USB sound card for V-Moda Crossfade M100 (32 Ohm)
May 6, 2016 at 7:05 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 4
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I'm looking for a good USB sound card for my low-impedance V-Moda Crossfade M100 headphones. I've seen somewhere that improper soundcard can damage low-impedance phones (specifically their diaphragm). I've tried Xonar U7 and it did horrible and perfectly noticable distortion in some parts of frequency spectrum. My main goal is to improve sound quality, not to increase max volume. Also I'm using equalizer sometimes to increase mids, so I'd like it to play nice with equalization. Currently I have Realtek ALC887-VD2 in my desktop PC, and its quality is noticably lower than on my laptop (Thinkpad T530, didn't find which sound card inside). Maximum budget is 200$. Would be awesome if there is something matching that is also linux-compatible. For example, I've found Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 but have no idea about sound quality and whether it's impedance-compatible. Thanks!
 
May 6, 2016 at 11:01 PM Post #2 of 4
aemxdp said:
  I'm looking for a good USB sound card for my low-impedance V-Moda Crossfade M100 headphones. I've seen somewhere that improper sound card can damage low-impedance phones (specifically their diaphragm). I've tried Xonar U7 and it did horrible and perfectly noticeable distortion in some parts of frequency spectrum. My main goal is to improve sound quality, not to increase max volume. Also I'm using equalizer sometimes to increase mids, so I'd like it to play nice with equalization. Currently I have Realtek ALC887-VD2 in my desktop PC, and its quality is noticeably lower than on my laptop (Thinkpad T530, didn't find which sound card inside). Maximum budget is 200$. Would be awesome if there is something matching that is also linux-compatible. For example, I've found Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 but have no idea about sound quality and whether it's impedance-compatible. Thanks!
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If this setup is for mostly 2-channel audio, you might consider getting a USB external DAC/amp.
I'm going to guess there are fair amount of USB/DAC/amps that come with DAC chips that have Linux drivers available for them.
 
Maybe the FiiO Q1, USB-DAC/amp ($70).
 
May 8, 2016 at 12:12 AM Post #3 of 4
The Audioengine D1 will sort you right away.
 
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