taso89
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I'm in the process of getting a new PC, so I decided I'm gonna upgrade from my Sony MDR-V6's too. Seems like I've gotten into the inevitable 'Head-Fi Financial Black Hole'
I do plan on playing games (Crysis, RTS's, anything recent), and I listen to a wide variety of music but particularly whatever's on the top charts + dance, techno. And I do like my bass.
1. Any recommendations for the cans? I'm thinking Denon AH-D2000's or whatever else you guys can suggest. No preference in closed or open. How much of a difference am I going to hear, upgrading from the V6's?
2. My source will be either an Asus Xonar DX or onboard optical out + Total Bithead. Or would it make sense to get both the sound card and the Total Bithead, would the optical out from the Xonar offer better sound than possibly the motherboard's optical out? I don't know how high-quality the Total Bithead is, but I know the front output on the Asus Xonar DX is so good, there might not be any point to buy an amp too. Unless of course, the sound card can't drive the D2000's, I'm not sure.
Also does the Total Bithead use CPU cycles for audio processing or does it do its own thing?
3. Is there anywhere in NYC that I can go to actually hear some headphones? I know AudioCubes is one place.
Sorry, I know it's a lot of questions.
I do plan on playing games (Crysis, RTS's, anything recent), and I listen to a wide variety of music but particularly whatever's on the top charts + dance, techno. And I do like my bass.
1. Any recommendations for the cans? I'm thinking Denon AH-D2000's or whatever else you guys can suggest. No preference in closed or open. How much of a difference am I going to hear, upgrading from the V6's?
2. My source will be either an Asus Xonar DX or onboard optical out + Total Bithead. Or would it make sense to get both the sound card and the Total Bithead, would the optical out from the Xonar offer better sound than possibly the motherboard's optical out? I don't know how high-quality the Total Bithead is, but I know the front output on the Asus Xonar DX is so good, there might not be any point to buy an amp too. Unless of course, the sound card can't drive the D2000's, I'm not sure.
Also does the Total Bithead use CPU cycles for audio processing or does it do its own thing?
3. Is there anywhere in NYC that I can go to actually hear some headphones? I know AudioCubes is one place.
Sorry, I know it's a lot of questions.