Audio Question

[xCaptKirk]

I have an Asus Hero VII motherboard and am looking for a new headset.  I've been looking at the Sennheiser G4me One or the Zero's.  Can anyone tell me if the onboard audio is sufficient? I have a FIIO E10k as well but I never used it as I got it from a friend for free.

[lukky211111]

I have an Asus Hero VII motherboard and am looking for a new headset.  I've been looking at the Sennheiser G4me One or the Zero's.  Can anyone tell me if the onboard audio is sufficient? I have a FIIO E10k as well but I never used it as I got it from a friend for free.

onboard audio is just fine tek syndicate has a video about sound cards and such and how theyre basicly a joke and a huge waste of money.

[xCaptKirk]

Can the onboard handle the headset's though far as impedance is concerned?

[creatip123]

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/290749-the-impedance-ballad-image-heavy/

[xCaptKirk]

Nice read and nice test. Well I guess my last question is sound wise what is the difference in the G4me Zero and G4me One?

[xCaptKirk]

Also has anyone used the G4me Zero's without an amp and straight into the motherboard?  I read your post but I still see reviews where some say you need an amp/dac.  

[RatedBlam]

The biggest difference is probably that the game one is open, the game zero is closed.

And of course you need an amp to run the headset, but your motherboard already has an amp. Given that it's a high end modern mobo it should have sufficient amp.

[xCaptKirk]

I've always thought that open headphones were good for spatial awareness but reviews on the zero's say that they have great spatial awareness?  Also I was under impression closed meant more bass but  I read a review of both and they stated the open had more bass than the closed weird or have I been led astray?

[Guest]

I've always thought that open headphones were good for spatial awareness but reviews on the zero's say that they have great spatial awareness?  Also I was under impression closed meant more bass but  I read a review of both and they stated the open had more bass than the closed weird or have I been led astray?

 

Everything you believe is either a lie or only conditionally true.

[xCaptKirk]

Good answer!

[creatip123]

Also has anyone used the G4me Zero's without an amp and straight into the motherboard?  I read your post but I still see reviews where some say you need an amp/dac.  

 

There is one simple logic that, strangely enough, seems to always escape people with similar problem (buying a headphone, asking if need a dac/amp or not). 

 

You're buying the headset/phone anyway, and you got the onboard already. Just buy it, and plug it to the onboard. If it turns out the sound is bad, i.e. can't get loud enough, static, buzzing, distortions, clippings, it's really, truly, honestly, definitely not too late to get/order an amp after that. 

 

It's not like the headphone or PC will blow up or catch fire if it turns out onboard is not good enough....