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I've perused a few posts and been googling a few days without finding an exact solution, and wondering if someone may have some insight. Sorry to be wordy, I want to try to cover all the info so people don't have to ask a bunch of questions I should already include. I'm looking to replace using onboard audio, though I fall into the "don't necessarily need to" camp, but half of my use case is giving me grief. Current specs/items: ASUS ROG Maximus X Code mobo Beyerdynamic DT 880 Special black 600 ohm headphones Yamaha AVR HTR-5240 / Klipsch R52C center/ R51M fronts Behringer X1204USB mixer -related, also have a Soundblaster G6 and another cheap USB sound chip/card. If there's another key item that you want to know, let me know, I think that's basically the items involved. A. The basic setup -- optical out from onboard mobo into my AVR, to power my speakers and all my audio runs through this most of the time. **on a whim, I recently tried using the G6 as my "main" audio and hooked it (mini toslink to toslink) to my AVR and though I feel like it shouldn't make so much difference, it really seemed to open up a lot of sound and things seemed to be clearer and better - so option 1 could simply be, get another G6. B. The secondary setup and use -- the audio from my PC is also being used for (twitch) streaming, which leads to looking for another audio solution to replace using the onboard audio. Ignoring part A as it doesn't relate to how this is used in this purpose: 1. onboard audio on mobo from Gaming PC using 1/8th to dual 1/4 into Behringer mixer on Line In 7/8. 2. cheap USB soundchip from Gaming PC using 1/8th to dual 1/4 into Behringer mixer on Line In 5/6 3. Soundblaster G6 from Gaming PC using 1/8th to dual 1/4 into Channel 3 and Channel 4 (hard panned L and R) 4. this is where I use the DT880 headphones for monitoring/gaming/stream - into the headphone jack on the mixer Now, for both of these, I don't have to change any hardware, I just have to change Windows sound output from "amp" to "line out" when streaming, and change it back when I'm done and then I carry on using my AVR and speakers instead of the mixer. This setup isn't broken in any way, but it feels like it has some areas to improve, and one of them is that the audio from the G6 is way better than my onboard audio. Now, the G6 goes into two mic channels that are amped - so I do have some gain adjustment - and maybe I should just swap these around, because for some reason my line-out from onboard audio is just REALLY quiet, with all volumes maxed. I swear it didn't used to be that way, that I had adequate volume adjustment with the slider in the past, and I tend to blame this on Windows somehow because all my sound issues tend to be because of Windows updates. That being said, I got to looking at DACs to replace using my onboard audio, and to hopefully find a combo DAC/headphone amp sufficient to power my DT880s - AND that also has an optical out so that I can use it to run audio to my AVR as I'm currently doing. I DO NOT NEED A HEADPHONE AMP THOUGH, that part truly is secondary - it is more wishful thinking. I have a feeling that the better opinions will always be to get two separate items anyway and not something that does both, but again the DAC is the main part, and fixing/improving my sound source. So far what I've found, which sort of meets criteria but maybe not perfect: a. the Topping D10 Balanced - which actually has balanced dual 1/4 outs which would be perfect to run to a mixer, and has optical out. However, not a headphone amp/preamp. b. Soundavo HP-DAC1 - roughly the same price as the Topping, has RCA outs instead of 1/4 jacks though, has optical out, and has a headphone preamp - Headphone Output Level: 0.1% THD 1KHz 32mW (32 ohm) c. FX Audio DAC-SQ3 - which looks like a low end non-branded Topping? They are sold under the same "name" on Amazon so I'm not sure on this. It looks to be the same as the D10 but with RCA. It has volume, but no headphone jacks. I keep digging and most of the headphone amps with DAC that I find do not have optical outs. The DAC I find with optical outs don't seem to also be headphone amps. The weird Soundavo HP-DAC1 might be the best solution but I'm not seeing much mention of it anywhere, and not sure if it is a solid piece, or just a solid...piece of garbo. Does anyone have any input, opinions, or ideas on this? I often find the magical niche area where no one makes an item that fits exactly what I need, and it feels like I'm at it again with finding a moderately priced item with a strong enough headphone amp and good DAC, with proper outputs. Thoughts? Am I looking for a unicorn, and should I just focus on a DAC with proper outputs instead of both? Also, I could use a DAC with XLR outs, and I "can" use RCA which would make it more universally usable for other situations, but balanced TRS 1/4 is pretty rad.
