[Meluq]

im running on flacs->onboard sound card->k701
 
 can't hear anything different with the addition of canamp to this setup, well i think its a little bit better but i can't even describe it. sure i can now listen to it louder but feels like i wasted alot of cash for that, am i deaf or am i doing something wrong ?

 

[SilverS]

Well it would be your onboard sound card that's bottlenecking.

 

[ProjectDenz]

Your rig will only sound as good as its weakest link. You need to upgrade your onboard sound card if you wish to unleash more of the k701's potential.

 

[logwed]

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im running on flacs->onboard sound card->k701
 
 can't hear anything different with the addition of canamp to this setup, well i think its a little bit better but i can't even describe it. sure i can now listen to it louder but feels like i wasted alot of cash for that, am i deaf or am i doing something wrong ?

You're probably not getting a clean line-out signal from you computer, so the CanAmp is is just amplifying distortion introduced by the onboard amp and DAC. I would recommend that you get a USB DAC like the uDac, the source will be more accurate and you will get a proper line-out signal.

 

[TheMiddleSky]

an amp's job is only amplify the signal from source, so when your source is only capable to produce bad signal, you get the idea what will happen

 

[apatN]

Yep, you are doing it wrong. Ditch the onboard sound and get a nice external DAC.