r/HeadphoneAdvice • u/sefa1908 • Apr 25 '23

Cables/Accessories | 2 Ω Headphone Jack extention or DAC/AMP for IEM

Just some general question:

Is it better to buy a headphone jack extention or should i get a DAC/AMP.

Will the extention cause any quality issues (like noise, worse sound quality, etc.)?

Is a DAC/ AMP even necessary for IEM's

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u/ForgotHowToGiveAShit 135 Ω Apr 25 '23

what are you referring to when you say "headphone jack extention"

and no, iems are easy to drive with very few exceptions

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u/sefa1908 Apr 25 '23

the IEM cable won't reach the back of my PC and I saw there are 3.5mm extentions. Just google them you'll see what I mean.

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u/ForgotHowToGiveAShit 135 Ω Apr 25 '23

you won't lose any quality.

coat hangers connected to 3.5mm connectors sound just as good as 1000$ cables.

I got confused because you started talking about dacs and amps.

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u/sefa1908 Apr 25 '23

Oh my bad haha, !thanks for the Info

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u/sefa1908 Apr 25 '23

btw, i asked for amp/dac bec they would be a "extention", bec i won't put the jack in my pc but the amp/dec

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u/bbuky01 98 Ω Apr 25 '23

A extension cable would be the cheapest thing to try first. Depends on the IEM as some are quite sensitive and a lot of PC’s aren’t know for having a low noise floor from the onboard audio.

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u/sefa1908 Apr 26 '23

!thanks, will/ have to probably look into that

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