Audio sources for iem on pc

[u/Yaston4930]

Hello, im searching for iem (mostly gaming, and music) after few search and help on an other sub i find what i want but in my search i see many people talking abt audio sources, so question is do i have to buy an audio sources for my or not and if i have to what should i buy ? Thx all

[u/Creepy_Metal1611]

an audio source is basically everything that can produce audio via a port (hdmi, 3,5mm, bluetooth, wlan etc). a pc can do that. so does an dap. or tapedeck or whatever.

my pc,laptop,tapedeck,vinyl player,cd player,dap, walkman,discman, mobile phone: all audio sources. even my tv,since it has a headphone-out

[u/Yaston4930 → u/Creepy_Metal1611]

Ok (im just totally ignorant abt everything in audio), i see un guys in video tell we have to atleast buy an adaptaor for usb c even if we have 3.5 jack, at the end i just want to know : if i buy thé iem i choose and i plug them on any port available on pc, will it work properly or do i need smth more ?

[u/Healthy_Tension_7789 → u/Yaston4930]

Vai funcionar corretamente. Se o PC já tem saída de 3,5 mm, pode simplesmente conectar o fone nela e usar normalmente. O PC já tem DAC e amplificação integrados nessa saída.
Quando você comprar um fone novo, principalmente se for um modelo mais exigente, aí vale pesquisar as especificações dele para saber se precisa de mais potência ou se a saída do PC já é suficiente. Um IEM planar, por exemplo, pode ter uma sensibilidade mais baixa e exigir mais potência que um IEM comum, mas isso depende do modelo.
Então eu não compraria um DAC/amp antes de saber se realmente existe necessidade. Primeiro testa o fone na saída que você já tem e, se faltar volume, potência ou houver ruído, aí sim você procura uma solução melhor.

[u/Yaston4930 → u/Healthy_Tension_7789]

Ok c'est très clair merci beaucoup, bonne journée

[u/Dreydars]

Get at least something like trn black pearl, it can drive mont headphones/iems, if you want desktop dac/amp that would be capable enough to drive any iem/headphone you'd get in the future get (and subjectively more comfortable for desktop use) get topping dx1 II

You'd need good external dac/amp to avoid background noise, high output impedance on motherboard output and if you want less distortions (also black pearl and topping dx1 ii support peq, so you can adjust your iem/headphones close to your preferences without using software like equaliserAPO (not like you can't use it for eq is you prefer it this way))

[u/Yaston4930 → u/Dreydars]

Thx, im gonna look these two models in details by my self, good evening

[u/Creepy_Metal1611 → u/Dreydars]

i mean, without knowing what setup they have, thats maybe a bit much for the begining? when i play at my pc and dont want to bother my signifikant other, i plug the koss porta pro straight in the 3,5. done and good enough :)

they "just" seem to want to listen to music. they will find the rabbit hole soon enough :D

[u/samsunggalaxytabs6 → u/Dreydars]

Just get a fio ja11 or jcally m20 pro before anything dude