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I'm drafting a build based around an ASRock X99 board. I'm having a hard time figuring out if the front panel I/O would benefit from the headphone amp of the Purity Sound 2 chip.
I would think when the front panel jack is engaged, the rear would be bypassed, but apparently this isn't the case because multi-streaming support which, when enabled, treats the front panel front speaker out as a separate audio device from the rear panel front speaker out. Is the only way to engage the headphone amp from the rear port?
Whatever the answer is, I imagine it's the same for ALC1150 boards in general, fancy caps and headphone amps or not. It's hardly make or break for me, but it'd be good to know if I need an extension cord so I can tape my own "front panel" port to the front of the case if I really must
(I'm not worried about added capacitance of the header cable which, if you're truly an audiophile, would be one inherent disadvantage I suppose.)
I would think when the front panel jack is engaged, the rear would be bypassed, but apparently this isn't the case because multi-streaming support which, when enabled, treats the front panel front speaker out as a separate audio device from the rear panel front speaker out. Is the only way to engage the headphone amp from the rear port?
Whatever the answer is, I imagine it's the same for ALC1150 boards in general, fancy caps and headphone amps or not. It's hardly make or break for me, but it'd be good to know if I need an extension cord so I can tape my own "front panel" port to the front of the case if I really must
(I'm not worried about added capacitance of the header cable which, if you're truly an audiophile, would be one inherent disadvantage I suppose.)