DAC for HD600s

[DutchTexan]

I have a pat of HD600 headphones and they sound okay with my onboard audio. My onboard audio advertises amplification that can handle up to 600 ohms. Regardless, I think my headphones should sound better than they do. Additionally, my microphone recordings pick up a lot of interference.

 

What DAC or Amp or interface or whatever would you beautiful people recommend for my HD600s and microphone?

 

Thanks! 

[tomoki]

13 minutes ago, DutchTexan said:

I have a pat of HD600 headphones and they sound okay with my onboard audio. My onboard audio advertises amplification that can handle up to 600 ohms. Regardless, I think my headphones should sound better than they do. Additionally, my microphone recordings pick up a lot of interference.

 

What DAC or Amp or interface or whatever would you beautiful people recommend for my HD600s and microphone?

 

Thanks! 

+1 I'd like to know too if there's something that supports microphone as well. I'm still in the middle of learning about the differences between DAC brands and amp brands ...between each product I mean!

 

As for my onboard audio however, http://www.realtek.com.tw/products/productsView.aspx?Langid=1&PFid=28&Level=4&Conn=4&&ProdID=284 I don't know if I could even support a HD600. Where did you find out how much your onboard audio supports? 

[DutchTexan]

6 minutes ago, tomoki said:

+1 I'd like to know too if there's something that supports microphone as well. I'm still in the middle of learning about the differences between DAC brands and amp brands ...between each product I mean!

 

As for my onboard audio however, http://www.realtek.com.tw/products/productsView.aspx?Langid=1&PFid=28&Level=4&Conn=4&&ProdID=284 I don't know if I could even support a HD600. Where did you find out how much your onboard audio supports? 

https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/Z170A-GAMING-M5.html#hero-overview

 

 

[tomoki]

3 minutes ago, DutchTexan said:

https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/Z170A-GAMING-M5.html#hero-overview

 

 

Oh wow hahaha dammit! I want mine to tell me something! 

[Dackzy]

what you are looking for is a sound card, since a mic needs a ADC (analog to digital converter), a DAC is purely digital to analog converter.

you have a couple of options

a) get a DAC and amp for the headphones and a cheap USB sound card for the mic

b) get a DAC and amp for the headphones amd get a USB mic

c) get a sound card, but the USB sound cards that are out right now aren't that good and the PCIe cards aren't that great either.

[DutchTexan]

5 hours ago, Dackzy said:

what you are looking for is a sound card, since a mic needs a ADC (analog to digital converter), a DAC is purely digital to analog converter.

you have a couple of options

a) get a DAC and amp for the headphones and a cheap USB sound card for the mic

b) get a DAC and amp for the headphones amd get a USB mic

c) get a sound card, but the USB sound cards that are out right now aren't that good and the PCIe cards aren't that great either.

What would be the most cost effective product to rid 3.5mm microphone interference? My mic was under $50.

 

What DAC/amp would you recommend for 300 ohms headphones like my HD600? I paid around $270 for my headphones.

[Dackzy]

58 minutes ago, DutchTexan said:

What would be the most cost effective product to rid 3.5mm microphone interference? My mic was under $50.

A super cheap USB sound card, one that cost like 10$

59 minutes ago, DutchTexan said:

What DAC/amp would you recommend for 300 ohms headphones like my HD600? I paid around $270 for my headphones.

Well depends on what kind of budget we are working with and I cannot garantee that they will sound any different.

[DutchTexan]

4 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

A super cheap USB sound card, one that cost like 10$

Well depends on what kind of budget we are working with and I cannot garantee that they will sound any different.

Thanks for the help man. 

[Dackzy]

6 minutes ago, DutchTexan said:

Thanks for the help man. 

That super cheap sound card is only for the mic.

I cannot seem to get all the specs on your onboard, but from what I can see you should just keep using it with your headphones

[DutchTexan]

1 hour ago, Dackzy said:

That super cheap sound card is only for the mic.

I cannot seem to get all the specs on your onboard, but from what I can see you should just keep using it with your headphones

Yes, I suppose I just got used to my HD600s. I plugged in my G230s and now my HD600s sound 10 times better. 

 

To get rid of the slight hiss from my ~$30 microphone, buy something like this?

Or something like this?

[Dackzy]

4 minutes ago, DutchTexan said:

Yes, I suppose I just got used to my HD600s. I plugged in my G230s and now my HD600s sound 10 times better. 

Yeah. Thats how it is often.

 

4 minutes ago, DutchTexan said:

To get rid of the slight hiss from my ~$30 microphone, buy something like this?

Or something like this?

the second one, I have no idea how good it is.

[DutchTexan]

4 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

Yeah. Thats how it is often.

 

the second one, I have no idea how good it is.

Thanks again!