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Separate section for onboard audio... What a load of c**p

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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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K then....

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Glad you had something to contribute to the subject... Thanks!

Welcome to LTT, where we post whatever

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We knew this since the first tests done with these boards over a year ago that it doesn't help. Some people will always fall into marketing tricks.

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Welcome to LTT, where we post whatever

 

Maybe he had nothing else to do so he tought why not post something, unfortunately he had nothing constructive to contribute

We knew this since the first tests done with these boards over a year ago that it doesn't help. Some people will always fall into marketing tricks.

Even I find myself falling for marketing tricks and heaps...

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