New AKG K712pro headphones, need soundcard, AMP/DAC help!

[swiss1987]

Hey guys, I recently got myself a higher end set of AKG K712PRO headphones which are currently plugged into my mobo which is an Asus Z270E with the supremeFX sound chip I believe.

Ive read further into the matter and realised that the headphones might benefit greatly from using a dedicated soundcard or amp/dac setup. At this point I have become confused as to what direction I should take in order to fulfil the headphones potential.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks in advance

 

[swiss1987]

hey, honestly its a bit of both, I listen to a lot of music and game quite a bit, also watch movies etc so all round i want my setup to sound the way it should or can?

 

[swiss1987]

I actually looked at the AE-5 and it seemed like a good option, does it handle headphones well? it looks nice too which is a bonus lol

 

[swiss1987]

excellent info here guys thanks a bunch, i went ahead and bought the AE-5, when i get it installed and tweaked, ill leave an update, many thanks.

 

[swiss1987]

hey guys so i got my AE-5 card installed and drivers and software sorted, can anyone help me with the software or setup to get most out of the card?

I currently have my headphones plugged into the headphone amp socket on the card...

When i use the software to set the card up, I have chosen the DIRECT HP setting. It appears when its on this setting none of the equalizers or blasterx acoustic engine settings work. is this correct ? it sounds pretty good but making sure.

also for gaming i read that stereo is best, so would i keep it on DIRECT HP or some people say for games to set it too 7.1 virtual? and then you can mess with the Equalizers etc.

Any info would be appreciated !

PS: 95% of time will be using my new AKG K712PRO Headphones

 

[swiss1987]

is the direct HP mode not stereo? if its direct sound from the AMP/DAC the the headphones themselves which are stereo?