[mesamitch]

Hey guys i got my HD8 DJ's 
 
when i first got them i did not like them all that much but for some reason now i love them, i don't know if i just gave them a chance or if burn in is a real thing?
but anyways my question is 
 
i have never bought a DAC and Amp before ever so i have no clue what sounds better
 
i was wondering on the Vali or the Magni sense the vali is only 20 dollars more is it a lot better then the Magni ?
or which one sounds better with these headphones
 
because i have been playing guitar sense 9 years old and i know Tube amps for playing guitar is 1000% better then a amp with out tubes. sounds more Full and Deep does the same thing go for a Headphone Amplifier ?
 
im also using a Sound blaster ZX sound card right now so i plan to get the schiit stuff for fathers day i hope it kicks my sound cards ass
 
 
so Which one would you guys get the Magni or Vali? paired with the modi for the sennhesier HD8 Dj's? 

 

[PurpleAngel]

  Hey guys i got my HD8 DJ's 
when i first got them i did not like them all that much but for some reason now I love them, i don't know if i just gave them a chance or if burn in is a real thing?
but anyways my question is 
i have never bought a DAC and Amp before ever so i have no clue what sounds better
i was wondering on the Vali or the Magni sense the Vali is only 20 dollars more is it a lot better then the Magni ?
or which one sounds better with these headphones
because i have been playing guitar sense 9 years old and i know Tube amps for playing guitar is 1000% better then a amp with out tubes. sounds more Full and Deep does the same thing go for a Headphone Amplifier ?
I'm also using a Sound blaster ZX sound card right now so i plan to get the Schiit stuff for fathers day i hope it kicks my sound cards ass
so Which one would you guys get the Magni or Vali? paired with the Modi for the Sennhesier HD8 Dj's? 

 
Hopefully you disabled the motherboard's on-board audio? in the BIOS, when you installed the SB-Zx
The SB-Zx comes with a CS4398 DAC chip and a somewhat decent headphone amplifier, I would think the 95-Ohm HD DJ headphones would sound fairly good plugged directly in the SB-Zx
Audio quality should be a little better if you do not use the ACM module and plug the headphones directly in the SB-Zx card.
 
I would guess the Vali would be a little better choice over the Magni.
So get the (optical input) Modi and the Vali amp

 

[mesamitch]

lol and actually i never disabled it?
does it make a difference ?
 
if so ill do it right now lol
 
something i never knew about

 

[PurpleAngel]

  lol and actually i never disabled it?
does it make a difference ?
if so ill do it right now lol
something i never knew about

 
It may or may not make a difference, but it just safer to disable the on-board audio.
Might even try doing a fresh/clean install of the Creative drivers after disabling on-board audio.

 

[mesamitch]

Wow! 
for some reason every time i turned the ACM module to make the volume lower or louder it would make a static noise until i stopped turning it every time.
sense i disabled the on board audio in the UEFI the static is gone?
 
Thanks bro!.. probably going to re install the drivers later once my video game downloads on steam lol

 

[PurpleAngel]

  Wow! 
for some reason every time i turned the ACM module to make the volume lower or louder it would make a static noise until i stopped turning it every time.
sense i disabled the on board audio in the UEFI the static is gone?
 
Thanks bro!.. probably going to re install the drivers later once my video game downloads on steam lol

 
Did you try plugging the headphones directly into the SB-Z, without using the ACM?