Posted June 29, 2016 I am sick of Windows 10 limiting the volume on my headphones. I am sick of my mobo's worn out 3.5mm jack. I have a pair of DT 770 250 Ohm headphones and I want to use them to their max. I want a USB amp/dac, I would like to be able to use it with my smartphone (HTC M8) but that is not that big of a necessity. I don't want anything crazy expensive (sub 150 euros) and I don't want to buy used. It has to be available in Europe!! Help!!! Why do i always get blue screens? Why not a red one for a change? Spoiler CPU: 2920x GPU: Sapphire HD 7950 Vapor X MOBO: X399 Taichi RAM: 4x 8GB Trident Z RGN 3200/14 CASE: 900D OS SSD: Samsung 960 Evo 512GB Storage: 20TB NAS PSU: Corsair RM1000i CPU COOLER: NH-U14S TR4 OS: Arch Linux Keyboard: Ducky Shine 3 TKL Mouse: MX Master 2S Headphones: BD DT 770 PRO 250 Ohm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 29, 2016 7 minutes ago, sotiris.bos said: I am sick of Windows 10 limiting the volume on my headphones. I am sick of my mobo's worn out 3.5mm jack. I have a pair of DT 770 250 Ohm headphones and I want to use them to their max. I want a USB amp/dac, I would like to be able to use it with my smartphone (HTC M8) but that is not that big of a necessity. I don't want anything crazy expensive (sub 150 euros) and I don't want to buy used. It has to be available in Europe!! Help!!! Get a Micca OriGen. It will blow you away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 29, 2016 Author 6 minutes ago, JohnT said: Get a Micca OriGen. It will blow you away. Will it be able to handle 250 Ohms? The standard recommendations seem to be the O2 amp/dac and the FiiO E17 Edit: The specs say up to 600 Ohms so no worries about my question. Why do i always get blue screens? Why not a red one for a change? Spoiler CPU: 2920x GPU: Sapphire HD 7950 Vapor X MOBO: X399 Taichi RAM: 4x 8GB Trident Z RGN 3200/14 CASE: 900D OS SSD: Samsung 960 Evo 512GB Storage: 20TB NAS PSU: Corsair RM1000i CPU COOLER: NH-U14S TR4 OS: Arch Linux Keyboard: Ducky Shine 3 TKL Mouse: MX Master 2S Headphones: BD DT 770 PRO 250 Ohm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 29, 2016 5 minutes ago, sotiris.bos said: Will it be able to handle 250 Ohms? The standard recommendations seem to be the O2 amp/dac and the FiiO E17 Edit: The specs say up to 600 Ohms so no worries about my question. Ohm does not equal to how hard they are to drive. 32 ohm headphones can be harder to driver than 600 ohm headphones. I have some more recommendations in here. Before you buy amp and dac. My thoughts on the M50x Ultimate Ears Reference monitor review I might have a thing for audio... My main Headphones and IEMs: K612 pro, HD 25 and Ultimate Ears Reference Monitor, HD 580 with HD 600 grills DAC and AMP: RME ADI 2 DAC Speakers: Genelec 8040, System Audio SA205 Receiver: Denon AVR-1612 Desktop: R7 1700, GTX 1080 RX 580 8GB and other stuff Laptop: ThinkPad P50: i7 6820HQ, M2000M. ThinkPad T420s: i7 2640M, NVS 4200M Feel free to pm me if you have a question for me or quote me. If you want to hear what I have to say about something just tag me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 29, 2016 21 minutes ago, sotiris.bos said: Will it be able to handle 250 Ohms? The standard recommendations seem to be the O2 amp/dac and the FiiO E17 Edit: The specs say up to 600 Ohms so no worries about my question. "Up to X ohms" specs mean literally nothing. The O2 and ODAC are kind of passe at this point, and overpriced. The Micca Origen is a fine recommendation, as is the Fiio E10k. Audio Reference • Cutting the Crap • 7.1 Headphones? • Audio Interference Troubleshooting GuideREVIEWS • HiFiMan HE-560 • Beyerdynamic T1 2. Generation • Schiit Bifrost 4490 • Schiit Valhalla 2RECOMMENDATIONS • The Audio Board's Recommended Gear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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