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ROG Fusion II 500

DSD27
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I'm looking to upgrade my 10 years old headset. Looking at the ROG Fusion II 500, it states this:

 

"ESS 9280 High Resolution Quad-DAC"

 

The headset has 3.5mm jack, USB-C and USB 2.0. Does the built-in Quad-DAC only matter when using USB?

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The manual doesn't make it clear, but I would suggest that the DAC is USB only.

 

That said it's possible that ASUS sends the analog signal through the dac for DSP.

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1 hour ago, cooky560 said:

The manual doesn't make it clear, but I would suggest that the DAC is USB only.

 

That said it's possible that ASUS sends the analog signal through the dac for DSP.

How does that DAC compare to a decent gaming motherboard's audio?

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18 minutes ago, DSD27 said:

How does that DAC compare to a decent gaming motherboard's audio?

Better but depends on which mobo. But yes the headset only works as its own DAC when used with USB

PM or DM me if you have any questions about audio.

▼My PC specs & audio gear▼

CPU > Intel core i7 14700K, GPU > RTX 4070 ProArt, RAM > Corsair Vengeance DDR5 2x16gb 5600mhz, Motherboard > Asus ROG Strix B760-F, Storage > 1TB M.2  & 500GB M.2 Kingston, Cooling > H150i Elite, PSU > MSI A850GL

🎧▼Current Audio Setup▼🎧

Beyerdynamic Tygr 300 R w/ Dekoni Velour as daily driver

Soundblaster AE-9 Soundcard

AKG P420 Mic

▼Other peripherals▼

Keyboard > SteelSeries Apex Pro

Mouse > Steelseries Aerox 3 wireless

Mousepad > Pulsar ParaSpeed XXL

VR > Valve index kit

Read this post if you want a "gaming" headset ;)

 

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