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

submitted 11 months 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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[–] Regular-Cheetah-8095@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Unless you need more volume with headroom or there’s noise in the signal from an inadequate existing DAC (there isn’t) it won’t make a difference. They’re designed to be audibly transparent, just about every modern amp or DAC is so if they did do anything to the sound, it would be a flaw more than any sort of improvement.

[–] global_ferret@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We need this stickied in the sub for real. So much snake oil posted and people wasting lots of money.

[–] Regular-Cheetah-8095@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Just ask people who post the truther stuff to explain to you how it does it. That’s not trolling, it’s asking for information so you can be as informed as they are. I’m like 0/30 in anyone even trying, they usually just get mad and throw a tantrum and ask what gear you own and tell you you’d understand if you heard the stuff they had.

I mean, I probably went through the totality of their life to date gear in like a average thirty day demo rotation at some point but it’s a lot more fun to pretend I’m new and ask questions until they run out of answers.