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I recently built my PC in January. It has been working fantastic, performing up to standards, until two days ago. I made no adjustments in software or hardware, and the on board audio just doesnt work. Front Panel and Back Panel IO audio jacks are useless. I tried a variety of troubleshooting tips (rolling back drivers, reinstalling drivers, checking if HD audio is enabled in bios, resetting windows multiple times). Im the type of person who gets bothered extremely easily by problems I cannot solve. Does anybody have any ideas? At this point I'm thinking this is a hardware issue that I need to claim warranty on. Specs: MAG B550 Tomahawk Case: PC011 Dynamic CPU: R5 3600XT
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This was not an issue before purchasing my new monitor (Acer XF273S). This monitor has built-in speakers, and the speakers play audio from Windows just fine through the DisplayPort connection. What no longer works are the on-board audio ports... the three on the back (on the motherboard I/O panel) and the one on top (combo headset jack). I think what is happening is that the system is treating the monitor/GPU as a new sound card, disabling and hiding the on-board audio (much like how a separate GPU disables on-board graphics). I can't even see the on-board audio in the device manager, and attempting to install the driver for it does nothing. I also tried going into my BIOS to enable on-board audio. Here are screenshots of my playback and recording devices as shown in the Sound control panel: Additionally, in the NVIDIA control panel, the audio section gives me no options to even just disable audio over HDMI, if I wanted to try: Is there a way to force the system to allow both the monitor audio and the on-board audio to be used at the same time (or at least allow me to switch between the two output devices, and allow the line-in input to show)? Basically, what we are trying to do is connect a headset (headphones with microphone) to be able to use the microphone, but the one audio port on the monitor does not support the microphone input. So I would need to use the ports on the computer, which are disabled and invisible in all the settings. I made sure all relevant drivers are installed, all updates run, etc. The rig in question: HP Omen 870-255xt GTX 1070 Acer XF273S (connected to GPU via DisplayPort)
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I have ASRock AB350M-HDV with Onboard Realtek ALC887 Audio Codec. It worked fine for 3 years but today i tried applying new thermal paste for my cpu and do some cleaning. So i had to remove some parts like the graphic card and of course the cpu. Everything went smooth considering its my first time and then i plugged everything back in to where it was before without messing with anything else. After i turned on my pc, everything works fine except the sound icon on taskbar now has an 'X' sign, it says "No speakers or headphones are plugged in". I opened sound control panel and found out that "Realtek HD Audio" is nowhere to be found. Even in Device Manager, its only visible as hidden device (i checked the show hidden device option). I have tried uninstalling that driver but it didnt reinstall itself. Also tried clearing CMOS with jumper by full power turn off (plugged out power cord then clear power residue by pressing power button), wait for a minute or so, then switch the pin to 2 & 3 (according to mobo manual) for about 10 seconds, switch it back to 1 & 2, then turn on my pc again. But still no luck. Can you please help me? Thank you.
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Hello, in the past i've had a Realtek ALC1150 sound chip from a MSI Z97 Gaming 5, and now i have a ALC887 inside my Asus PRIME B250-PLUS, and i couldn't help but notice that both has audio crackling issues at the start of some sudden sounds, such as windows 10 notifications or when recording some stuff from a audio input. but the issue is a lot more pronounced on Linux on both chips where anytime the system freezes a little or become sluggish, the sound crackles plenty. what could be the cause of this ? and is there a fix to this ?
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I have a Gigabyte B550 Gamer X V2 ordered and I didn't notice that there is no optical audio output or orange digital RCA style audio output on the back panel. It doesn't look like there is a S/PDIF header, only a front panel header. My goal is to connect my 5.1 receiver to the computers' onboard audio digitally with one cord instead of the 3 analog 3.5mm audio ports. from what I have read, the HDMI on the motherboard cannot be used at all since my CPU will not have integrated graphics. The onboard audio (Realtek ALC887 ) supports 5.1/7.1 audio. Please tell me there is some way to get the digital signal out. There must be some replacement method to do this if Gigabyte left them out right? Tell me I don't have to kick Gigabyte to the curb...
