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You don't want to plug an amp into the noisy laptop headphone out, but you want an amp with DAC that is "digital audio converter" and will give you less hiss due to better quality.
Here is a review of amps with DAC's that I have going on: UPDATED 01/04 REVIEW 12 USB DAC amps - Predator, Pico, 2/3MOVE, D3 D2 Viper/Boa D1, Lyrix, MicroAmp, Vivid V1, Nuforce, XM5 - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio
If the DAC/amp is too costly, you can get a Shure volume attenuator online for about $10 + shipping, which when you put it between the laptop and Livewires it will kill the hiss if you roll the volume knob on the attenuator about 3-4mm quieter.
You can also put a resistor between the Livewires and Laptop, and Livewires sells a 50 ohm resistor built into a Livewires cable.
Originally Posted by kotg /img/forum/go_quote.gif waited 3 months for mine.. got them last friday. anyway.. i have a noob question.. there is a lot of hissing plugging them directly into laptop, ipod, pc motherboard (this one is unbearable lol).. and i spoke with someone from earpeace and he said i probably need an amp. can someone recommend an affordable one? also what exactly does a dac do? |
You don't want to plug an amp into the noisy laptop headphone out, but you want an amp with DAC that is "digital audio converter" and will give you less hiss due to better quality.
Here is a review of amps with DAC's that I have going on: UPDATED 01/04 REVIEW 12 USB DAC amps - Predator, Pico, 2/3MOVE, D3 D2 Viper/Boa D1, Lyrix, MicroAmp, Vivid V1, Nuforce, XM5 - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio
If the DAC/amp is too costly, you can get a Shure volume attenuator online for about $10 + shipping, which when you put it between the laptop and Livewires it will kill the hiss if you roll the volume knob on the attenuator about 3-4mm quieter.
You can also put a resistor between the Livewires and Laptop, and Livewires sells a 50 ohm resistor built into a Livewires cable.