Zodduska
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Hey Scottyyy,
There are a few things that might be effecting the performance of your 332. The first thing that comes to mind with using an internal soundcard as source is EMI, the inside of a computer is not really an ideal place to house an audophile analog component, not to critisize your setup at all but IMHO the source is the most key part of any audio chain.
Another thing to keep in mind is ground loops if you have ever heard one they are pretty easy to identify but can be a bit tricky to fix, cheater plugs may help.
What tubes are you using?
Finally if there is one thing I have learned researching high end audio is that once you leave the general consumer market gear the $$ to SQ is worse the higher you go.. so it is very possible that even with an ideal setup you may not feel the difference is worth what you spent. run away from head-fi!! save yourself!!
Originally Posted by Scottyyy /img/forum/go_quote.gif So i'm switching between my DV332 and EMU 0202 headphone out, and I'm not hearing much of a difference. The DV332 is obviously better, but I'm not sure if it's a $400 improvement |
Hey Scottyyy,
There are a few things that might be effecting the performance of your 332. The first thing that comes to mind with using an internal soundcard as source is EMI, the inside of a computer is not really an ideal place to house an audophile analog component, not to critisize your setup at all but IMHO the source is the most key part of any audio chain.
Another thing to keep in mind is ground loops if you have ever heard one they are pretty easy to identify but can be a bit tricky to fix, cheater plugs may help.
What tubes are you using?
Finally if there is one thing I have learned researching high end audio is that once you leave the general consumer market gear the $$ to SQ is worse the higher you go.. so it is very possible that even with an ideal setup you may not feel the difference is worth what you spent. run away from head-fi!! save yourself!!