Hi there I am using a Sennheiser HD 58X and I found that it has 0 difference between this 58X jubilee and my old HD 555. Someone told me this is because my Xonar DG sound card isn't up to par and it doesn't amp the 150 ohm Jubilee properly.
There is the Xonar SE which is best for my budget and it claims to have a 300 ohm Headphone amp.
There is the K3 which I understand won't show much improvement unless the balance port is used which I need expensive cable to do or it will blow the amp or something to that extent
Then there is the K5 Pro Fiio which is absurdly expensive for me but I heard its going to make a big difference. hmmmmm
What do you guys think do I have to go K5 Pro? when the Xonar SE has a Realtek 1220 DAC and 116db SNR and 300 ohm Amp? the Xonar SE is only $39 new on Amazon and it is what I really wanted based on the specs. However I really wanna know what will I be missing out on if I don't go with the K5 Pro? is there going to be a big difference or a difference that I found near 0%?
For what its worth I once had a SMSL DAC / AMP for $60 on Amazon with Ti Burr Brown DAC and it made 0 difference to my Xonar DG.
BTW the most perfect DAC I ever heard was that in the Xonar DX from long ago I wish I had kept that thing.... Hoping the Xonar SE will be like that DX from long ago
What do you guys think about this card?
https://www.asus.com/us/Sound-Cards/Xonar-SE/
Do you think it is good compared to the K5 Pro Fiio?
There is the Xonar SE which is best for my budget and it claims to have a 300 ohm Headphone amp.
There is the K3 which I understand won't show much improvement unless the balance port is used which I need expensive cable to do or it will blow the amp or something to that extent
Then there is the K5 Pro Fiio which is absurdly expensive for me but I heard its going to make a big difference. hmmmmm
What do you guys think do I have to go K5 Pro? when the Xonar SE has a Realtek 1220 DAC and 116db SNR and 300 ohm Amp? the Xonar SE is only $39 new on Amazon and it is what I really wanted based on the specs. However I really wanna know what will I be missing out on if I don't go with the K5 Pro? is there going to be a big difference or a difference that I found near 0%?
For what its worth I once had a SMSL DAC / AMP for $60 on Amazon with Ti Burr Brown DAC and it made 0 difference to my Xonar DG.
BTW the most perfect DAC I ever heard was that in the Xonar DX from long ago I wish I had kept that thing.... Hoping the Xonar SE will be like that DX from long ago
What do you guys think about this card?
https://www.asus.com/us/Sound-Cards/Xonar-SE/
Do you think it is good compared to the K5 Pro Fiio?