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Will a dac/amp setup make a noticeable difference? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by Illustrious_Fall_719@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community

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I’m new to the audiophile world. I just purchased a pair of Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pros yesterday. They sound great, but I was expecting more after reading reviews. I have no experience when it comes to picking up audio cues and analyzing music. Would a dac/amp make a noticeable difference in sound quality to an untrained ear? Right now I have them connected to a TC-Helicon Goxlr. Is the built in amp strong enough to efficiently power them? Or, would a real amp be a significant upgrade/worthwhile?

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[–] JamarlMcPooby@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I've found that a dedicated amp or dac or amp/dac really improves the sound on all of my headphones. Amp making more of a difference than a dac to me. But, I do not own Beyer's so can't say anything 100%. On my first pair of headphones that I bought for better sound quality, I noticed about the same amount of improvement between having the new headphones and then adding in an amp along with the new headphones, which surprised me.