Sound system upgrade

[spartin503]

I have about $300 to spend on audio equipment. I only need headphones and a sound card. The sound card needs to be a pcie card because I don't have any pci slots that are avalible. I am in the US so anything I can get here I'm open too.

[MayflowerElectronics]

You don't need a sound card.

[spartin503]

You don't need a sound card.

With my current system I hear a bit of interference which I would like to get rid of, and I know it's not just my headphones because a friend has sennheiseer 555 and they get the interference on my system too.

[ShearMe]

With my current system I hear a bit of interference which I would like to get rid of, and I know it's not just my headphones because a friend has sennheiseer 555 and they get the interference on my system too.

 

Then it's likely you'd get interference with a soundcard as well. Grab something external like a FiiO E10 to minimize interference.

 

As for headphones, you've got a lot of options. What kind of music will you mostly be listening to? Planning on taking these out n about with you at all?

[MayflowerElectronics]

With my current system I hear a bit of interference which I would like to get rid of, and I know it's not just my headphones because a friend has sennheiseer 555 and they get the interference on my system too.

Plug them into your motherboard.

[spartin503]

Plug them into your motherboard.

I have plugged them straight into the motherboard and into the front panel header and it's sounds the same either way.

Then it's likely you'd get interference with a soundcard as well. Grab something external like a FiiO E10 to minimize interference.

As for headphones, you've got a lot of options. What kind of music will you mostly be listening to? Planning on taking these out n about with you at all?

They will also be at my PC and I won't be going out with them, I will be listening to a wife variety of music but I would like a slight bass boost.

[MayflowerElectronics]

I have plugged them straight into the motherboard and into the front panel header and it's sounds the same either way.

They will also be at my PC and I won't be going out with them, I will be listening to a wife variety of music but I would like a slight bass boost.

 

Then you need an external solution, a sound card will do the same thing.

[EmoRarity]

I have plugged them straight into the motherboard and into the front panel header and it's sounds the same either way.

They will also be at my PC and I won't be going out with them, I will be listening to a wife variety of music but I would like a slight bass boost.

DT990's so you can listen to your wife and your music with a bit of bass.

[ShearMe]

They will also be at my PC and I won't be going out with them, I will be listening to a wife variety of music but I would like a slight bass boost.

 

How much is a "bit"? http://www.headphone.com/learning-center/build-a-graph.php?graphID%5B0%5D=2861&graphID%5B1%5D=4011&graphID%5B2%5D=2141&graphID%5B3%5D=2941&scale=30&graphType=0&buttonSelection=Update+Graph

 

FYI, the 558 is for reference - it is not much of a bassy headphone.