Computer Audio -vs- Receiver

[1Time]

Which source sounds best to you with your headphones?

computer audio -vs- receiver

1. make / model of headphones
2. make / model of receiver
3. computer audio component(s)
4. other

 

[hardnrg]

are you comparing headphones connected directly to a soundcard to connected to an amp that is connected to a soundcard?

I don't understand your question since you are asking to compare a source to an amp...

 

[1Time]

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Originally Posted by hardnrg /img/forum/go_quote.gif are you comparing headphones connected directly to a soundcard to connected to an amp that is connected to a soundcard? I don't understand your question since you are asking to compare a source to an amp...

A receiver could be used as an amp and not as a source, or it could be used as a source and an amp.

Some computer sources include an amp, for example, the E-MU 0404 USB.

Use of an amp with computer audio could be identified in "4. other". That amp could be a receiver, the computer source, or some other amp.

 

[MrKazador]

Sennheiser HD555
Yamaha Htr-5835
Chaintech Av-710
Go-Vibe v5

The receiver's headphone output sounds too muddy for me, too much bass. My headphones sound way better through the Go-Vibe.

 

[sejarzo]

HD600's
Onkyo TX-SR701
E-MU 0404 USB
CK2III

The computer rig blows away the Onkyo.

 

[Nebby]

I just recently upgraded my receiver, so I'm not quite sure, but I think I like the upsampled output from my Onkyo soundcard more. OT, but using the room correction with speakers the receiver definitely sounds better by a large margin.

1. HP's: senn hd650 / denon d5000
2. Receiver: Denon AVC-A1XV (ie. 5805)
3. Soundcard: Onkyo PC-150

 

[judas391]

anyone out there using a vintage marantz receiver?

 

[infinitesymphony]

I've heard receivers, integrated amps, and computer setups (external DACs, internal sound cards, etc.) all sound great with headphones.

Some receivers are picky about headphones' impedance--usually it's a case of the higher the better, so people with in-ear monitors and low-impedance headphones may hear hiss or muddied sound.

Then again, computer setups can sound bad without proper headphone amplification.

Basically, it pays to have a good headphone amplifier if you're using headphones. Whether or not a receiver's internal headphone amp is good is on a model-to-model basis, but it should be adequate if speaker amplification is also needed (and you're on a budget).