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  1. 02-26-2011, 09:38 AM #1
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    Soundcard for laptops, help

    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

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    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

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  3. 02-26-2011, 01:35 PM #3
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    I'd get a nice little tube amp with USB input.
    http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HMEF2A
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  4. 02-26-2011, 03:41 PM #4
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    No express port solution?
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  5. 02-26-2011, 03:49 PM #5
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    Nothing that will be amped to drive your headphones good enough.
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  6. 02-26-2011, 04:32 PM #6
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    Will this baby do?
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  7. 02-26-2011, 06:24 PM #7
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    Buy a portable headphone amplifier or you can make your own
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  8. 02-26-2011, 11:22 PM #8
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    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.
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    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.
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  10. 04-06-2011, 08:08 PM #10
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    http://cgi.ebay.com/Valve-Class-Tube...ht_6916wt_1139
    http://cgi.ebay.com/Fanmusic-Mini-Po...ht_2784wt_1139

    Both plenty good? Just curious exactly what I should go for here..
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  11. 04-07-2011, 10:16 PM #11
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    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.
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