jr98
New Head-Fier
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Hello,
I just purchased the Sennheiser HD 598 to hook up to my PC. I'm simply using onboard sound right now and have the headphones hooked directly to the headphone slot on the PC. I'm hearing a steady hissing in the background of music, most likely due to my poor setup I'm guessing correct? Was hoping to get away without an AMP but I will get one and a DAC if needed/will help.
I'm not very knowledgeable in this area obviously, so I'd love some insight from one of the many folks here with your vast amount of knowledge please.
****Quick Update*****
I unplugged my desktop speakers from the back of the PC and put my headphones in their slot, which changed things SIGNIFICANTLY (much louder with much more clarity) but still some slight hissing at times. I've already ordered a dedicated sound card to install with built in AMP, so that may help some?
Thank you.
I just purchased the Sennheiser HD 598 to hook up to my PC. I'm simply using onboard sound right now and have the headphones hooked directly to the headphone slot on the PC. I'm hearing a steady hissing in the background of music, most likely due to my poor setup I'm guessing correct? Was hoping to get away without an AMP but I will get one and a DAC if needed/will help.
I'm not very knowledgeable in this area obviously, so I'd love some insight from one of the many folks here with your vast amount of knowledge please.
****Quick Update*****
I unplugged my desktop speakers from the back of the PC and put my headphones in their slot, which changed things SIGNIFICANTLY (much louder with much more clarity) but still some slight hissing at times. I've already ordered a dedicated sound card to install with built in AMP, so that may help some?
Thank you.