[wnmnkh]

Even without proper amplification, HD650 sound great, and they are very great for gaming as well.

 

[olblueyez]

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Originally Posted by wnmnkh /img/forum/go_quote.gif Even without proper amplification, HD650 sound great, and they are very great for gaming as well.

Now there is some good advice.

 

[boomana]

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Originally Posted by wnmnkh /img/forum/go_quote.gif Even without proper amplification, HD650 sound great, and they are very great for gaming as well.

I don't know about the gaming part, but I disagree emphatically with the rest. Why would anyone get an audiophile headphone, known by those who love it to be difficult to drive, even with some decent amps, and cripple it's sound quality by not amping it at all? Sure, if you're building a rig in stages, and want to get the headphones first, then go for it, but if you don't plan on getting a desktop amp for the 650s later on, I'd start looking at some of the headphones around that are easy to drive and sound great.

 

[charliex]

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Originally Posted by boomana /img/forum/go_quote.gif I don't know about the gaming part, but I disagree emphatically with the rest. Why would anyone get an audiophile headphone, known by those who love it to be difficult to drive, even with some decent amps, and cripple it's sound quality by not amping it at all? Sure, if you're building a rig in stages, and want to get the headphones first, then go for it, but if you don't plan on getting a desktop amp for the 650s later on, I'd start looking at some of the headphones around that are easy to drive and sound great.

x2

 

[wnmnkh]

Amplification indeed helps sound quality, but not that much in reality.

Come on, when I put my Bose Triport AE into my beta22, my Bose do not magically sound much better. While there is slight improvement, the performance is always underwhelming.

Likewise, HD650 indeed suffer sound quality loss if I put them into my portable player Cowon S9, but it does not undermine core performance of HD650.

Many of cheap portable amp with power adaptor, while they don't really improve the sound that much, will give enough volume for OP and it will be enough.


PS : IRCC, OP's sound card's headphone output is quite strong, he may not even need such cheap amp.

 

[wabbit]

hi there i kinda disagree HD650 sound ok or normal without amplification but i think they need real good amps to drive them. I tried on my petite govibe - the result was like normal headphones. but once plug into my compass they come alive. my that is my opinion only

 

[fluffygdog95]

Well, regarding the STX as a temporary solution...I think you would be fine with it. The amp is sup-par for the hd650s, but if you are going to get an amp later on and just use the STX as a DAC, you should be fine. Remember the whole 'diminishing returns' principle in high-end audio