How to set up Beyerdynamic 1st gen headphones correctly with a GA-AX370-Gaming K7 motherboard?

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As the title says, don't really feel like I'm getting the most out of these but then again I'm clueless when it comes to audio.

Should i be buying an amp for these or is there anything i can do with the sound driver from the motherboard?


thanks guys
 
Website states -

  • Creative® Sound Blaster X-Fi MB5 support
  • Dual ALC 1220 with Front & Rear 120dB SNR HD Audio with Dual Smart Headphone Amps
So there is headphone specific amps and the Beyers are not hard to drive either. Should be plenty of power.

What does the manual say?
 
PapaLazaru said:
Website states -

  • Creative® Sound Blaster X-Fi MB5 support
  • Dual ALC 1220 with Front & Rear 120dB SNR HD Audio with Dual Smart Headphone Amps
So there is headphone specific amps and the Beyers are not hard to drive either. Should be plenty of power.

What does the manual say?
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Doesn't say anything its useless.
 
It very much does. Click or copy and paste below link and read page 10. It tells you where to plug them into (the line out) and also where the settings in the BIOS are.

download.gigabyte.us/FileList/Manual/mb_manual_ga-ax370-gaming-k7_e.pdf
 
PapaLazaru said:
It very much does. Click or copy and paste below link and read page 10. It tells you where to plug them into (the line out) and also where the settings in the BIOS are.

download.gigabyte.us/FileList/Manual/mb_manual_ga-ax370-gaming-k7_e.pdf
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thought you meant headphone manual
 
PapaLazaru said:
It very much does. Click or copy and paste below link and read page 10. It tells you where to plug them into (the line out) and also where the settings in the BIOS are.

download.gigabyte.us/FileList/Manual/mb_manual_ga-ax370-gaming-k7_e.pdf
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Also can't find any bios settings to do with sound within that manual. page 10 just shows me the ports on the back
 
I would imagine that you need to turn the HP amp on so as not to blow speakers if that's what you're running off the board. Make sure you are running the correct driver for your sound and not the default windows driver. Look in settings.
 
DomBruv said:
Also can't find any bios settings to do with sound within that manual. page 10 just shows me the ports on the back
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BIOS has only setting for disabling/enabling integrated Realtek.

With integrated Realtek enabled you then install its drivers.
Followed by X-Fi MB5 software.
https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-AX370-Gaming-K7-rev-10#support-dl

For closed headphone MMX300 should be really decent for binaural sound.
https://youtu.be/B8xZp0WPwxs?t=13m6s


Realtek shouldn't really need setting to 7.1 .(though with every processing disabled shouldn't affect)
Because games will be using that X-Fi MB5 "virtual" sound card as their output device. (which needs to be configured as 7.1 device)
Then select headphpones in X-Fi MB5 and enable surround for binaural simulation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-1zg2fOw0Q
 
EsaT said:
BIOS has only setting for disabling/enabling integrated Realtek.

With integrated Realtek enabled you then install its drivers.
Followed by X-Fi MB5 software.
https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-AX370-Gaming-K7-rev-10#support-dl

For closed headphone MMX300 should be really decent for binaural sound.
https://youtu.be/B8xZp0WPwxs?t=13m6s


Realtek shouldn't really need setting to 7.1 .(though with every processing disabled shouldn't affect)
Because games will be using that X-Fi MB5 "virtual" sound card as their output device. (which needs to be configured as 7.1 device)
Then select headphpones in X-Fi MB5 and enable surround for binaural simulation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-1zg2fOw0Q
Click to expand...
So your saying turn 7.1 on? As i have been told a few times not to keep it in stereo?
 
EsaT said:
BIOS has only setting for disabling/enabling integrated Realtek.

With integrated Realtek enabled you then install its drivers.
Followed by X-Fi MB5 software.
https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-AX370-Gaming-K7-rev-10#support-dl

For closed headphone MMX300 should be really decent for binaural sound.
https://youtu.be/B8xZp0WPwxs?t=13m6s


Realtek shouldn't really need setting to 7.1 .(though with every processing disabled shouldn't affect)
Because games will be using that X-Fi MB5 "virtual" sound card as their output device. (which needs to be configured as 7.1 device)
Then select headphpones in X-Fi MB5 and enable surround for binaural simulation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-1zg2fOw0Q
Click to expand...
So i have both installed now but the X-FI won't pick up any input? it detects nothing it says

the realtek software see's my inputs fine
 
DomBruv said:
So i have both installed now but the X-FI won't pick up any input? it detects nothing it says

the realtek software see's my inputs fine
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Have you made X-Fi default playback device in sound settings of Windows?
Sounds like Realtek is still default device.
 
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