Motherboard & audio

[snowyowl]

Good morning,

Ref: Voip, podcasting and speech recording

Have updated my Linux box with an i7 chip and am about to purchase a motherboard.

Will an additional investment in a high-end mobo, chipset or related card improve

audio quality?

Am (not) concerned about listening to music or playing games. But (only) to improve

the quality and transmission of my voice. Specifically, my goals include:

1. Improve Skype Voip (broadcast quality), 
2. Achieve minimum, but acceptable level professional podcast, and
3. Speech recording.

In March (2015) a modest investment will be required to purchase audio equipment. Which

will include a professional grade mic, it may may or (may not) also include a; preamp,

phantom power, etc., depending on mic which is selected. Since the mobo must be purchased

immediately and audio is an important consideration, my questions to this community are threefold: 

 

1. Is there a mobo or chipset with unique audio capabilities that may serve the stated goals?
2. Will a discrete sound card address any of these goals? Lastly,
3. If phantom power is required or a preamp, is there an add-on card which would serve these needs with "acceptable" professional results? 

 

Thank-you for considering my questions, 

[DigitalHermit]

If it's not for professional applications, the onboard audio would be good enough... You will need a good enough mic tho...