GoRedwings19
Headphoneus Supremus
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well you do have a very good point. It just how you see it. Some people will spend a lot more money on the source than on amplification or headphones/speakers while others do it the other way around.
I am not that bothered about the sound of the xfi for music replay purposes. I only want it for games and movies.
I could suppose hook it up to an offboard dac using the digital connections therefore using the PC as a transport, but at this time it's not a viable option for me.
I mean I am using them with a really cheapie set of creative labs speakers which are far inferior sounding to the ibuds, so I would not see any improvements if I used a expensive dac or amps. Why would I spend all that money on something if there was only a very slight difference. At least if I have a nice set of speakers then I would want to partner it with something which allows the ability of the speakers to show thorugh. Seeming as I am using a @$100 soundcard I will use a $40 speaker set.
I am not that bothered about the sound of the xfi for music replay purposes. I only want it for games and movies.
I could suppose hook it up to an offboard dac using the digital connections therefore using the PC as a transport, but at this time it's not a viable option for me.
I mean I am using them with a really cheapie set of creative labs speakers which are far inferior sounding to the ibuds, so I would not see any improvements if I used a expensive dac or amps. Why would I spend all that money on something if there was only a very slight difference. At least if I have a nice set of speakers then I would want to partner it with something which allows the ability of the speakers to show thorugh. Seeming as I am using a @$100 soundcard I will use a $40 speaker set.