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Just picked this up from Newegg warehouse, my headset will be here Monday :)....I will have descent sound again!!!!!

 

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Just got a DGX(PCIE version of the DG) myself, It sounds great made a huge difference over my onboard audio. 

W O W!!!! what a difference from the onboard, even with my crap headset im using right now......

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W O W!!!! what a difference from the onboard, even with my crap headset im using right now......

I know, the amp in them works wonders doesn't it?

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hellz ya! amazing! lmao......big smile on my face! :D

 

I know, the amp in them works wonders doesn't it?

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hellz ya! amazing! lmao......big smile on my face! :D

Same experience form me.  I justified buying it so I can use a mic on my system as I had a dead input on my board, both rear and front.  No longer have this problem so i'm extra happy. 

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Same experience form me.  I justified buying it so I can use a mic on my system as I had a dead input on my board, both rear and front.  No longer have this problem so i'm extra happy. 

I have CM Storm Sirus S coming Monday, using an old pair of Turtle Beach (aaaaakkkkkkk)

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I have CM Storm Sirus S coming Monday, using an old pair of Turtle Beach (aaaaakkkkkkk)

I dont like headsets personally, I think they look asinine when not at a computer.  Thats why I love my ATH-M50's and my Koss Porta Pro's.  I can use them at the computer and while im walking around.  And for $30 everyone should own a pair of Porta Pro's.

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I dont like headsets personally, I think they look asinine when not at a computer.  Thats why I love my ATH-M50's and my Koss Porta Pro's.  I can use them at the computer and while im walking around.  And for $30 everyone should own a pair of Porta Pro's.

These wont be leaving this desk lol, so not many people will see me in my geekness ;) I also have some older Creative 5.1 system, it still rocks but im in a condo so I cant blast it :?

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These wont be leaving this desk lol, so not many people will see me in my geekness ;) I also have some older Creative 5.1 system, it still rocks but im in a condo so I cant blast it :?

Thats no fun. I cant do it either as I am  living with family. 

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Boom Boom Boom!!!

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It's funny, my DG is a bit better than my onboard, but not that much better.

 

Maybe my Gigabyte mobo actually has pretty decent onboard sound.  :huh:

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It's funny, my DG is a bit better than my onboard, but not that much better.

 

Maybe my Gigabyte mobo actually has pretty decent onboard sound.  :huh:

My DG is a lot better than my onboard, especially for music and not so much for gaming. Music was the main reason why I got the DG, and DG because ive always had Sound Blasters and wanted to try something else, and im not disappointed :)

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It's funny, my DG is a bit better than my onboard, but not that much better.

 

Maybe my Gigabyte mobo actually has pretty decent onboard sound.  :huh:

 

Well, given that the Xonar DG has a 10 Ohm output impedance and the onboard card on your gigabyte motherboard is probably a Realtek with a 2 Ohm output impedance, the DIFFERENCE you're hearing is bloated bass and more volume.  Other than that, there IS no difference.

 

Everything else is just confirmation bias.

 

 

My DG is a lot better than my onboard, especially for music and not so much for gaming. Music was the main reason why I got the DG, and DG because ive always had Sound Blasters and wanted to try something else, and im not disappointed :)

 

Why aren't you getting a pair of studio monitors instead then?

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Well, given that the Xonar DG has a 10 Ohm output impedance and the onboard card on your gigabyte motherboard is probably a Realtek with a 2 Ohm output impedance, the DIFFERENCE you're hearing is bloated bass and more volume.  Other than that, there IS no difference.

 

Everything else is just confirmation bias.

 

 

 

Why aren't you getting a pair of studio monitors instead then?

? what do you mean ?

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I'm considering the DGX myself. I'm really excited!

Congrats OP. I have the DG but I started getting static because the sound card was close to my GPU. Since I had my Fiio E10 already I just started using that instead. I prefer a real DAC/amp and it is a portable USB amp.

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Real decent card and lightyears ahead of onboard sound (not noticable if you use mp3)......to see "hear" most of it hook it up to a pair of decent speakers or dedicated amp !

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http://nwavguy.blogspot.com/2011/02/headphone-amp-impedance.html

 

Read all about it.  It's in the FAQ too.

that's ok....im happy with my purchase.

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and YES there IS a difference. But that's for me to enjoy :P

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