[Manyom7]

Will my soundcard with no amp work with these headphones. I will use them for music like electronic and rock, but mainly for games like Counter Strike and BF3. Answers and suggestions are greatly appreciated.

 

[PurpleAngel]

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Will my sound card with no amp work with these headphones. I will use them for music like electronic and rock, but mainly for games like Counter Strike and BF3. Answers and suggestions are greatly appreciated.

The Xonar DX will in no way drive DT990 600-Ohm.
The Xonar DX will drive, barely above a whisper, the DT990 250-Ohm.
How much can you budget for a headphone amplifier?

 

[Manyom7]

The Xonar DX will in no way drive DT990 600-Ohm.
The Xonar DX will drive, barely above a whisper, the DT990 250-Ohm.
How much can you budget for a headphone amplifier?

Sorry I was being stupid when I typed this, I meant the 250ohms. I was looking at the fiio e11s. My budget is prob around 80 dollars

 

[PurpleAngel]

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Sorry I was being stupid when I typed this, I meant the 250-Ohms. I was looking at the Fiio E11s. My budget is prob around 80 dollars.

If you get the Fiio E11 ($50), order with an extra battery (BL-5B) and a simple battery charger.
As the Fiio E11 can not recharge it's own battery while the E11 is in use.
 
Fiio E11 with extra battery and a battery recharger, $51.99
http://www.amazon.com/FiiO-Portable-Headphone-Amplifier-Accessory/dp/B004QVPGXK/ref=pd_cp_e_2

 

[Manyom7]

If you get the Fiio E11 ($50), order with an extra battery (BL-5B) and a simple battery charger.
As the Fiio E11 can not recharge it's own battery while the E11 is in use.

Fiio E11 with extra battery and a battery recharger, $51.99
http://www.amazon.com/FiiO-Portable-Headphone-Amplifier-Accessory/dp/B004QVPGXK/ref=pd_cp_e_2

Sorry or the burden, but how do you feel the vmoda m80s compare to the dt990s?

 

[PurpleAngel]

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Sorry or the burden, but how do you feel the vmoda m80s compare to the DT990s?

I really know nothing about the Ymoda M80s.

 

[timtoo]

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Will my soundcard with no amp work with these headphones. I will use them for music like electronic and rock, but mainly for games like Counter Strike and BF3. Answers and suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Why you dont buy a 80ohm so you dont have to buy amp

 

[stv014]

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Why you dont buy a 80ohm so you dont have to buy amp

 
There is no 80 Ω DT990, and even if there was, it would not be much louder from this card than the 250 Ω version anyway, and the sound quality would be degraded by the 100 Ω output impedance of the Xonar more.