343 Grenadier
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I will say I thought the DT880/600 had slightly better gaming capabilities than the HD600. The DT800 was more detailed as well as having slightly better positioning. However, the HD600 sounded more natural so I choose that.
And as far as we can tell, the AKGs are better still than the 880s.
With the Sound Blaster Z, the sound quality was so distorted to get slightly better 3D positioning. Much detail was lost because of this when using SBX. It sounded like a veil with everything having more bass (not impact). Without SBX active, the card basically sounded the same for 3D as the onboard did, though my onboard sound is fairly good. However, their still was a slight added bass even with no features active. I'll write my full impressions when I find the time and can get my amp fully upgraded. But for me, the sound card did not do it for me.
Yeah, well, if it helped positioning, then it did what it was designed to do. Regardless of the cost.
Listen to this if you are deciding on getting a particular soundcard or just keeping onboard. It is pretty representative of what you will get, say 80%.
Already heard it. It's where I got most of my impressions about how these stack up. Not perfect but it'll do.