New sound card with Astro a50

[bazoud45]

Hi,

 

so I currently use a pair of Astro a50's. The transmitter is connected to my computer via optical cable and then transmits wirelessly to my headset. I was thinking about getting a sound card, will it help me get better audio quality or since my headset is wireless, the software from the transmitter is the component limiting the quality? 

 

THanks guys

[bloowolf4562]

An optical cable is completly digital changing the source will have nothing to do with the quality

[Thalandros]

`The quality on the headset isn't enough to justify a soundcard anyway. Don't bother.

[Guest Kloaked]

Getting a soundcard will not make your audio sound better under most circumstances. The Mixamp that you get from Astro is a soundcard itself. 

 

Another thing to note is nothing you do will make Astro's headphones sound better. They're not exactly the best sounding thing on the market, especially for the high mark-up they have.

[Altecice]

Hi,

 

so I currently use a pair of Astro a50's. The transmitter is connected to my computer via optical cable and then transmits wirelessly to my headset. I was thinking about getting a sound card, will it help me get better audio quality or since my headset is wireless, the software from the transmitter is the component limiting the quality? 

 

THanks guys

 

Don't do what I did for a year with my A50's you may very well still be using your USB for sound. go into your playback devices and make sure you are using your (optical) output and not USB haha

 

Also as above optical is digital not analog so a new sound card won't do anything at all. Also your Mixamp is your amp/dac so your headphones use that.

[bazoud45]

Thanks everybody for the answers!!