I just recently bought the auzentech x-fi force which has Headphone Amp and I can clearly see the difference which makes it obvious these ancient JVC HA-G55's that were probably never good to begin with, just dont cut it for this card. What is the best pair of headphones for strictly gaming since I have z-5500's for everything else. I pretty much only wear headphones in games that are FPS and have footsteps you need to listen to and stuff like that...but occasional music late at night and I want it loud. money is not really an issue but im not spending as much as the z-5500's cost for some footsteps