Corvin25
New Head-Fier
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Hi. I've been popping on and off of this forum over the years whenever I need a second opinion about gear!
Right now I'm using a pair of Beyerdynamic 250 Ohm DT 770 PRO headphones. Meaning I had to upgrade my sound card a couple years ago (Sound Blaster Z) to make full use of them.
But lately I've been testing them against my Audio Technica ATH-M50X, and I seem to be getting a much more powerful and punchy sound out of them than I am with my DT770s.
The DTs are significantly more expensive (I've had them a year now), and all the review sites I've visited almost unanimously agree that the DTs are flatly superior to the M50x... So why do the DTs sound weaker to me?
I'm using a dedicated sound card, the Sound Blaster Z. Creative CLAIMS that there is a headphone amp in it that supports up to 600 Ohm headphones. But it is a pretty old card, and the interface isn't exactly on par with current solutions.
So what should I do to make my DTs sound as good or better than my M50x? Do I scrap the sound card completely and get an external DAC/AMP, or should I invest in an amplifier in ADDITION to my sound card?
...Or am I doing something very wrong?
Right now I'm using a pair of Beyerdynamic 250 Ohm DT 770 PRO headphones. Meaning I had to upgrade my sound card a couple years ago (Sound Blaster Z) to make full use of them.
But lately I've been testing them against my Audio Technica ATH-M50X, and I seem to be getting a much more powerful and punchy sound out of them than I am with my DT770s.
The DTs are significantly more expensive (I've had them a year now), and all the review sites I've visited almost unanimously agree that the DTs are flatly superior to the M50x... So why do the DTs sound weaker to me?
I'm using a dedicated sound card, the Sound Blaster Z. Creative CLAIMS that there is a headphone amp in it that supports up to 600 Ohm headphones. But it is a pretty old card, and the interface isn't exactly on par with current solutions.
So what should I do to make my DTs sound as good or better than my M50x? Do I scrap the sound card completely and get an external DAC/AMP, or should I invest in an amplifier in ADDITION to my sound card?
...Or am I doing something very wrong?