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So after the thread about the DT990's not sounding good on the Creative Z card, I started to doubt the amp in my Z too. I believed the false claims of them powering up to 600ohm's and figured since my cans (Philips fidelio X1) were only ~30ohm well then shit surely the Z could power them, they don't even sound like total shit through my ipod.
Boy was I wrong, I plugged them into the headphone out of my receiver and it was a world of difference, richer sound and more bass.
So now I am in the market for a small headphone amp (that plugs into the wall, no batteries needed) so I can have this richer sound at my computer.
I was thinking of the JDSLabs objective 2 kit (so I could have fun putting it together) which makes it reasonably priced. I couldnt find on their website if you can purchase the enclosure though which was a bummer, I don't have the time to fabricate something as slick looking as their enclosure, and only saw the faceplate for sale (why doenst a "kit" come with everything?).
Or would I really notice a difference splurging on something like the Schiit Asgard 2 (~$250?)
My only requirement is that its not USB, it has to use the line out of my creative Z and not muck with the signal as the card itself does a great job making everything sound perfect, just needs more jiggawattz!
Boy was I wrong, I plugged them into the headphone out of my receiver and it was a world of difference, richer sound and more bass.
So now I am in the market for a small headphone amp (that plugs into the wall, no batteries needed) so I can have this richer sound at my computer.
I was thinking of the JDSLabs objective 2 kit (so I could have fun putting it together) which makes it reasonably priced. I couldnt find on their website if you can purchase the enclosure though which was a bummer, I don't have the time to fabricate something as slick looking as their enclosure, and only saw the faceplate for sale (why doenst a "kit" come with everything?).
Or would I really notice a difference splurging on something like the Schiit Asgard 2 (~$250?)
My only requirement is that its not USB, it has to use the line out of my creative Z and not muck with the signal as the card itself does a great job making everything sound perfect, just needs more jiggawattz!