly noisy area but it's not too bad with the windows closed.


 

I've already asked for advice here, but my budget has since changed.
 
I was thinking of the AKG Q701s and an Asus Xonar Essence STX sound card as I hear Dolby Headphones is great.
 
I live in Italy, but my dad often visits me here so he can bring stuff from England seeing as it's usually cheaper there.

 

[Jobobee]

I updated the thread a little.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.

 

[Jobobee]

Forgot to mention, I'll mainly be doing single player, so not competitive.

 

[b0000]

The q701's bass is quite tame, but its soundstage is quite big.
 
What sort of quality in headphones are you looking for? For example, a lot of people say soundstage is immersive, while others say it's bass. 
 
take a look at this thread.
http://www.head-fi.org/t/534479/mad-lust-envys-headphone-gaming-guide-updated-12-27-2013-mrspeakers-alpha-dog-added

 

[Jobobee]

Yeah, the Q701 sounds like it's pretty good. I kinda need some advice on an AMP + DAC. 
I'm not a big fan of high bass TBH. I personally think that the soundstage can make it more immersive.

 

[BrezicR]

Hello, I have the Q701 and I like them a lot. They are great for gaming, having big soundstage, but even better for listening to music. True, they are a little bass lite, but the bass is very tight and fast and I think should be perfect for Classical or jazz music. You can find them on amazon.it for 250 €. I doubt, you can find them any cheaper.
 
For the dac/amp, I would look at the Shiit Modi - Magni or the O2 ODAC. I haven't heard them yet, but they are highly regarded. The Shiit products cost 100 $ each, but you will have to add taxes, as they are imported from US. But you are still inside your budget. The O2 ODAC is a little bit more expencive I think.

 

[Jobobee]

  Hello, I have the Q701 and I like them a lot. They are great for gaming, having big soundstage, but even better for listening to music. True, they are a little bass lite, but the bass is very tight and fast and I think should be perfect for Classical or jazz music. You can find them on amazon.it for 250 €. I doubt, you can find them any cheaper.
 
For the dac/amp, I would look at the Shiit Modi - Magni or the O2 ODAC. I haven't heard them yet, but they are highly regarded. The Shiit products cost 100 $ each, but you will have to add taxes, as they are imported from US. But you are still inside your budget. The O2 ODAC is a little bit more expencive I think.

The shipping is like $50 on the Vali + Modi. The problem is that they don't support Dolby Headphones, and I hear it's actually really good.

 

[BrezicR]

As far as I know, no amp truly support Dolby Headphones and Q701 are not Dolby. So I don't know why would that be a problem. 

 

[Jobobee]

As far as I know, no amp truly support Dolby Headphones and Q701 are not Dolby. So I don't know why would that be a problem. 

Dolby Headphones is a virtual surround sound system.
Internal sound cards support them.

 

[Jobobee]

Would the K702 or the Q701 be better?
I don't know if the K702 is the same as the K702 Anniversary edition.

 

[Jobobee]

What should I get for an AMP/DAC?
An internal sound card or something like the Audio-GD NFB-15.32 DAC/Amp

 

[b0000]

  Would the K702 or the Q701 be better?
I don't know if the K702 is the same as the K702 Anniversary edition.

 
from most to least bass.
 
K702 annie (bass above neutral) > q701 (just a bit more bass than k702 but still below neutral) > k702
 
soundstage is technically the same, however, higher quantity of bass reduces perceived soundstage.