Airwolf
Head-Fier
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I am currently using a Sound Blaster Recon 3D Fatal1ty Professional card outputting via the amplified headphone jack to a Schiit Adgard 2 amplifier. I have a set of HiFiMAN HE-400 headphones with focus pads connected to the Asgard 2. I would say I spend about 80% of my time on my PC playing games (TF2, Payday 2, Battlefield 4, or some other FPS du jour) and the other 20% divided between watching movies/TV shows and listening to chill trance and chill-step. I am a little worried that outputting an amplified signal to my Asgard 2 is giving me a less than optimal auditory experience.
If my sound card is a weak link, is there a sound card better suited to my setup that perhaps has non-amplified outputs, but is still great for gaming? Would I be better off with a dedicated DAC? Positional audio is important to me, but I hate the idea of having a nice set of headphones and an expensive (to me) amp being fed by a less than optimal source.
Thoughts?
If my sound card is a weak link, is there a sound card better suited to my setup that perhaps has non-amplified outputs, but is still great for gaming? Would I be better off with a dedicated DAC? Positional audio is important to me, but I hate the idea of having a nice set of headphones and an expensive (to me) amp being fed by a less than optimal source.
Thoughts?