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I'm own this motherboard and it seems to have very good onboard sound and wondering if i may require a separate dac/amp to power a pair of HD 588's 

 

Motherboard is a gigabyte z97 gaming 7 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-Z97X-Gaming-LGA1150-Motherboard-USB3-0/dp/B00K9R1G7A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418076314&sr=8-1&keywords=gigabyte+gaming+7

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No, the 598s are very easy to drive. You could even run them off of your phone if you wanted to.

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No, the 598s are very easy to drive. You could even run them off of your phone if you wanted to.

 

Thanks, but do you know what type of headphones that motherboard could drive? would be nice to know its limits 

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I ran my Audeze LCD-2 and Senneheiser HD800's off my onboard with no issues at all, you can most likely do the same if their onboard solution is as good as the one on my Z97 M Power

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Thanks, but do you know what type of headphones that motherboard could drive? would be nice to know its limits 

It could probably drive headphones that are significantly harder to drive than this, but to get a significant upgrade over your current headphones, you would need to pay in the $300-$400 range. Then you should just get an O2 from mayflower for much better performance.

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Thanks, but do you know what type of headphones that motherboard could drive? would be nice to know its limits 

 

Hard to say. To know its limit, you'd have to know at least: the maximum voltage and maximum power it can output. None of them are easily found on manufacturer's specs. 

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I ran my Audeze LCD-2 and Senneheiser HD800's off my onboard with no issues at all, you can most likely do the same if their onboard solution is as good as the one on my Z97 M Power

 

Oh okay thanks a bunch.

 

Tempted get something a little better but sadly prices seem to be weirdly off for us in the UK The ad500x's are £150 for some reason 

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Hard to say. To know its limit, you'd have to know at least: the maximum voltage and maximum power it can output. None of them are easily found on manufacturer's specs. 

 

Here's a link to the jargon http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4959#ov

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Go to the specification tab, and find the Audio section. Doesn't say much, does it? It's like that with most, if not all, brands.

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Do you need to buy a DAC/AMP? No.

 

Would it be better than on-board audio? Yes.

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