jamesino
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Hi,
I am relatively new to this. I have had a Senn HD 595 for a year now and I'm looking to squeeze some more quality out of it. I exclusively listen to flacs and 320 kbps mp3's from my Dell XPS 15 laptop and I'm confused with some of the terminology and components that I need. Just by plugging the speaker into my laptop, I get pretty good sound, but I heard if I get an amp it will sound better?
I am interested in the FiiO E9 amp on Amazon. How does this work exactly? I plug in the amp to an AC outlet and then plug it into the headphone jack on my laptop and then connect my 595's to the E9? I would imagine the soundcard on my laptop will affect the audio performance right? I believe it is the regular IDT soundcard, is there a way to improve the card without taking apart the computer and installing a new one?
What is the E7 DAC? Is the DAC the same as a soundcard? If so, will the E7 DAC be better than the soundcard DAC on my laptop? How much performance difference is there between the E7 alone vs E9 alone vs E7+E9 and which one should I get if I could only get one?
Thanks!
I am relatively new to this. I have had a Senn HD 595 for a year now and I'm looking to squeeze some more quality out of it. I exclusively listen to flacs and 320 kbps mp3's from my Dell XPS 15 laptop and I'm confused with some of the terminology and components that I need. Just by plugging the speaker into my laptop, I get pretty good sound, but I heard if I get an amp it will sound better?
I am interested in the FiiO E9 amp on Amazon. How does this work exactly? I plug in the amp to an AC outlet and then plug it into the headphone jack on my laptop and then connect my 595's to the E9? I would imagine the soundcard on my laptop will affect the audio performance right? I believe it is the regular IDT soundcard, is there a way to improve the card without taking apart the computer and installing a new one?
What is the E7 DAC? Is the DAC the same as a soundcard? If so, will the E7 DAC be better than the soundcard DAC on my laptop? How much performance difference is there between the E7 alone vs E9 alone vs E7+E9 and which one should I get if I could only get one?
Thanks!