[Kikaida]

I recently purchased a fantastic pair of Grado Labs SR-80 headphones, which I typically plug into the 1/8" minijack on either my iPod or Quicksilver G4. I've read recently that although the headphones sound great, they could sound even better if "driven" by a device with more powerful amplification that what is provided by the iPod or Quicksilver headphone jack. Is there a sound card that I could install on my Quicksilver G4 that would provide increased amplification?

[Super Glitcher]

I think for the most part this is done with outboard gear (a headphone amp) - this is a pretty cheap example of something that should give you enough volume to blow up your nice headphones if you wanted

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/...base_id/100505

Also, I hear that the sound card being inside the computer is pretty problematic for clear signal. Apparently you get a lot of static and degredation in your mix from the interference caused by your computers guts. A lot of people get either a USB audio interface (like the EMagic 2|6) or an actual recording interface like the firewire based MOTU 828 MkII....

This is probably not too audible to normal peeps, but anyone really paying attention will hear the static and fuzz once you turn it up enough - especially through your new headphone amp....

[Kikaida]

Originally posted by Super Glitcher:
I think for the most part this is done with outboard gear (a headphone amp) - this is a pretty cheap example of something that should give you enough volume to blow up your nice headphones if you wanted

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/...base_id/100505

Also, I hear that the sound card being inside the computer is pretty problematic for clear signal. Apparently you get a lot of static and degredation in your mix from the interference caused by your computers guts. A lot of people get either a USB audio interface (like the EMagic 2|6) or an actual recording interface like the firewire based MOTU 828 MkII....

This is probably not too audible to normal peeps, but anyone really paying attention will hear the static and fuzz once you turn it up enough - especially through your new headphone amp....

Thanks!

[Super Glitcher]

no problem