how to get really good sound

[seraj5]

Alright now, i have done some research about audio and headphones, DAC and soundcards. I want to get good sound and get blown away. I am either going with the beyerdynamic dt 770 pro 80ohm or the sennheiser momentum ON-Ear.

First, which one of these are the best headphones for sound? I listen to all kinds of musik, mostly alive musik and rap, dubstep, rock and stuff like that.

Now, should i buy a DAC or a soundcard or both or what? Im confused here but from what i have read this is what i understand. If i buy good headphones it does not matter, i either need a DAC or a soundcard to get the full expierience. pls help me, i just want to enjoy good music, also i watch alot of movies and play games like bf4 while talking on skype with my friends.

I will only listn to FLAC format, no crappy spotfiy music 😉
Im thankfull for all help, thanks

Specs:

i5 4670k

asus maximus vi hero

8gb ram 1600mhz cl9

1tb hdd

samssung 840 pro 256gb

corsair cx600wM

samsung evo 212

 

[HEXiT]

a dac has better latency so gives a better audio output.
as for whether you will need a sound card. it depends on the audio you have on the motherboard and how well shielded it is.
a lot of onboard sound suffers signal bleeding especially from the mic i/o circuit. if yours doesn't suffer from it (likely as you have an asus with decent audio) then a dac will likely be all you need.(along with a decent set of bins that is)

 

[seraj5]

a dac has better latency so gives a better audio output.
as for whether you will need a sound card. it depends on the audio you have on the motherboard and how well shielded it is.
a lot of onboard sound suffers signal bleeding especially from the mic i/o circuit. if yours doesn't suffer from it (likely as you have an asus with decent audio) then a dac will likely be all you need.(along with a decent set of bins that is)

The onboard soundcard of the asus is supremeFX, sounds cool but not sure if its good. Right now i have hooked up some low end speakers to the mobo and then connected my qpad qh90 to them. Could you recommend me a good DAC thats not to expensive? what do you mean with a decent set of bins? thanks

 

[faalin]

For headphones have a look at the shure SRH750DJ, picked these up 2 months ago and they sound amazing. I also opted for the SB ZxR soundcard over the onboard on the maximus vi hero.

http://versus.com/en/shure-srh750dj-vs-sennheiser-momentum-on-ear

 

[seraj5]

http://www.head-fi.org/t/528686/shure-srh750dj-vs-beyer-dt770-80

according to this if i buy a DAC then the dt 700 pro 80ohm will be better, but which DAC should i choose? A soundcard is maybe not necessary? thanks

 

[paulemannsen]

check this one out: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/high-end-pc-audio,3733.html

the asus kinda won.
in terms of headphones: out of my own experience i can tell you the 770 pro are superb.

 

[faalin]

Everyone has their own sound that they like to hear so I can tell you what is best for you. For work I stream rhapsody through my Iphone 6 to a FiiO E17 to a pair of Shure SE535 Japan special edition reds, on average 5 out of 8 hours a day. At homei have the EX set on the SB ZxR for the SRH750DJ and cant really tell a difference while gaming between the two pair. Ive gone through many brands but for me I always end up with shure's, to me they just have always sounded the best.

 

[faalin]

check this one out: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/high-end-pc-audio,3733.html

the asus kinda won.
in terms of headphones: out of my own experience i can tell you the 770 pro are superb.

yeah looked long and hard at the asus xonar when I was looking at audio for headphones, the only reason I opted for the SB card was it has better recording then the xonar

 

[seraj5]

Maybe i'll go with the sennheiser momentum on ear instead cuz where im from they are so cheap at the moment. Any good about these? will i get good sound without any DAC or sound card or are these components critcal for SQ?

is the geek out 450 usb DAC a good one? Ifound it for 60dollars. thanks