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MaximusX
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I am wondering if a dac makes a big difference in audio quality and do you need an amp for your dac? How much do I have to spend to get notable differences than the realtek audio on my motherboard.

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I am wondering if a dac makes a big difference in audio quality and do you need an amp for your dac? How much do I have to spend to get notable differences than the realtek audio on my motherboard.

 

WHat headphone do you have?

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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WHat headphone do you have?

I have the hyper x cloud gaming headset, but this christmas I wanna get some new headphones without a mic.

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I have the hyper x cloud gaming headset, but this christmas I wanna get some new headphones without a mic.

 

You should get the headphones first, then if you feel the onboard has problems or if the volume isn't loud enough then you can get a,mp/dac.

 

BUt get the headphone before you even consider getting an amp/dac

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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