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Hey guys I mainly use my pc for gaming and listening to music and wondering if I should get a audiocard, will it increase the sound quality of music? Sorry i dont know much about audiocards

 

 

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Yes, get an Asus Xonar card and you're set although it probably won't make much of a difference.

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What headphones are you using? What genres do you listen to

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It depends what kind of audio hardware you're using.

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no, sound cards are a waste of money onboard sound is good

Unless of course it's a Xonar, as they have a built in amp as well as a much better DAC that can also be found in $300 external kits.

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Always upgrade the weakest link, if you are looking to improve something, better your end point (The headphones or speakers) first. 

This.

 

You can get an $8,000 source unit...but it won't make your $30 Koss headphones sound amazing.

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Unless of course it's a Xonar, as they have a built in amp as well as a much better DAC that can also be found in $300 external kits.

No.

 

This.

 

You can get an $8,000 source unit...but it won't make your $30 Koss headphones sound amazing.

Yes.

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Always upgrade the weakest link, if you are looking to improve something, better your end point (The headphones or speakers) first. 

 

 

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whats your current audio source? and if motherboard, which one?

Grammar and spelling is not indicative of intelligence/knowledge.  Not having the same opinion does not always mean lack of understanding.  

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whats your current audio source? and if motherboard, which one?

What he said. As long as your motherboard isn't old (5+ years) you should be mostly fine. 

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No.

 

Yes.

Actually...it does. The Xonar STX.

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It's a waste of money, honestly.

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Actually...it does. The Xonar STX.

And I could but a forty thousand dollar gold brick in my Civic. Still a '95 Civic. 

The amp in the STX, while "powerful", is poorly implemented. And a dac has minimal, if any effect on tonality.

Same goes for the rest of the Xonar line, good ideas, poor design and implementation.  

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If you really want to up the sound quality, look into an external AMP/DAC solution such as the O2 or Fiio E10.

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If you really want to up the sound quality, look into an external AMP/DAC solution such as the O2 or Fiio E10.

Only get a more powerful solution BEFORE! headphones for one reason. 

Onboard is broken/old. 

Headphones ALWAYS! come first, since they are the weakest link. 

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Strong point there. Sorry if I didn't clarify that in my first post.

Even then, only get an amp if you can't drive your headphones, and onboard can easily drive ninety five percent of the market out there. And only consider spending on a dac, if your onboard is broken. 

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That's what's so nice about the E10. It's an Amp/DAC combo for a great price.

No doubt its a great product, but its a waste if you don't need one. 

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An AMP/DAC only help to boost high impedance headphones / remove interference from circuitry...  If you don't have audiophile headphones I'd recommend investing in those first.

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An AMP/DAC only help to boost high impedance headphones / remove interference from circuitry...  If you don't have audiophile headphones I'd recommend investing in those first.

Most "audiophilie" headphones don't need an amp. 

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Most "audiophilie" headphones don't need an amp. 

Yeah I know.. but buying headphones before investing in a soundcard/amp/dac still applies.

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