[Preacherdaniel]

Hello everyone ,

I have been reading the forums for over 1 month ever since I ordered my Sennheiser HD25's.

I was listening to them with my on-board SC and got a hiss, so I installed my Creative Soundblaster Live ! from my old Dell 8250 , and I got no hiss.

I was wondering what does the USB-DAC do that defers from the sound card 1/8 output. I am willing to invest in one , if it will improve my sound from my current headphones..

Thanks,
Preacher

 

[Preacherdaniel]

Anyone ? Bump

 

[uraflit]

iono wut are the current favorites, but i use an emu 0404 usb, and it works great with my hd25-1... i use the 1/4" plug tho

 

[Preacherdaniel]

Update, my friend gave me his JVC RX-884P Receiver , and it drives my headphones just great

Please check my set-up (if it is safe) etc..

Soundblaster Live ! -> Receiver -> Headphone 1/4 Out .

Thanks everyone

 

[apatN]

A DAC will in most cases be superior to your sound card. A big plus is that since it is not anywhere in your PC it is not as sensitive to RFI as a sound card is.
Keep in mind though that if you were to buy a DAC you will also need an amp.

 

[Preacherdaniel]

Well I was looking a USB-DAC's on eBay , and that's a last resort.
*They include an amp*
What I need I confirmation for is:

1. My SC (creative soundblaster live to my JVC RX-884P Receiver is it safe, listening through the 1/4 output ?)
2. I connected my headphones and at high volumes I get a wammmm sound , at about 57/90. Is that normal ?

 

[acold7dusta]

yes, it is "safe" to connect headphones to a reciever, but its not going to sound as good as a dedicated amp will

im not sure what you mean by the "wammmm sound" and "57/90", but no, it doesnt sound normal

 

[ROBSCIX]

Your using You SB Live to drive the analog inputs of the Receiver, then your using the headphone out on the receiver for your headphones.

This is all fine...

You may want to check out the KX drivers for that SB Live, They are a bit hard to learn but they give much better sound quality with that card.