Help upgrading my current setup

Gaming Audio Streaming
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Hi everyone, I’m currently looking to upgrade my audio setup (microphone and headphone), I currently use a cheap gaming headphone. I’ve already chosen the headphone and mic, but I need a suggestion for an interface to run them both.This is my choice:

Senheiser HD560S
Rode podmic

I’ve looked at serveral option like the schiit fulla but I live in Europe so they are quite restricted, so now i was looking to buy an audio interface because the HD560s are not that hard to drive but i would like something capable for the headphone because I like listening to music. My budget is around 200 euros/dollar, but the less i spend the better it is also because i only use the microphone for game chat and sometimes podcast.I’m planning on getting a separate amp/dac for the hd560s and also for future headphone purchase (I’m starting to enter the rabbit hole :slight_smile: ), but I’m looking for a solution right now, The only concern i have is that i read that the pod mic is quite gain hungry and not all interfaces are capable to run it. These are the option i was looking at:

Focusrite scarlet solo
Focusrite scarlet 2i2 3rd gen
Audient Id4
motu m2
GOxlr mini

Any advice/suggestion is very welcome and thanks in advance for the help.

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solo should be more then fine with that mic.

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And you think is ok with the 560s?

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get the cheapest Interface you can find and get a good DAC/AMP.
The Topping DX3 Pro plus is probably the best at 200€.
If it has to be a all in one combo, Motu M2 is probably the best among those options

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it will drive them fine. but you have enough budget left for a decent separate amp if you should choose. you would get better sound quality out of most budget amps then any of the all in one interfaces.

edit: well all the interfaces in your budget that is I should of said. 10000$ interfaces have pretty good HP amps built in :wink: