Audio Advice

[Grabster3d]

So I was thinking of getting http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-504631-HD-558-Headphones/dp/B004FEEY9A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381100125&sr=8-1 with a http://www.amazon.com/Xonar-DGX-PCI-E-GX2-5-Engine/dp/B007TMZ1BK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1381100169&sr=8-2&keywords=dgx and putting on http://www.modmic.com/

 

Thoughts?

[_ASSASSIN_]

Fiio E10 prease instead of that soundcard, will push that cost though

[Emperor_Piehead]

just use the onboard audio the headphones don't need to be powered by something like a fiio e10 or a sound card. Use the savings for better cans

[_ASSASSIN_]

just use the onboard audio the headphones don't need to be powered by something like a fiio e10 or a sound card. Use the savings for better cans

I said that because you get better sound quality from the dac integrated with the E10, but I can't find a dac that has an output that goes to analog, so you kind of have to get an amp

[Youbetternot]

I think that is a pretty awesome choice you may want to check out some of these amps, you get discount for being a LTT member http://www.mayflowerelectronics.com/headphone-amps.html. If you have the money. You can consult  MayflowerElectronics

But, beside that you can also get a Fiio E10

[CoolBeans]

You shouldn't need a sound card for the 558s

[Langdon]

Don't buy the sound card and you'll be good.

[dalekphalm]

So I was thinking of getting http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-504631-HD-558-Headphones/dp/B004FEEY9A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381100125&sr=8-1 with a http://www.amazon.com/Xonar-DGX-PCI-E-GX2-5-Engine/dp/B007TMZ1BK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1381100169&sr=8-2&keywords=dgx and putting on http://www.modmic.com/

 

Thoughts?

This soundcard includes a Headphone Amp, which is what you'll need to get the best performance. You could also go with a USB amp but at the price of that Sound Card, you may as well just stick with it.

 

For everyone saying just stick with onboard, you won't be getting the best performance from those headphones. They have an impedance of 50 ohms, which is enough that a Headphone amp would come in useful.

[ShearMe]

This soundcard includes a Headphone Amp, which is what you'll need to get the best performance. You could also go with a USB amp but at the price of that Sound Card, you may as well just stick with it.

 

For everyone saying just stick with onboard, you won't be getting the best performance from those headphones. They have an impedance of 50 ohms, which is enough that a Headphone amp would come in useful.

Except that the amp used on soundcards have an output impedance of 10 which could cause funny business with headphones that have an impedance less the 80.

OP, get the headphones without the soundcard first, and see if your onboard is sufficiently loud. You can always add a soundcard or external DAC+amp later if desired.