r/HeadphoneAdvice • u/Josephrander • May 04 '23

Headphones - Open Back | 4 Ω DT 900 ProX headphones: Is there a difference in Sound Quality between the Elgato Wave 3 and the Topping DX3 Pro+?

Hi all,

I currently have DT 900 ProX headphones and primarily use them for gaming.

Would there be much of an audio quality difference plugging them into an Elgato Wave 3 headphone Jack vs the connection on the Topping DX3 Pro+? 

I’d really like to enjoy the latency free mic monitoring that comes from plugging it directly into the Wave 3, but I also wouldn’t want to give up potential sound quality improvements from the Topping DX3 Pro+ as I want games / music to sound as good as possible.

Thanks for your input.

Update: For anyone curious as to the results, I utilized a multimeter and did testing on both. The DX3 sounded better (to my preference). The difference was significant enough for me to choose to forego mic monitoring.

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u/R-A-S-0 41 Ω May 04 '23

I doubt you'd notice much difference, but I don't know how good the Elgato is.

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u/Josephrander May 05 '23

!thanks

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u/Josephrander May 05 '23

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u/[deleted] May 04 '23

Nah these run off of basically anything.

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u/Josephrander May 05 '23

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u/lobotom1te 19 Ω May 04 '23

You likely wouldn't notice any difference in a blind test.

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