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Matt - How do you drive your Headphones
« on: March 28, 2003, 02:10:06 pm »
Do you use an amp - or direct from Soundcard.
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Re: Matt - How do you drive your Headphones
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2003, 07:49:19 pm »
Headphone aficionados all say you need to buy a dedicated headphone amp. (so of course, like a lemming, I did)  However, I couldn't tell much difference between it (Creek OBH-11) and the TEAC stereo amp I was plugging into before.

As for plugging right into a sound card, I'm not sure.  The jack on my stereo-link USB soundcard sounds horrible.  Some sound cards may have better on-board amps -- I'm not sure.  Also, some headphones are more power hungry than others. (Senn's need quite a bit of power)

So, not sure if that helps.  

I can tell you that I just love my Senn's.  I'd recommend them to anyone (and if you're considering Grado, don't).  Of course, just one monkey's opinion...
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