blackmouth0 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2008 hi, just a curious question...does the laptop have a build in amp to drive our headphone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
radioactive28 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2008 (edited) Almost certainly a yes. Chances are, anything you plug your head/earphones into, has an amp in the path. The only difference is, is it a good/bad, weak/powerful amp? The amp is necessary because the output from the DSP chip or processor is purely a signal, not powerful enough to make the earphone diaphragm move. Edited February 26, 2008 by radioactive28 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackmouth0 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2008 so, is the amp enough to drive...headphone like...AKG 271 studio that type? is it as powerful as xenos? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
music123 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2008 absolutely not enough for delivering full potential of full sized headphones. Because portable amplifiers or headphone amplifiers have a much higher voltage and current than laptops which is intended to produce just enough for sound Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eawtan 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2008 I don't think laptop amp drive will be a problem for most headphones. However the quality is typically lacking. On my laptop, I can "hear" the harddisk access - whenever there is a disk access, there will be some "zzzz" heard via the internal amp. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heady 0 Report post Posted August 21, 2008 I use the ZeroDac and can hear noises too. So not just the internal amp. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
williecoin 0 Report post Posted September 22, 2008 anything you can plug in headphone , there is a build-in amp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pikachu 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2008 Unless the line out........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites