I recently got this headset, and wow is it good. My only issue is when certain people talk on discord, I can hear a really high pitched ringing. I fiddled with a bunch of settings, computer audio and discord, and nothing seems to solve the issue. It is primarily if not all in my right ear only. Is there something wrong with my headset, or was that ringing always there I can just hear it cause the headset is THAT good? I haven't had any issues with any other application, though I have yet to test if I can hear the ringing on a different version of discord, say on my xbox instead of my pc. Only other issue I've had is occasional static, but I can't tell if it's from the headset or the show/game/etc.
Apr 24, 2024
So what would happen if you get an amp anyway? Your headphone will just sound "different", not better or worse, just different depending on the signature of the amp. Though you might potentially like it or hate it depend on your taste.
And if your headphone is hard to drive (like say, 300 Ohm) then most likely it will benefit from an amp (louder, more dynamic range... etc).
If you can tell me what headphone you use then I can give you further suggestions. :P
People seems to agree that while it's 62 Ohm, it still is best to use amplification and it's actually power hungry headphone. So you might need a desktop dedicated power amp/dac.
Now the problem is price, most desktop dac/amp will cost you over $120. Ideally you'll probably want to aim for O2/ODAC or Schiit Modi/Magni combo. But both of those will run you over $200.
Something to look for is that since K7XX is a very neutral headphone, it usually pair well with warm sounding amp. UDAC-3 is a warm sounding dac/amp I'm just not sure if it will have enough power to push it to its full potential. Though this might be a decent middle ground.
Maybe think about your final goal for now, if you think in the long run you do want to shell out for a good desktop amp, I'd just use it straight (no amp/dac) in the time being until you can afford the "proper" dac/amp. But if you think you'll never want to spend that much, then buying this might get you to a decent point (although not ideal but should be not bad either).
Another good option is the CEntrance DACport Slim that's also going on right now. To be honest, I've tried other sub $100 dac/amp (E10K, SMSL M2, and Schiit Fulla) and all of them were decent, you can't go wrong with any of them since most dac/amp in this price bracket actually do sound similar to each other. Only exception might be E10K since it's a more lean/clean sounding dac/amp and might be too lean/clean sounding with K7XX (very neutral to begin with).
Decide how much you're willing to spend then go from there. :)