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Audio-Technica Headphone Requirements for PC

post #1 of 7
2/1/10 at 7:52pm
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What is Audio-Technica Headphone Requirements to work on a PC ?

Do I need a special sound card ?

I have "Creative SoundBlaster Live 5.1" supports digital & dolby sound .... And I'm trying to buy one of those Audio-Technica Headphones :

ATH-AD700
or
ATH-AD500
or
ATH-AD300

Will I need to upgrade my sound card ?

And does it differ between different sound cards ? or any working one will give me the full advantages of my headphone ?
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post #2 of 7
2/1/10 at 10:27pm
All bold, and a caution icon. Awesome.

Anything with a proper stereo out can drive any headphones. The only matter is, how well. The better a DAC/Amp you get, the nicer your headphones can sound. Sound quality is always the sum of all parts. Digital Source, DAC (Via sound card or external DAC), Amp, and headphones.
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post #3 of 7
2/1/10 at 10:36pm
They should sound fine straight out of your soundcard. Go for the AD700 if you can and don't bother looking back n__n
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post #4 of 7
2/2/10 at 2:45am
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Thanx alot for this fast responds
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post #5 of 7
2/2/10 at 4:14am
I <3 AD700s.

You may want to upgrade your soundcard though, if you're going to be doing some serious music listening. You could use a standalone DAC or get a good internal soundcard.
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post #6 of 7
2/2/10 at 10:45am
I ordered a pair of AD900's and the Nuforce uDac. I only have onboard sound that has been acting up recently, so I just decided to skip the hassle of buying a soundcard and picked up the uDac. I'll tell you how it is (hopefully) sometime this week, if you haven't decided on what to do.
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post #7 of 7
2/3/10 at 2:16am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by galaxea View Post
I ordered a pair of AD900's and the Nuforce uDac. I only have onboard sound that has been acting up recently, so I just decided to skip the hassle of buying a soundcard and picked up the uDac. I'll tell you how it is (hopefully) sometime this week, if you haven't decided on what to do.
No, I'm waiting Actually I didn't find the AD700 in the whole Egypt, even in Audio-Technica Agent in egy , so I'll try to get it from another country
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