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post #1 of 6
5/1/11 at 7:58am
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i have a laptop hp compaq nc8230

(audio specification:AC '97,Sound Blaster Pro
Audio Output Sound card .Compliant Standards AC '97,
Sound Blaster Pro .Audio Input Microphone)

i bought phones sennheiser hd 558,

mostly i listen to music in wma ( my original cds copied on hard disk) and mp3 formats(downloaded from torrent sites like piratebay,demonoid,...)

my soundcard isn t good enough for such great phones and on the previous

forum threads most of forum people told me that it isn t smart to buy just an quality headphone amp because my main music source (my sound card) is low quality,

so the first and most important thing is that i have a high quality soundcard,

i want to buy an external usb high quality soundcard or external dac(they told me that that is the same thing as an soundcard,even better) that has a headphone amp on itself

people told me if i buy a external soundcard and install it,that the first soundcard which is integrated on my computer wont have any effect on the sound anymore

so if that s true all what they say to me,than  i can get a great sound just buying an

quality external soundcard,

one of the main problems i have had previous with my music on the laptop(besides the low quality) is when i listen

to music by maximum volume than i hear a murmur(or bad noise, dont know how to call that,my english is bad) on the sound, i want to be sure that that wont happen anymore when i buy that new  external soundcard

i dont want an internal soundcard, i just want an external soundcard(with an hq head.amp)

because its easier to connect it with usb to the pc and so i dont need to go to a shop that someone installats

-i want someone who is really an expert for such things that suggest me whats the best

external soundcard for my sennheiser hd 558 phones and my laptop hp compaq nc8230

my friend has a hifi  Philips MC M772/12 ,,

i con nected my  sennheiser hd 558 headphones to the hifi and listened to music on it,and was were satisfied with the sound

which ext.soundcard or dac (with headphone amps) should i buy that i can get such sound that i have when i conected those phones to philips MC M772/12 ,, 

 http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/m/mcm772_12/mcm772_12_pss_aen.pdf  (fro(( jiijij(t((shhhhh

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the specifications for that hifi are on that site

 

the money which i want to spend for that ext.soundcard is beetween 300 and 400 dollars, if its a little bit more expensive than that price it won t be a big problem,

please  i want that people answer to me that are real experts for such things

thanks in advance


Edited by pixote - 5/1/11 at 9:07am
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post #2 of 6
5/1/11 at 11:55am
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can nobody help me?

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post #3 of 6
10/16/11 at 2:04pm
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please answer me

 

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post #4 of 6
10/16/11 at 2:57pm

Do some research on ibasso products or fiio dac/amps.  They both do a variety of entry level dac/amps' and wont bust your wallet too bad.  For the ammount of money you have spent on cans, this is the sort of level of dac/amp I would be looking to buy.  Both have proven track records to a degree so you should find plenty of reviews on head-fi of most of their products.

 

Hope that helps

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post #5 of 6
10/16/11 at 3:01pm

Just noticed on a second read your budget, I would not say that sort of money is necessary but others may disagree.  Having an external dac will likely give you a pretty big improvement over your current on board sound.  Plenty of people will offer advice on more expensive equipment but I doubt it will give you such a huge leap in performance above an entry level dac/amp, I dont see any need in spending $300 unless you intend to upgrade headphones later or expand your collection.

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post #6 of 6
10/25/11 at 4:08pm

Asus Xonar U3 USB soundcard, price start at $40.

Decent headphone amplifier.

Can do Dolby Headphone 5.1.

 

Single tube headphone amplifier, sold on eBay, prices start at $50, ships from China.

It would plug into the speaker/headphone jack on the laptop.

Small, but not really portable, uses an AC outlet.

 

 

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