joejoejoe
New Head-Fier
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Hey everyone. First time posting here, and chances are I should have done it a while ago instead of stressing myself out...
Anyways, here is my current situation and setup. I am running an Audio-Technica AT-LP-120 Direct Drive Professional Turntable for vinyl listening, only using the built in pre-amp. I either connect directly to my Sennheiser HD-600's, or I run the input into my Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic sound card. When the sound card is in use, I am either connected with the HD-600's through the volume knob input, or listening on my antiquated Logitech Z-2300's. I listen to music from the turntable and from the computer.
Obviously, upgrades are needed, I am just unsure of where to start.
Do I only need to replace the computer soundcard with something like the Asus Xonar XT which has a fairly respected built-in headphone amp? Should I disregard the soundcard and get something like the Audio gd FUN? Forget the both of those and get a NuForce Icon HDP? Or even a mix and match of something listed here?
I am not concerned with the Z-2300 speakers at the moment, as I plan on using the HD-600s as my primary listening source, and do not intend to upgrade speakers/monitors until I sort out these other elements.
I honestly do not know if I would need a sound card update if I was to purchase the gd FUN or the NuForce, or if the sound card would still play an important role. So, hopefully that makes sense, and any advice or recommendations of what to go with, what to check out instead, or if there is something I don't need at all would be highly appreciated. Thanks!
Anyways, here is my current situation and setup. I am running an Audio-Technica AT-LP-120 Direct Drive Professional Turntable for vinyl listening, only using the built in pre-amp. I either connect directly to my Sennheiser HD-600's, or I run the input into my Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic sound card. When the sound card is in use, I am either connected with the HD-600's through the volume knob input, or listening on my antiquated Logitech Z-2300's. I listen to music from the turntable and from the computer.
Obviously, upgrades are needed, I am just unsure of where to start.
Do I only need to replace the computer soundcard with something like the Asus Xonar XT which has a fairly respected built-in headphone amp? Should I disregard the soundcard and get something like the Audio gd FUN? Forget the both of those and get a NuForce Icon HDP? Or even a mix and match of something listed here?
I am not concerned with the Z-2300 speakers at the moment, as I plan on using the HD-600s as my primary listening source, and do not intend to upgrade speakers/monitors until I sort out these other elements.
I honestly do not know if I would need a sound card update if I was to purchase the gd FUN or the NuForce, or if the sound card would still play an important role. So, hopefully that makes sense, and any advice or recommendations of what to go with, what to check out instead, or if there is something I don't need at all would be highly appreciated. Thanks!