Will my Motherboard be able to power beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO 250 Ohm?

[icy3309]

Hello all, 

Will my Motherboard (Aorus x570 Ultra) be able to power the beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO 250 Ohm or will I have to get a Dac / Amp for them? Does anyone have any experience with these Headphones and would recommend them to me regarding sound? I was thinking to get a Shiit Fulla to power them and to improve my general Mic and Audio quality.

Thanks for any help

[SupaKomputa]

Go ahead and try. The mobo has an amp chip, but it doesn't specify max impedance.

[Spuriae]

Gigabyte ALC1220 4.4mW into 250Ω, 96dB/1mW

 

Full Scale SPL = 96 dB/1mW + 10 log10(4.4) = 102 dB SPL

Music RMS SPL = 102 dB SPL - ~15 dB SPL ≈ 85 dB SPL

 

If you don't use EQ and don't have loud listening levels, you may not need an amplifier. Try it without an amplifier and then decide.

[Tegneren]

1 hour ago, icy3309 said:

Hello all, 

Will my Motherboard (Aorus x570 Ultra) be able to power the beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO 250 Ohm or will I have to get a Dac / Amp for them? Does anyone have any experience with these Headphones and would recommend them to me regarding sound? I was thinking to get a Shiit Fulla to power them and to improve my general Mic and Audio quality.

Thanks for any help

I can't answer to your specs directly, but I have the DT770 PRO 80 Ohm, They're not as hard to drive than yours, but they sound significantly better with a proper soundcard or amp than with the onbord audio on my motherboard. So I recommend getting one.

Edited October 25, 2021 by Tegneren

[Tigerleon]

3 minutes ago, Tegneren said:

I can answer to your specs directly, but I have the DT770 PRO 80 Ohm, They're not as hard to drive than yours, but they sound significantly better with a proper soundcard or amp than with the onbord audio on my motherboard. So I recommend getting one.

My 990 pro sounded meh on my ALC1220 built in audio.

[whispous]

It will work but personally I have repeatedly found better and cleaner audio through a DAC than from case/motherboard jacks.

[CTR640]

It's most of the time better to get an external amp because when plugging such headphones, you'll lose lot of details in sound. The volume may be to okay-levels and you can them but it won't sound more fuller and detailed than when using an amp.