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Need Help Picking a Sound Card or USB Amp

post #1 of 3
12/11/11 at 11:07pm
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I need something to power my Q701's, I just picked them up. I hear static when on some things, I'm sure this is an amp problem, if not please tell me o.O.. But anyways, I just want a sound card or USB amp or whatever to power these so I can game better and listen to music better..

 

I'm hoping to stay cheap, but if its really worthit getting a 200 dollar amp, I guess I can save up. Thank you!

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post #2 of 3
12/12/11 at 1:56am
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Originally Posted by FreedomG View Post
I need something to power my Q701's, I just picked them up. I hear static when on some things, I'm sure this is an amp problem, if not please tell me o.O.. But anyways, I just want a sound card or USB amp or whatever to power these so I can game better and listen to music better..

I'm hoping to stay cheap, but if its really worthit getting a 200 dollar amp, I guess I can save up. Thank you!


AKG Q701 are 62-Ohm

I'm assuming you plug them into the computer's built in sound card?

 

Asus Xonar DG, PCI, $30, comes with a built in headphone amplifier rated up to 150-Ohms.

Comes with Dolby Headphone, great for movies and might help with some games.

 

Fiio E10 USB/DAC/Headphone amplifier, will improve sound quality over built in sound.

Not sure if you will be able to do 5.1 surround sound gaming?

 

 

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post #3 of 3
12/12/11 at 2:37am
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I don't think the FiiO E10 will enable any gaming performance, but how did you find out the DG supports upto 150ohms? I couldn't find that anywhere, and that's really all I needed to know, thank you so much btw.

 

EDIT: Nevermind, dumb question, thank you! So if there is no headphone amp what's the highest impedence? Because I have a friend who can give me the Xonar DS.


Edited by FreedomG - 12/12/11 at 2:48am
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