Card Decision

[TheThrasson]

I have a headset lined up, but which card has the better headphone amp?

Headset -

http://www.headphone.com/headphones/denon-ah-d2000.php

Cards -

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829156010

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829271004

Thanks.

[jhanby]

For headphones, I would recommend the Asus Xonar Essence STX.

It is a true Audiophile card.

Good choice of headphones btw :D

[TheThrasson]

That card looks really nice, thanks. The only issue I have is it's interface. I'd have to put it between two OCed graphics cards with custom coolers. I doubt it would cause airflow problems, but I'll do some experimenting to make sure. I have an old card around somewhere I could put in and run some temp tests.

[badenglishihave]

I have the HT Omega Claro and I love it. I have a pair of Grado SR-80's but I rarely use the internal headphone amp. I use the RCA analog out to connect to my receiver and hook up my headphones through that. The Omega card sounds great either way :)