OmidelF
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so i have a asus MAXIMUS VIII Hero , and it has a high end sound card , and i was wondering should i still get a amp if i buy a HD800 or my sound card is enough ?
but is my onboard soundcard good enough to handle it solo ? considering i'm just an average consumer ( no music producer or anything ) and i just listen to normal type of music
so just buying a HD800 alone and using it with my mainboard's soundcard is enough to have a great experience with music? becaue i really can't go any further than 1200$
This just continues to fascinate me around here. Spend $1200 for a top-of-the-line headphone and pennies for the DAC and amp. Someone might have suggested that you spread that $1200 around a bit better than that.
If that's all you could afford for now and are planning to upgrade the rest when you can, that's basic finances and no one would fault you for that. The fact that you are asking this question implies otherwise, though.
Just a helpful suggestion if you are searching for "a great experience with music," but you might start studying the amplifier threads for the HD800 and set yourself some more goals.
can you suggest me a good amp with HD800 ?
Schiit Valhalla2
You can try the Asus Xonar STX 2 soundcard. I have the STX and it drives the HD800 100 times better than my Asus Sabertooth 990 FX Rev 2 mainboard. But if you select it, please use the headphone out on the card, bot the front out that can be connected. It is simply much better. The STX has plenty of power to drive the HD800.
i didn't get the last part that you said , i should use what ?
Can you suggest me a good amp with HD800 ?
This just continues to fascinate me around here. Spend $1200 for a top-of-the-line headphone and pennies for the DAC and amp. Someone might have suggested that you spread that $1200 around a bit better than that.
If that's all you could afford for now and are planning to upgrade the rest when you can, that's basic finances and no one would fault you for that. The fact that you are asking this question implies otherwise, though.
Just a helpful suggestion if you are searching for "a great experience with music," but you might start studying the amplifier threads for the HD800 and set yourself some more goals.
Been running my HD800s out of my on-board soundcard for a couple of months now and haven't heard any issues. Quite frankly they've gained more from a touch of EQ than from all the amps in the world, but that's just me.