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Can't hear a difference between DT990 and HIFIMAN XS (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by Ninia21@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community

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My English is not good, sorry about that.
Prepare to laugh. Today i got my XS and i thought i was gonna be surprised by the sound quality. But i can't hear ANY difference between them. Same weak soundstage, same harsh treble, bass is almost non-existent.
I think the problem is because I don't have a dac/amp, so they are plugged directly into my pc (alc1220-vb). I use them on 100% volume but most of the time it's not loud enough. 990s were good at 70%. Do i really need an amp like Fiio K7 with balanced cable to make them sound at least better than the 990s...? Or all this will just make them louder? Please help :(

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[–] PegDude@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Don't have to run them balanced, but yes you 100% need a better DAC/amp than an on-board pc source.

And depending on what version of the 990 you have, you need a DAC/amp for that too...

Just because it's loud enough, doesn't mean it's being driven well.