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If I was to buy 250 ohm headphones then would I need a sound card to power them properly from the PC?
Headphones are Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro
Thanks
Headphones are Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro
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Requirements to power 250 ohm headphones
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Same headphones, I still use an old creative AE5. I’d probably go for something external next time to free up airflow in my case, a G6 for example, although I know there are better options.
Amazing headphones btw.
Amazing headphones btw.
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I used a Creative AE5 with 250ohm DT990s, its more than powerful enough but then the built in headphone amp goes upto to 600ohm cans. Not tried the headphones with onboard audio
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I’m really tempted to try an external driver like the X4. May even order one today.
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I use JDS labs atom amp to drive my sennheiser’s I wouldn’t use a sound card personally.
TBH there are various factors involving current and voltage so even a powerful headphone amplifier doesn't necessarily drive any given headphone well. Some soundcards have decent power outputs some do not. Some onboard audio actually has quite powerful current capabilities but not always great voltage output. Personally unless needing gaming features I'd err towards an external DAC/AMP these days.
Frustratingly the AE5 almost but just misses the mark with my Sennheiser HD600s
it has the power to drive them but just doesn't quite bring them to life like I know they can do - largely I think because the output voltage is marginal for them.
Frustratingly the AE5 almost but just misses the mark with my Sennheiser HD600s
it has the power to drive them but just doesn't quite bring them to life like I know they can do - largely I think because the output voltage is marginal for them.
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To be honest it is hard to beat the AE5 for gaming, aside from maybe the positional audio on the Sennheiser/EPOS GSX1000 but there are other downsides to that device, nothing has really moved on in the gaming audio space OS and games wise and the AE5 makes the best of a bad job.
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Maybe I’ll stick with it a bit longer then.
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I was tempted by one of these but apparently the software is pretty awful. Schitt Hel dac/amp combo is well recommended,but they were hard to get in Europe.
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Yes, it sounds like there are lots of connection issues recently.
You don't need a gaming audio device for positional in games, it's all software anyway. There's alternatives that work just as well, the Zen Can is a fantastic option.
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Check the above, worth giving the trial a shot but try out Dolby Atmos Headphone and DTS:X too for comparison. If you get on with any of those solutions it seriously opens up your options, but for the money you'll be very hard pressed to beat the Zen tbh.
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Check the above, worth giving the trial a shot but try out Dolby Atmos Headphone and DTS:X too for comparison. If you get on with any of those solutions it seriously opens up your options, but for the money you'll be very hard pressed to beat the Zen tbh.
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Looks like a good option.
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Asus Xonar Essence STX II
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This is what I use with my DT990 Pros. Great for the money.