[n0cturn2l]

Hello guys
I recently got a pair of philips fidelio x2, I plugged them into my board rear port and I notticed kinda of a background mud noise, I inserted on the front port ( computer case port) and the sound quallity and volume increased tremendly!
MB: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B150M-BAZOOKA/Specification
Computer case: http://www.phanteks.com/Eclipse-P400.html

Also I got a audioquest dragonfly 1.5 black and besides the increased volume I can't notice major differences while using it and with out.
Should I keep it? It costed me around 100€
Thanks

 

[ProtegeManiac]

Hello guys
I recently got a pair of philips fidelio x2, I plugged them into my board rear port and I notticed kinda of a background mud noise, I inserted on the front port ( computer case port) and the sound quallity and volume increased tremendly!
MB: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B150M-BAZOOKA/Specification
Computer case: http://www.phanteks.com/Eclipse-P400.html

Normally the chassis jacks would sound like crap vs the motherboard outputs, especially on older boards that sometimes have a completely different op-amp circuit driving either. But if it works better that way and you have no problems hooking them up to the chassis jacks then might as well just keep doing that.

Also I got a audioquest dragonfly 1.5 black and besides the increased volume I can't notice major differences while using it and with out.
Should I keep it? It costed me around 100€

If all your games have virtual surround embedded then you can just use that instead of a soundcard anyway (it won't work with a soundcard). Otherwise, maybe sell that and get an SBZ or AE-1.

 

[n0cturn2l]

Normally the chassis jacks would sound like crap vs the motherboard outputs, especially on older boards that sometimes have a completely different op-amp circuit driving either. But if it works better that way and you have no problems hooking them up to the chassis jacks then might as well just keep doing that.




If all your games have virtual surround embedded then you can just use that instead of a soundcard anyway (it won't work with a soundcard). Otherwise, maybe sell that and get an SBZ or AE-1.

I tested with music and not with games.
The thing is I detect a bit more of music details with the dac but I think its because of the enhanced volume output.
Do you think I should keep the dac?

 

[ProtegeManiac]

I tested with music and not with games.
The thing is I detect a bit more of music details with the dac but I think its because of the enhanced volume output.
Do you think I should keep the dac?

Doesn't really matter if you tested with music instead of games. If you can only detect minute differences but you also game (even if you have not tested this yet), but the games you play can use positional cues and yet have no headphone-specific audio processing embedded, then sell it and get a soundcard.

 

[jologskyblues]

Hello guys
I recently got a pair of philips fidelio x2, I plugged them into my board rear port and I notticed kinda of a background mud noise, I inserted on the front port ( computer case port) and the sound quallity and volume increased tremendly!
MB: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B150M-BAZOOKA/Specification
Computer case: http://www.phanteks.com/Eclipse-P400.html

Also I got a audioquest dragonfly 1.5 black and besides the increased volume I can't notice major differences while using it and with out.
Should I keep it? It costed me around 100€
Thanks

Makes sense. Some motherboard manufacturers have the front panel connectors routed to the headphone amp stage rather than the back audio outputs. My Asus Strix Z370-F does that and this has been confirmed by an Asus rep in this thread:https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthre...S1220A-what-s-the-difference/page3#post702574

I ditched all my outboard DACs and HP amps when I found out that I preferred the onboard sound of my desktop PC and MacBook. YMMV.