money isnt really an issue
would hopefully be able to stay below 500$

as of now im thinking of getting
Philips X2/27 Fidelio with a V-MODA BoomPro Microphone
or
headphones + amp/doc + mic if it will produce a overall better experience
example
DT 990 PRO + Creative Sound Blaster X7 + snowball/yeti mic

This post was edited by VeroNN on Oct 25 2018 02:59pm

Well I have no regrets with my o2 amp/dac and hd6xx's.
The wait was a bit ridiculous but I managed both for 350 USD then my yeti was around 100.

These are the two people here I usually take serious with audio advice.
If anything I'd say reach out to them but do know exactly what your after (refer to post #5).
https://forums.d2jsp.org/user.php?i=442717
https://forums.d2jsp.org/user.php?i=409123

oh heres an alternative for amp/dac on the cheap that also works well and has no wait...


http://www.schiit.com/products/magni-1
http://www.schiit.com/products/modi-1

if strictly for gaming only try the x2 with onboard

what motherboard are you using?>

only reason to get an amp is to power power hungry headphones pretty much
only reason to get a dac is to get better accuracy from conversion
from gaming stand point

but if we talk about virtual surround then some devices do it differently

I use x7 with hd600, or he400 or hd558 or dt770 few other headphones and dac and/or amps
it can become a money pit

This post was edited by yupitsmeh on Oct 25 2018 03:12pm

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qH7bRJ
thats my comp

just focus on headphones that mobo can handle almost all headphones fine

Saw you mentioned the vmoda boompro. I have one, and I wish I had gotten the antlion modmic instead. I has a tendency to not stay in place, it just kinda swings around in the headphones so the input volume level is always changing.

Don't use a yeti for gaming unless u want the whole discord to hear a fucking fart brewing in ur lower intestines before it even comes out. Get a headset. I have the Sennheiser game zeros. GG headset.

I'm just here to say...

IMPOSTER GUILD

/edit jk gl I couldn't be more helpful

This post was edited by J_Lofa51 on Nov 16 2018 02:19pm

For 500$ you should be able to get a used HD800. If you need more headroom JDS Labs has just launched the Atom amplifier which swipes the floor specwise.