can u go from headphone out > amp > headphones?

[dragonchi]

does it have to be used with line in?
is a DAC nessessary?

i have a dell d630 and the bass on the headphone out is weaksauce.
but i dont have any other audio out other than that plug.

so ... would it be a good idea to do this;
m-audio transit > corda move > headphones.

btw the phones i plan on getting are the a900's.
havn't received them yet so i don't know what the bass is going to be like.
but if it's not enough. do you think that setup would work?

thanks in advance.

 

[Punnisher]

So there's no audio out on the back of your motherboard? If so that's strange. I'd get a sound card, but for now it would work fine as a line out to your amp.

I have a SB Audigy 4 with a mini to RCA cable going to an old Sony amp. Not the most amazing setup, but it sure sounds fantastic.

 

[dragonchi]

nope just a 2 x 3.5mm jacks on the side. one for mic, for headphones.

theyhave lil pictures beside them.

so it would be fine to just go from :
headphone jack > corda move > headphones?

 

[Joshatdot]

Dell Latitude D620?

I use my AV-710's HQ Alt out or Normal out > CMoy v1.03 amp > SR80's

Give it a try and see if the bass gets better.

 

[dragonchi]

yes its a dell latitude d630 notebook.

are the av-710's only available in a PCI interface?

i've been searching around for the last 20 mins and only found them in PCI versions.

btw whats a cmoy? a custom amp?

 

[Joshatdot]

yeah AV-710 is PCI only. there are many USB type sound cards, many here like the EMU 0404 USB (about $200).

Click the link in my sig for pics of my custom CMoy amp. The CMoy is just a basic headphone amp, good as a intro to amps.

 

[dragonchi]

can the 0404 be powered through usb only? is the 0404 also considered an amp?

i'm looking for a pretty portable setup to go with my lappy.

right now i'm leaning towards the corda move as a amp/dac. apparently i can use the usb port to power the unit and feed the source through it.

 

[facelvega]

Strictly for a laptop? May I recommed the hippohifi bloat? Cheaper, smaller, and lighter than a move, better dac section, weaker amp section but still pretty good.

edit, I like mine with the OPA2107 upgrade. It's only a notch or two below my separate dac and amp.

 

[dragonchi]

yes this will be strictly for the laptop.

i'll look into the hippohifi, if u have any links that'd be cool too.

 

[facelvega]

Here it is.

 

[dragonchi]

looks like a good fit.

thanks