Belial88
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wouuld a z87x-ud3h drive a dt990 just fine? It's got an alc898 with a DRV632 600ohm headphone amp.
I run off my desktop, wouldn't a sound card be a better purchase to get? I get a little confused on DACs and amps and stuff, i've read about it a million times (okay, so sound cards are basically internal dac's, but have amps on them, and then external dac's dont have amps on them, but sometimes they do but sometimes they dont have plug-ins so you need an amp so you have something to plug in to).
I would imagine there's enough to drive a 250 ohm headphone on this 600ohm headphone amp, even if it's not as strong as 600ohm. Maybe the quality isn't great but i'm sure it's good enough, at least enough to compare the 558s vs DT990s off of it and be able to tell which is better or which I'd like more, without the dt990 sounding artificially crappy.
I went with the 558s but I plan to buy the dt990s this month and A/B the two to see which I like more.
Not knowing your budget, I'd suggest a uDAC2. It's a DAC/amp that sounds surprisingly good with the pros, has a line-out and can be purchased very inexpensively. Good luck,
That's definitely out of budget. Under $100, ideally under $50. I'm not someone who'd likely notice the difference with that anyways.
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Just me or do the DT990 pro 250 sound fine while unamped. Sometimes at night Id just use my Galaxy S4 they didnt get super loud but it still sounded good.
The problem with onboard sound is usually a lot of EMI noise. Like squirrely sounds and hissing. Usually its harder to notice on harder to drive headphones though.
Gotta say, after a month of daily listening I think I now believe burn in (at least mental burn in anyways). I've tried these headphone with pretty much every genre of music and they are a solid, imo. Definitely a new experience. these being my first open-back headphones after all.
^ What did you do, just bleach then dye the inner drive pad?
That's definitely out of budget. Under $100, ideally under $50. I'm not someone who'd likely notice the difference with that anyways.
Is there a big difference between the DT990 and Takstar 2050s? As I mentioned earlier, I bought the 558s but planning to buy the dt990s to A/B them, but I'm thinking of buying the 1/3rd the price takstar 2050s if they are basically the same thing.