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Sennheiser HD 380 Pro

post #1 of 5
9/9/12 at 2:59am
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Hello everyone,
I'd like to buy the Sennheiser HD 380 Pro headphones and plug them into my laptop's sound card. Is it worth to buy an external sound card to improve sound quality and frequency response? I'd like to spend 20-40€ on the external sound card. Do you know any sound cards?
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post #2 of 5
9/9/12 at 3:57am
You might want to look at the USB Xonar U3 , it´s under 40 euro.

There´s a review here

http://techreport.com/review/21256/asus-xonar-u3-usb-audio-device
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post #3 of 5
9/9/12 at 8:33am
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and the Fiio E6?
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post #4 of 5
9/9/12 at 10:30am
The fiio e6 is an amplifier that wont' do anything for you. You need a DAC.
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post #5 of 5
9/9/12 at 10:30am
x2 on the Xonar... great especially for the price
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