solarflare
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I'm getting my HD 555's very soon they are in the air.
I'm mostly going to be using them on my PC which is being outputted by a X-FI Extreme Gamer sound card.
I'm wondering if I should be amping these headphones when I get them.
Will it make a big difference in my sound quality , my sensitivity ect?
I realize it will drive my bass harder thats usually a given with any amp in anything from my experience.
Now I live in Canada so I'd like to find a Canadian online Retailer to avoid border fee's.
I would prefer not to spend a arm and a leg on something that wont benefit me much if at all over a more budget model.
TBH I don't even know what the XFI outputs at . I've tried to look it up but maybe I'm blind or something.
That said
1. Do you think a amp will benefit me much?
2. If you do what are some Nice budget amps that would push my 555's fine
3. anyone know a Canadian retailer *online*for amp's ?
4. I noticed a amp that Hi-Fi is promoting HEADSIX looks handy. does anyone know what kind of life the battery's in them get? quality of sound that comes from them?
5. Ive never owned a Official HEADPHONE amp before am I going to see a quality gain or loss in my sound as a compromise to gaining wattage? I guess what I mean is will there diminishing returns type of thing as the signal gets reproduced to be amplified. (I'm probably so far off base on that btw plz don't beat me
).
Just hoping someone can clarify this stuff for me.
I'm mostly going to be using them on my PC which is being outputted by a X-FI Extreme Gamer sound card.
I'm wondering if I should be amping these headphones when I get them.
Will it make a big difference in my sound quality , my sensitivity ect?
I realize it will drive my bass harder thats usually a given with any amp in anything from my experience.
Now I live in Canada so I'd like to find a Canadian online Retailer to avoid border fee's.
I would prefer not to spend a arm and a leg on something that wont benefit me much if at all over a more budget model.
TBH I don't even know what the XFI outputs at . I've tried to look it up but maybe I'm blind or something.
That said
1. Do you think a amp will benefit me much?
2. If you do what are some Nice budget amps that would push my 555's fine
3. anyone know a Canadian retailer *online*for amp's ?
4. I noticed a amp that Hi-Fi is promoting HEADSIX looks handy. does anyone know what kind of life the battery's in them get? quality of sound that comes from them?
5. Ive never owned a Official HEADPHONE amp before am I going to see a quality gain or loss in my sound as a compromise to gaining wattage? I guess what I mean is will there diminishing returns type of thing as the signal gets reproduced to be amplified. (I'm probably so far off base on that btw plz don't beat me
). Just hoping someone can clarify this stuff for me.
