Submitted by Snoo46975 t3_yf6wud in headphones
blargh4 t1_iu20yjg wrote
I think you're getting a bit confused with the terminology. The Magni is a headphone amp, not a DAC. It takes line-level analog audio input and amplifies it to drive your headphones. A DAC converts a digital signal to a line-level analog signal. The logitech dongle is both a dac and a headphone amp (if it's what I'm imagining).
If your question is "will it make any audible difference if I use a dedicated external DAC instead of my motherboard's line out".... maybe? Audio DACs are a mature technology and a competent "low end" implementation is transparent for the purposes of human hearing... so it depends on the quality of your motherboard's audio output and how much of a golden-eared audiophile you are.
Snoo46975 OP t1_iu21mce wrote
oh i was under the assumption the magni was a dac lol, im mainly using the headphones for games like tarkov where footsteps and hearing is very important and then listening to music while i study. Do i have how to work a stack right? Pc to dac, dac to amp, amp to headphones?
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