Alf
Yank Upstart
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I have just had a ' oh god what have i been doing all this time' moment.
I have been using my Logitech Z5500 for quite some time now. And I have been using the headphone jack on them for my Sennheiser 280HD.
I thought it was adequate.
I thought it sounded fine.
I was a fool.
Only now have I learned, from reading about higher quality headphones, that proper amps are needed to get the most out of your cans. Upon reading about this I searched high and low to see if the speakers could provide proper amps to headphones. They could not.
Then I searched to see if my Xfi titanium was capable, and after some searching it seems they are. And thus I decided to 'test' to see if there was any discernible difference.
A. Whole. New. Experience.
I was lost for words. Music ive heard tons of times with my headphones suddenly revealed new details that I never caught before. It was like I was listening to a whole new song! Everything was cleaner.
As cliched as is sounds, I think this fits under the 'hearing things ive never heard before' experience. Something that only has happened before when i got my first sound card (Creative Soundblaster Live!).
I have to say, Im really, REALLY excited to start listening to my music again.
This is one of those things you dont really think about, and rarely gets asked. I didnt know headphones needed a amp. I suppose if the music sounds fine to you, then why fix it? But with a little knowledge you can experience music like never before.
I have been using my Logitech Z5500 for quite some time now. And I have been using the headphone jack on them for my Sennheiser 280HD.
I thought it was adequate.
I thought it sounded fine.
I was a fool.
Only now have I learned, from reading about higher quality headphones, that proper amps are needed to get the most out of your cans. Upon reading about this I searched high and low to see if the speakers could provide proper amps to headphones. They could not.
Then I searched to see if my Xfi titanium was capable, and after some searching it seems they are. And thus I decided to 'test' to see if there was any discernible difference.
A. Whole. New. Experience.
I was lost for words. Music ive heard tons of times with my headphones suddenly revealed new details that I never caught before. It was like I was listening to a whole new song! Everything was cleaner.
As cliched as is sounds, I think this fits under the 'hearing things ive never heard before' experience. Something that only has happened before when i got my first sound card (Creative Soundblaster Live!).
I have to say, Im really, REALLY excited to start listening to my music again.
This is one of those things you dont really think about, and rarely gets asked. I didnt know headphones needed a amp. I suppose if the music sounds fine to you, then why fix it? But with a little knowledge you can experience music like never before.
