Sound Card

[MrPanda]

Simple question which one would you get Schiit's ( Vali&loki), or a Asus Xonar Essence STX. Using it with HD598

[Builder]

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STX

[Cheesebaron]

O2 & ODAC combo is also in that price range? The Schiit combo isn't really a sound card though nor is the O2 & ODAC combo.

 

I'd say, if you need all the cool stuff you get with the STX, such as Dolby Headphone go for it. Otherwise I would go for something like the O2 & ODAC or the Schiit combo you mentioned. Especially with the Schiit combo, you could upgrade the equipment gradually, i.e. swapping the DAC for something better, then after a while saving some money swap the Amp for something better.

 

You could probably do with something even cheaper. What will the main use be?

[MrPanda]

Vocal music and CS LOLL

[flibberdipper]

I would have to go with the Xonar STX.

[Cheesebaron]

I'd say, go for the external combo if you want use it with other computers from time to time. Such as a laptop. Otherwise go for the STX.

 

The choice is yours.

[EmoRarity]

For those headphones, nothing, they are really easy to drive and getting anything is wasteful...

[Cheesebaron]

For those headphones, nothing, they are really easy to drive and getting anything is wasteful...

 

It does open up for potential upgrades

[EmoRarity]

It does open up for potential upgrades

DTs are the only* headphones that would get over the output impedance issue, and it wont fix the emi issues.

[Guest]

The fuck would you spend extra on a Loki for? The only reason it exists is for DSD playback, but if you needed that you wouldn't be considering an Asus card that can't do that.

[EmoRarity]

The fuck would you spend extra on a Loki for? The only reason it exists is for DSD playback, but if you needed that you wouldn't be considering an Asus card that can't do that.

Go ham, *grabs animal crackers*, this post looks like it should be fun.

[Guest]

Go ham, *grabs animal crackers*, this post looks like it should be fun.

 

In b4 some fucker 'splains at me that resonance frequency makes HD 5xx "picky" with amps.

[EmoRarity]

In b4 some fucker 'splains at me that resonance frequency makes HD 5xx "picky" with amps.

Or the internal cabling on your 6.3 to 3.5 adapter changes your low range bleed over.

[Guest]

Or the internal cabling on your 6.3 to 3.5 adapter changes your low range bleed over.

 

Either that, or they'll be talking about audio in the same terms that you'd use to describe sex or weather conditions.

[EmoRarity]

Either that, or they'll be talking about audio in the same terms that you'd use to describe sex or weather conditions.

Hot and miserable? I can dig, would make for a good show.