New audio setup

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Hi all,
I have almost no idea when it comes to audio equipment as it's not an area I've ever looked into in great deal. After a previous post where I asked about gaming headsets I've looked a bit more into headsets as a whole and am looking at the AKG712 Pros.

From my research it appears these things need a good amp to get the best out of them and this is where my knowledge is weak. I've seen the E10k mentioned quite a few times as well as the schiit stack.

The question I have is, with the 712s and schiit stack on my pc. Currently I just use the onboard sound on my Asus Maximus VIII Hero. How do these all hook up? It seems is use the optical from pc to the DAC and connect amp to DAC also?

The other thing is, how would the fulla 2 compare against this? It's quite a bit cheaper than buying separate components.
 
I can see the Magni 3 is out of stock but the Modi 2 uber is in stock. Not sure if I should just get the headphones and modi 2 and wait for the Magni to come in stock, or wait until Magni is in stock and get all at same time. Sound is always something I have overlooked and made do with semi okay headphones but I know how a good audio setup can make such a huge difference.
 
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