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Hey guys, how to get best audio from pc? Internal sound cards? Amp+Dac? Give me your opinions. I use my headphones 95% of the time.

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Dac and amp can do as well as an internal sound card, if you don't mind the desk real estate being taken up by some small boxes it's also cheaper.

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Usualy today's motherboard's have a very decent integrated sound system.

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5 minutes ago, Deus326 said:

Hey guys, how to get best audio from pc? Internal sound cards? Amp+Dac? Give me your opinions. I use my headphones 95% of the time.

Amp + Dac combo is usually the best. But internal sound cards are extremely good now.

 

I actually quite like the sound of the Creative SoundBlaster AE9 compared to my top-end Sennheiser HDV820 amplifier.

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Mini DSP SHD Studio -> 2x Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC's (fed by AES/EBU, one feeds the left sub and main, the other feeds the right side) -> 2x Neumann KH420 + 2x Neumann KH870

 

(Having a totally seperate DAC for each channel is game changing for sound quality)

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5 minutes ago, Constantin said:

Usualy today's motherboard's have a very decent integrated sound system.

Decent isn't what's being asked about though, OP specified that high quality audio is desired.

 

A $350 pair of headphones goes to waste on motherboard audio.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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@Derkoli I only have 1 PCI  port left -.- So yea i can only use audio cards from like 10 years ago.

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@Derkoli I only have 1 PCI  port left -.- So yea i can only use audio cards from like 10 years ago.

I would grab a DAC and AMP then, decade old sound cards aren't all too great. @rice guru Is alot better with DAC's and headphone amplifiers than I am, I'm a speaker guy.

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Main speaker setup is now;

 

Mini DSP SHD Studio -> 2x Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC's (fed by AES/EBU, one feeds the left sub and main, the other feeds the right side) -> 2x Neumann KH420 + 2x Neumann KH870

 

(Having a totally seperate DAC for each channel is game changing for sound quality)

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Than @rice guru HELP ME! :( Im from Serbia there is not a lot of options here. And im using HyperX Cloud 1 headphones.

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25 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

A $350 pair of headphones goes to waste on motherboard audio.

Not really but okay.

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Just get an Asus soundcard unless you're looking to pump out a ton of money. Add one of these for easy volume control.

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29 minutes ago, Deus326 said:

Than @rice guru HELP ME! :( Im from Serbia there is not a lot of options here. And im using HyperX Cloud 1 headphones.

The thing is those headphones don't really warrant or need a sound card or external setup unless. You hear some sort of noise internally in your pc. But since you need a mic input how much money are you willing to s

Dish out? Cause in all honesty you might benefit more from a motherboard replacement. Can you buy from AliExpress?

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I cant buy from aliexpres bcs i dont have time to wait for that package to come. @rice guru i can dish out about 50-60 euroes. but there is a lot of difference from prices in my country and amazon or usa or countrys like that.

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1 minute ago, Deus326 said:

I cant buy from aliexpres bcs i dont have time to wait for that package to come. @rice guru i can dish out about 50-60 euroes. but there is a lot of difference from prices in my country and amazon or usa or countrys like that.

Alright let me ask around see if anyone else has ideas cause my only ideas is go with a internal Asus soundcard. Or a cheap usb dongle as I dont know what the market is like over there.

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@rice guru Tnx for the help, i had Asus DG and headphone amp was great... but idk why i had some error in my pc and it fried... so idk if i shoudl buy it again bcs i have only 1 pci slot on my motherboard, or should i get this one CREATIVE Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1. I found it at same price, and that guys is saying that it has better sound than asus dg for sure. Mic is not the only problem. on my pc i have to use letasoft sound booster to have good strong sound, with my headphones only pluged to my motherboard sound is rly rly weak and i use sound booster on 100 audio to listen to things, with that dg amp i was on 30 volume and it was rly good and i could hear rly good and strong. So i dont think mic is the only problem.

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1 hour ago, Fasauceome said:

 

A $350 pair of headphones goes to waste on motherboard audio

Not on top end motherboard 

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2 minutes ago, Constantin said:

Not on top end motherboard 

It entirely depends on how efficient the headphone is. Very much case by case basis

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@rice guru bcs of money isues im down to getting dg again or  CREATIVE Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1. so what do u recomend?

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The idea onboard sound is good enough is a myth. While it is improved, a discrete sound card makes a huge difference. 

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59 minutes ago, Deus326 said:

@rice guru bcs of money isues im down to getting dg again or  CREATIVE Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1. so what do u recomend?

I'm not sure tbh I'm not well as well versed with soundcards as others on this thread are cause I don't use them and have never really had an interest In them so my knowledge is very limited

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3 hours ago, Deus326 said:

@rice guru bcs of money isues im down to getting dg again or  CREATIVE Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1. so what do u recomend?

What prices are you looking at? Is the Mayflower Arc anywhere near similar priced for you?

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3 hours ago, ShearMe said:

What prices are you looking at? Is the Mayflower Arc anywhere near similar priced for you?

Man's European my dude

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1 hour ago, EmoRarity said:

Man's European my dude

international shipping, my guy

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1 hour ago, ShearMe said:

international shipping, my guy

OP is not into that his budget isn't that much

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