Okay, so quick rundown of my situation.
Ryzen 1700x
Nvidia 1060
16gb 3200
B350 Tomahawk
So, I have the Astro A40's without the Mixamp and I've been using them for about a year. It was a vast upgrade from what I had been using. I'm getting ready to upgrade some things to get better quality Audio, specifically for the Mic side of things, but during my research I'm finding that without the MixAmp for the A40's I'm barely getting Stereo Sound and that I need something that will enable Dolby Headphone/Dolby Digital Live.
The B350 Tomahawk mobo I'm using doesn't have a S/PDIF option on board so I'm looking at what possible value options I have to provide me access to better quality sound. I've heard/read the debates between DAC/AMP vs Sound Cards and I've waded through the hate towards current Sound Cards due to improvements with On-board Audio. All that being considered, what I'm looking for is help/suggestions towards the most straight forward way of gaining a noticeable improvement on Gaming Audio for the A40's (Yes, I know other headphones out there would be a better choice, but I have a rather large head and the A40's column style construction has proven both comfortable and durable as most headphones don't have the flex on the sides to allow for proper fit on my head).
I'm currently looking at the Asus Xonar DGX PCI-E GX2.5 as a Sound Card option to provide me access to Dolby Digital Live/Dolby Headphones which matches what the Astro MixAmp provides at a much more affordable price point. What would be other options or perhaps BETTER options around the same price point, basically looking for a sub $70 option here.
Any and all legit help would be greatly appreciated. I will be ordering new Mic equipment with an Audio Mixer for sound input in the next couple of days.
Thanks in Advance!!!
