[DCMini]

Hi guys,

Thanks to the plethora of useful information on the forum I was able to narrow my search for quality headphones and the necessary electronics.

I have a PC with a mediocre onboard audio. Striving for higher quality audio I've decided to buy a Magni + Modi combo bypassing the integrated audio chip completely. I still haven't decided on the headphones but it is probably going to be something like the Sennheiser HD650.

Now the actual question. I have interest in creating music using virtual instruments and a DAW (Cubase 9 my case). I'm going to use a usb midi keyboard to program the sound so I don't really need an audio interface with inputs. My question is can I use the Magni + Modi combo in this case as well ? Or do I need a more powerful sound card like an Asus or Creative ( I can't really afford quality interfaces such as RME) just for the DAW ? I want to avoid crackling sounds and latency issues (and awful driver support) so I'm aiming to bypass the internal sound card in this scenario as well.

 

[Dulalala]

It should work fine. Just use ASIO or WASAPI if you want to bypass Windows sound and reduce latency.

 

[chef8489]

If you can pick up the sennheiser hd6xx off massdrop for less than the hd650. Said to be same thing but for only 200.00.

 

[Dulalala]

If you can pick up the sennheiser hd6xx off massdrop for less than the hd650. Said to be same thing but for only 200.00.

They changed the price to $250 actually.

 

[chef8489]

it was just on drop for 199.99 a couple days ago. Just finished.
It will be coming back soon. https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-sennheiser-hd6xx
Usually starts out at 249.99 then goes down to 199.99.

 

[Dulalala]

it was just on drop for 199.99 a couple days ago. Just finished.
It will be coming back soon. https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-sennheiser-hd6xx
Usually starts out at 249.99 then goes down to 199.99.

Ah ok, didn't know that. Wasn't even aware it dropped a couple of days ago. They sell out way to fast .

 

[DCMini]

Thanks for the replies and for the pricing tips !

 

[Surf Monkey]

Thanks for the replies and for the pricing tips !

Just wanted to add that I have the Modi/Magni 2U stack paired with Senn HD650s. It's a magical combination. The Senns could benefit from a tube amp, so that's the upgrade path, but you won't be dissapointed with Schiit's solid state setup.