[apatN]

I would like to know if an old, regular speaker amp will improve my headphone sound on the pc. I'm ampless, and broke, that's why ;p

My question is: Will such an amp improve my sound quality?

 

[poo]

Possibly, depends on your ears and what they like, and also the gear you have to please them.

If you mean you are looking to possibly purchase a new Amp, my advice would be to look for a cheap, good quality 2 channel amp (loads around for good prices).

If possible, try both with and without amp to compare and see if you hear an improvement. I am confident that there is an amp out there that will suit your budget and musical tastes that will provide an improvement.

 

[TheVinylRipper]

Receivers are generally cheaper than amps..

There are just so *many* of them around.

And yeah, a decent one will probably make your phones sound better than driving them straight out of the soundcard.

I'm using a Yamaha RX500U stereo receiver and it will drive my very inefficient Yamaha HP-3 orthodynamic phones as loud as I can stand them, something my soundcard itself won't even come close to doing.