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Question (tl;dr): How does the onboard DAC/onboard audio on the ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming ITX/AC compare to that on the Gigabyte Z390 I Aorus Pro WIFI? (and compared to Asus ROG Maximus VII Impact if possible) Background: I'm looking to potentially upgrade from my Skylake i5 to an i7-9700k, but want to keep the same excellent sound quality as my current Asus ROG Maximus VIII Impact. My worry is that my current board might have a better DAC than available (and within price range) boards. When I switched to my Asus board from an old ASRock one, I was blown away by the far superior quality of the Asus' onboard DAC; now, I don't want to downgrade back down again. I don't have the space nor interest for sound cards or external DACs/amps Bonus: How good is the audio enhancement software bundled with those two motherboards' drivers? I quite like Asus' sonic studio currently, but their mini-itx ROG line up is far outside my budget
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Good day, as my title suggest I have been experiencing a no audio/sound comming from my asrock b350m pro 4, it all started when I just restarted my pc because installed logitech g hub. I have tried the following: -reinstalling audio driver (the driver came from asrocks website and realteks website)(I aslo used ddu to uninstall the audio driver) -resetting the bios to defaults -reseat cpu, ram, gpu -reformatting my os -disabling and enabling onboard audio in bios -updating bios to 5.9 -trying back panel audio with removed front panel audio As you can see in the screenshot I attached, the realtek driver can be seen in the control panel but there are no audio being detected in the device manager. A logitec z120 is currently plugged in the audio out at the back of my motherbaod and a set of headphones on the front panel audio. The only audio I have as of now is from my gpu through the hdmi output. Is this a hardware problem already? If it is can I still use my pc safely or should I wait for the covid-19 case to subside and purchase new mobo? P.S. the only part that I have with warranty is my gpu since I plan to upgrade my mobo and procie already but due to the pandemic I havent yet Specs: R 3 1200 2x4gb crucial ballistix 2400mhz galax gtx 1660ti 250gb 850 samsung evo 1tb wd blue
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Hi all I have been using a pair of K612 Pro for about a year with my desktop and its been a nice experience so far. i plugged them in the front and also rear jacks of the onboard audio... sure its not the best practice but the MB paper work said it was able to power headphones up to 600ohms.. that is quite a claim! following MSI's claim, i should be more than fine with my K612 PRO at 120Ohms ... however its not fine. my daily volume never goes lower than 86% , otherwise its too low to really enjoy music and gaming. more than often its at 100% and still lacking volume IMO. there is an auxiliary power point for the audio part of the board, pluging a molex and using the 12Vdc. i never really bothered to check about this issue other than looking to confirm its supposed to support 600Ohms. help would be really appreciated ! thank you !
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Hey! So, my G633 (which I very much liked) has some very grave issues with the micro USB slot. Sometimes, if I move it, the headset just stops working for a few seconds. Unfortunately it just fell out of warranty and I don't have the money to buy another right now. This is why I am looking at the best options for the money I have (which is 90-100€ at max). So far, I have shrunk down my list of options to the Cloud Revolver and Cloud 2. I've leaned towards the Revolver until I saw this video, which shows a massive static hissing with the onboard sound. Does anyone know if is this a problem with my Asus Z97-P? I have also watched this video, which shows the USB Dac of the Cloud 2 taking a big fat dump on the otherwise pretty good mic quality and I am afraid it will have the same problem as the Revolver in the other video. Do you think it can be fixed by a small USB DAC like this one or do I need to buy a soundcard in order to fix it, if it appears to be an issue for me? I am also open to suggestions for other headsets in that price range! Thanks for any help in advance!
