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Truth be told, there is a Vista driver that also supports Windows 7, namely version 2.18.0015, and a Windows 8 beta driver. I wouldn't recommend using a Windows 8 driver on Windows 7, however the opposite is more feasible.
You could get the amp first, since you already have a soundcard, it would be a more balanced upgrade path. Until you get the new soundcard, you should do a full uninstallation of your X-Fi Fatal1ty, clean any leftovers, then install the 2.18.0013 driver, the Product Identification Module Update and the 2.18.0015 driver, precisely on this order. If you do that, you should get issue-free usage of your current soundcard, which will ease waiting until you get the new one.
Unfortunately I haven't had first hand impressions of the MDR-1R, and the very brief listening session with the K550 did leave me impressed but I also share the opinion that mids aren't as pronounced as they could be. If it wasn't for you using Pro Tools, recommendations would be immensely easier, but that forces headphones to have a modicum of balance to their sound.
The Pro 750 does have both bass impact and quality, and certainly better than the K550. Mids take a bit of time to settle in and treble is very detailed. They are certainly not mellow headphones, something that might make you EQ them a bit to soften some areas of the frequency range, but overall they should work nicely with everything you throw at them.
So, where do you stand in terms of amps?
You could get the amp first, since you already have a soundcard, it would be a more balanced upgrade path. Until you get the new soundcard, you should do a full uninstallation of your X-Fi Fatal1ty, clean any leftovers, then install the 2.18.0013 driver, the Product Identification Module Update and the 2.18.0015 driver, precisely on this order. If you do that, you should get issue-free usage of your current soundcard, which will ease waiting until you get the new one.
Unfortunately I haven't had first hand impressions of the MDR-1R, and the very brief listening session with the K550 did leave me impressed but I also share the opinion that mids aren't as pronounced as they could be. If it wasn't for you using Pro Tools, recommendations would be immensely easier, but that forces headphones to have a modicum of balance to their sound.
The Pro 750 does have both bass impact and quality, and certainly better than the K550. Mids take a bit of time to settle in and treble is very detailed. They are certainly not mellow headphones, something that might make you EQ them a bit to soften some areas of the frequency range, but overall they should work nicely with everything you throw at them.
So, where do you stand in terms of amps?