Darkimmortal
Head-Fier
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I've read some posters claiming their 250-300 ohm headphones cannot be driven anywhere near 'maximum' volume by the D1/DX series of soundcards, and yet for me 30% windows volume is painfully loud (volume not quality) and 10% is about normal.
On my Galaxy S phone with Voodoo Sound, which has a 300 ohm output and exceptional DAC quality I notice almost no difference, but going into the volume levels I can't listen to without pulling the headphones away from my head there is audibly less distortion.
Playing back bassy sine waves etc. I surprisingly get more out of the Xonar, and I am under the impression that bass is where an amp makes the most difference besides clipping/distortion?
Would I be correct in assuming I am getting the most out of my DT150's without buying a new amp/dac for my PC?
On my Galaxy S phone with Voodoo Sound, which has a 300 ohm output and exceptional DAC quality I notice almost no difference, but going into the volume levels I can't listen to without pulling the headphones away from my head there is audibly less distortion.
Playing back bassy sine waves etc. I surprisingly get more out of the Xonar, and I am under the impression that bass is where an amp makes the most difference besides clipping/distortion?
Would I be correct in assuming I am getting the most out of my DT150's without buying a new amp/dac for my PC?