Soundcard for laptops, help

[M.Beier]

Guys, I am going to buy a new laptop in April, I want to spice up the sound a little, no way onboard can power up my headphones...

Which is best choice I can get?
I got some 64Ohm Sennheiser HD280 Pro.

Hope for some advice
Cheers

-- Did not notice this forum section, is it new?

[STEvil]

Yamaha makes some external solutions, or you can go with Terratec. The DMX 6fire is my top pick for external audio. http://www.terratec.net/en/products/sound/usb.html

[wiretap]

I'd get a nice little tube amp with USB input.
http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HMEF2A

[M.Beier]

No express port solution?

[wiretap]

Nothing that will be amped to drive your headphones good enough.

[M.Beier]

Will this baby do?
http://www.hifiklubben.dk/produkter/stereo/forstarker/argon_ha1_forforstaerker_sort.htm

[DeadlyFire]

Buy a portable headphone amplifier (http://www.head-fi.org/products/category/portable-amps) or you can make your own ;)

[Nanometer]

Because the resistance is so high in your headphones, no wonder it's a problem getting good sound =-p Though seriously, get an amplifier kit, they are pretty cool and is exactly what you need. One of those X-fi cards wont do anything, and they are more of a gimmick than actually doing anything useful.

[BeepBeep2]

64 Ohm isn't really all that high...

You may want to sell your 280 Pro's for something like an Audio-Technica ATH-M50 though.

[M.Beier]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Valve-Class-Tube-Headphone-Amplifier-pre-Bravo-V2-AU2-/260764590513?pt=AU_Electronics_Audio_Amplifiers&hash=item3cb6c7e1b1#ht_6916wt_1139
http://cgi.ebay.com/Fanmusic-Mini-Portable-Battery-Headphone-Amplifier-RA1-/250678926352?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5da0dc10#ht_2784wt_1139

Both plenty good? Just curious exactly what I should go for here..

[Nanometer]

Couldn't tell you because they look to be custom kits. I'd try to read around for reviews, otherwise your best guess is as good as ours. If you get a prebuilt system there's a high likelihood of finding reviews about them.