Converting a SoundBlaster front panel into a headphones DAC (with schematic)
Posted May 16, 2021, 12:52 PM UTC
335
You did a good job. I upgraded my sb pro surround 5.1 with better headphone amp, cause tda1308 was unbearable and output caps cut all lows. It was awful, especially on low impedance where high gain of tda1308 revealed how noisy it is. Retrofitted tpa6120a2 and negative power rail to supply it without additional psu. No caps, no ceiling on high impedance cans, no noise, it is awesome.
2
Thank you :)
I have not touched the analogue part of that front panel yet but with what I have done already it's just a next step.
1
łap upvota :D
2
This is great stuff!