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blargh4 t1_jecnztm wrote

What port are you plugging it into on the mobo? If you aren't doing this already, I suggest setting the volume on the computer to the highest it goes and controlling the volume on the amp.

(I don't think you'd have different results with the Heretic, for what it's worth)

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Own-Cost9676 t1_jecqiga wrote

I’ve tried both the audio out on the board itself and the front audio Jack with similar results. I’ll give your other suggestion a go, I wasn’t sure which volume adjustment was correct. I was just turning the audio up on the amp then fine adjusting with windows

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blargh4 t1_jecv74y wrote

When driving the Magni from the computer, full volume (or nearly so) on the computer is the right way to set it up. The ALC8-whatever isn't going to get anywhere near overloading the Magni's input at full volume, and anything else is amplifying your computer audio's (considerable) noise floor.

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Own-Cost9676 t1_jed211t wrote

Thank you for your help my friend. I adjusted the volume the way you suggested and someone else said to play with sample rate. By doing both of those the Sennheisers sound wonderful now, I haven’t tried the others because I don’t want to take these off now lol

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