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So I recently got a new at 2035 and Mackie Mix8 as the mic is xlr and the mixer provides phantom power, I have the main output (left and right 1/4 to 1/8 (https://goo.gl/ubMUoI)) going into my motherboard's on board audio (Asrock x99 extreme4). The quality is OK in the scene that its a bit flat lacking the nice rich sound, I have tested this with playing hotel California through my mixer sending the audio to my pc. The audio does not get loud as it distorts easy but when I listened with the phones jack on the mixer it gave me that nice rich quality and I could really max out my headphones volume (I forgot to turn the volume down and ended up throwing off my headphones). I'm not sure what to do as i'm not sure a dedicated sound card will do or an external usb audio interface.
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Hey guys. So recently I bought the pc350 se and when it got in and i started using it it felt somewhat odd. I cant tell what it was but the sound felt a little bit off. right now they sound fine to me(did i get used to the sound?), however i was wondering if they needed an amp. Right now they're plugged into my mobo which is an asus z170-e. I'm a completely audio nooby so i have no idea how to check if my onboard audio is good enough. So do my headphones need an amp? If they do, do you have any recommendations? I'd prefer it to be around the $100 range as im on a budget but feel free to suggest anything (I'd even be ok with sound cards). Thanks in advance
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tldr: Do I need an amp/dac for the Sennheiser HD 58X? Hi, This year I really started to get into Headphones, after my Sennheiser RS175 broke after 3 years (Rip, I loved you). I started using my old Sennheiser HD 518, which were a lot better than I remembered. Footsteps are crystal clear here. After that I bought the Audio Technica M50x which blew me away with the right EQ settings, less highs and a bit more bass, for music, not that much for gaming. Now I want to really step up my headphone game with the Sennheiser HD 58X I just ordered. It will take a long time for them to arrive, so I have time to think about what I want to do: -Amp -Dac + amp -Onboard audio from my Hero X I have read that the Hero X onboard Supreme FX is really good, which I can confirm in combination with the M50x, but will it be enough for the HD 58X, since they are much harder to drive? I am really new to this kind of high end audio stuff, so I need some help here
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Currently making a custom home sound system using hi-res car audio components with homemade speaker enclosures! I've gotten to the point now where I just gotta hook the Amp to a source and was thinking of using my motherboards onboard audio since it's got 8 Channels and outputs 24bit/192Khz, but I'm unsure where the outputs are... I use an ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX... Outputting to a Pioneer GM-DX975 Amp, 2x Pioneer TS-Z65CH Speakers, and 2x passive crossovers followed by their respective tweeters. So where I plug in boys?
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Hello, So I want to run a 3.5mm cord from an Amazon echo dot to my PC. My idea is to be able to voice command the dot and then be able to hear Alexa's response or music played from the dot through my speakers (headphones, etc.) Thing is, if I plug this into the blue 3.5mm jack of my onboard audio, where will the sound output? I use Voicemeeter Banana with some virtual cables to separate audio for streaming purposes (separate audio levels for me vs. broadcast, and outputting audio through my mic on discord etc.) But before I go buying an echo dot, I'd like to know just where this input will go in my PC. If possible I'd like to get it in on one of my virtual cables. Any help greatly appreciated!
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As the title states which of these would perform better? HyperX Cloud Core headset + Fiio A1 amplifier connected to the onboard ALC887 audio on a Gigabyte B85 motherboard (or) a HyperX Cloud II headset? The reason I bring in an amplifier is that I have a cheap Phillips SHM1900 headset (32 Ohm impedance) and I have to use the front audio ports to get an acceptable volume on it.
