Mr.Radar
Headphoneus Supremus
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As you can see in my sig, my current setup is pretty bad. I've heard that the first thing on your upgrade list should be the source. My current source is pretty good quality audio files through my crappy onboard audio, so anything but an SB-Live! should be an upgrade for me. I've been looking at the Chaintech AV-710, which is very affordable to me and leaves plently upgrade headroom (which is both good and bad). For my current "destination", my Koss PortaPro 2's, it would seem to me that I woudn't need anything better than the Chaintech. However, my current problem is that lately I've been hearing that the EMU 1212m is the best thing since sliced bread and can't be passed up. It would however it would be a strech for me to get it even at the $165 Guitar Center price, and I don't think that I would be able to truely appreciate it until I get a nice pair of headphones, like the Grado SR-225's sometime next year (assuming I like the SR-60's I'm getting this summer). Like I just said, my next "desitination" upgrade will probably be sometime between now and my birthday (July 21st) and it'll most likely be a pair of Grado SR-60's. What should I do? Should I save some money now and get the Chaintech or should I go all-out and max out my soundcard with a huge (to me at least) hit to my wallet?