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Sennheiser HD 518's

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I read that the 558's need a amp. Do the 518's need it? My on board sound is 7.1 channel Realtek 1150.

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Technically, ALL headphones need an amp. The 5xx series from Sennheiser do not require a powerful amplifier; the do require an amplifier with low output impedance.

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Technically, ALL headphones need an amp. The 5xx series from Sennheiser do not require a powerful amplifier; the do require an amplifier with low output impedance.

They will work fine without a dedicated AMP but yes an AMP allows you the push them a bit more.

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They will work fine without a dedicated AMP but yes an AMP allows you the push them a bit more.

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They will work fine without a dedicated AMP but yes an AMP allows you the push them a bit more.

 

What, past the pain threshold?

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What, past the pain threshold?

Yeah pretty much, also let you adjust things like Base and Treble on the Amp instead on your OS.

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Yeah pretty much, also let you adjust things like Base and Treble on the Amp instead on your OS.

Do the 518's have 7.1 surround sound or no? I haven't bought them yet and I would like to know before I buy them, or I might have to go with something else

But first, let's talk about parallel universes.

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Do the 518's have 7.1 surround sound or no? I haven't bought them yet and I would like to know before I buy them, or I might have to go with something else

 

They are stereo, just like every other headphone on the planet.

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Do the 518's have 7.1 surround sound or no? I haven't bought them yet and I would like to know before I buy them, or I might have to go with something else

 

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I really didn't ask for cheap razer shit. Sorry, neon green is not my color lol 

thanks anyway.

 

EDIT: after looking, i noticed it was a driver editor.. thing. Sorry.

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I really didn't ask for cheap razer shit. Sorry, neon green is not my color lol 

thanks anyway.

 

EDIT: after looking, i noticed it was a driver editor.. thing. Sorry.

Yeah this guy didn't ask for cheap Razer shit, he asked for 7.1 surround sound. :P

 

Seriously though, what on earth do you need 7.1 virtual surround sound for?

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I really didn't ask for cheap razer shit. Sorry, neon green is not my color lol

thanks anyway.

EDIT: after looking, i noticed it was a driver editor.. thing. Sorry.

GG.

It's free and works with any setup. Worst case scenario you install it, don't like it, and uninstall it.

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