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Hello everybody, i have a pair of Sony MDR-XB700 and I'm pretty satisfied. However, when I use the headphones with my PC (example: 320Kbps mp3 music) I notice a significant quality "drop" if I compare the sound of the same song using a different device, like my iPad, obviously using the same headphones. The motherboard has a Realtek chip (Codec ALC1150) with Audio Boost feature. I update every sound driver, but I didn't notice any improvement. Is it possibile that the same song sounds better via the iPad? Isn't the motherboard onboard audio supposed to be better or at least equal? I will consider the idea of getting a sound card but atm I don't think it's actually necessary... Thanks in advance
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Backstory Im thinking of getting the Hyperx Cloud headset and a Asus Maximus Ranger motherboard thinking "Ah this is great! The fantastic onboard audio on that thing is gonna let me use this headset without a soundcard" (many reviews have said that the cloud sounds lackluster if not equipped with a soundcard). The motherboard uses the "SupremeFX 2014" which is just a realtek sound chip (but which chip is unknown) made out of "better components" but of course asus doesn't tell that. Question But there might still be hope! "Sonic SenseAmp is a ROG invention that detects headphone impedance (below 65 / 65 ~ 150 / 150 or higher ohms) and adjusts the built-in amp automatically, for pitch-perfect listening right away!" And the Hyperx Cloud has a impedance of 60 ohms, does this mean i can still use it perfectly? And if not should i get a different headset (something like the cloud 2 or Asus Orion) or a better audio system?
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Well after doing some googling i found on the ROG forums that people were complaining about audio popping and other weird stuff. Does anyone have the later motherboards, and do you have this issue?
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Will the onboard audio card in a Biostar TA970 (a Realtek ALC892) be able to power a Sennheiser G4ME ZERO Headset with an impedance of 150 ohms, or will I need an external amp?
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I have MSI Z97-Gaming 5 LGA 1150 Intel Z97,it has a separate part of the Mobo separated for the Audio , please do tell me if i should configuring or if i should install some fancy driver for taking full advantage of it ? currently i have installed realtek driver this Mobo : http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z97-GAMING-5.html#hero-overview
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So I just got a modmic 4.0 for my headphones (im running them of the on-board realtek audio on my ASUS ROG motherboard. When I first set it up it was quite, so quiet I couldn't even hear myself talking reasonably loudly, i could just about hear the vibrations of moving the mic around so it was definitely picking up something and all the volumes etc are set to 100%. I've googled fixes, followed all the instructions but nothing worked except the suggestion of turning up the microphone boost in the control panel, when its set to +20dB i can hear myself but takes +30dB to be loud enough. Only thing is at these levels there is an incredible amount of static noise and it doesn't stop when I mute the microphone, the only way to get rid of it is to turn off boost again. In its current state I can't use it, the static is just too bad. Does anyone know of a fix or something that I can do to make this microphone actually usable? Thanks.
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I had enough of this marketing heap, claiming that this so called "separated section" for motherboard`s onboard audio makes a difference in sound quality. If everyone knew how electronics work, people would not be fooled so easily. But not everyone knows, so motherboard manufacturers take advantage of this situation. A PC is a very "noisy" environment for audio. Don`t be fooled, a cutout trace and a little shield for the decoder does not improve sound quality! The onboard sound decoder chip still shares the same power and other connections with the motherboard thus it is still susceptible to noise and other high frequency interference generated by different components located on the motherboard. A cutout trace here and there does not help! The only solution is to move the audio decoding outside the PC, so the decoder only shares the digital output, and in most cases it`s even better for the decoder or DAC (however you like to call it) to receive power from an external power source, and not to be powered by the USB port. If someone can prove me wrong, then I would take my tophat of for that person.
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I have this motherboard MSI 970 G46 I dont know if has such a high end on-board audio but since in my old cheap asrock n68-v3 ucc had same interference/noise I started to realize that the problem maybe the real problem was the drivers (perfect choice home theater 5.1) , the cables 3.5mm , the cable from the drivers themselves maybe some static in pc caused by the electrical cabling (I have one wall outlet with 2 connections but one is used for an extension with so I can use another 6 connections and the other one can be used either for my pc or the speakers ) I dont know how I can troubleshot this but you have to consider that unplug the rest of the cables (aux cables BLACK,GREEN,ORANGE 3.5mm) and ONLY use the green one for example with my phone to play music I dont have any issue at all. I know that these speakers are cheat but I use them because I get them for roughly 20 bucks brand new. I attached the rear i/o panel so you can notice the actual jacks but there is also a optical connection for audio is there an option to run some kind of adapter to use my 5.1 speakers that use 3.5mm connections to optical connector by any chance? Or is it worth it to get new speakers with optical audio support ?
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