Does audio protection make a difference?

[Xdrone]

On most high end mobos, I see a metal plate over the built-in audio processor.

Apparently this blocks noise from surrounding parts that affect sound quality. I want to know, If using high end headphones, will a motherboard with no protection have noticeable differences in sound quality compared to a mobo that does? Don't really want to give up the motherboard I think is perfect for my build just because of this.

thankyou.

[vanished]

One of the first things I think you will notice with poor onboard audio is if you turn up the volume to max with nothing playing, it is still silent or do you hear a hiss/static?

[Xdrone]

1 minute ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

One of the first things I think you will notice with poor onboard audio is if you turn up the volume to max with nothing playing, it is still silent or do you hear a hiss/static?

The audio processor is high quality, just that it doesn't have protection... will this still occur even if the signal/noise ratio is good?

[Xdrone]

Nvm found out that mobo is EMI-shielded thanks anyway!