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    Is an MSI gt70 dragon strong enough to support a 250ohm headphone(dt990 pro)?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by klauz619, Nov 10, 2014.

  1. klauz619

    klauz619 Notebook Geek

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    Got a rebranded one and even though it's as big as a truck I'm afraid it might not be big enough to handle it.

    Also for some reason this one has a realtek high definition audio on the sound profile in dxdiag, is that even a good soundcard? would suck if I paid 200$ for headphones that got bottlenecked by my laptop('s ty soundcard);.
     
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    Kent T Notebook Virtuoso

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    Realtek soundcards are gaming cards/consumer playback cards. And you will need a headphone amplifier. No way around it.
     
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    Yeah I guess the built in soundchips are a joke and the laptop is too low powered. I decided to get a dac/amp to go along with it.
     
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    Not so much a joke as most built in PC sound solutions don't drive high impedance headphones very well. And the Beyer Dynamic headphones are favorites of mine. I own the DT 990 Pro myself (I use them for broadcast work and studio use as a reference headphone)
     
    Kent T, Nov 11, 2014
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