beeman458
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After adding an ASUS STX sound card, I changed out the computer supply unit and replaced it with a better quality power supply unit. Made a big difference in my emotional response to the sound quality being outputted to my ears and removed much of the veil that you and others write of.
FWIW, I've also found that the high/low responsiveness of the HD-650 improves with usage. How much time do the HD-650's have on them?
I don't know what one could do to improve the sound that I'm getting. This, of course, is short of going to the heroic efforts of modifying the sound card or throwing hundreds of dollars at the equation adding DAC"s and Amps but personally, I don't want any DAC/Amp boxes on my desktop.
I do have a recable order in to replace the factory supplied headphone cables. Don't know what they'll add to the listening equation, but they are on order and win/lose or draw, they will at the very least, look majorly cool.
Another major improvement, contrary to Audiophile law, there's no real law on the books stating that you can't EQ the sound signal, so I EQ the signal going to the HD-650's and got no problem doing so. Makes for a major improvement in the sound quality.
Hope the above helps.
FWIW, I've also found that the high/low responsiveness of the HD-650 improves with usage. How much time do the HD-650's have on them?
I don't know what one could do to improve the sound that I'm getting. This, of course, is short of going to the heroic efforts of modifying the sound card or throwing hundreds of dollars at the equation adding DAC"s and Amps but personally, I don't want any DAC/Amp boxes on my desktop.
I do have a recable order in to replace the factory supplied headphone cables. Don't know what they'll add to the listening equation, but they are on order and win/lose or draw, they will at the very least, look majorly cool.
Another major improvement, contrary to Audiophile law, there's no real law on the books stating that you can't EQ the sound signal, so I EQ the signal going to the HD-650's and got no problem doing so. Makes for a major improvement in the sound quality.
Hope the above helps.