New Sound Card

[lapris54]

I want to get an Asus sound card but which one should I get and what are the differences?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-Xonar-Internal-Sound-Card/dp/B002BZL42K/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1GZU60I7GBIMR&coliid=I20JWJKCQQJKJP

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-Xonar-PCI-Audio-Card/dp/B003ZXDOL6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1GZU60I7GBIMR&coliid=IYJ624MJNJ0SB

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Express-Normalizer-Virtual-Speaker-Shifter/dp/B007RMMYFI/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1GZU60I7GBIMR&coliid=I17UYJNS3U77HK

[zinton]

First two are PCI which is kind of a dieing standard and a pcie x1 can fit in to any pcie socket making it the most flexible.

[ces160]

Get an Asus Xonar Essence STX and be done with it.

 

I have one ant it is amazing.

 

Grab yourself a decent set of headphones (I have a set of Sennheiser HD558) and you will never look back.

[MayflowerElectronics]

Read the FAQ of why sound cards are bad. Don't get one, buy a fiio E10 or o2 amp for the money.

[Hans Christian | Teri]

Read the FAQ of why sound cards are bad. Don't get one, buy a fiio E10 or o2 amp for the money.

 

Sound cards aren't bad, they're an easy and cheap solution for people with limited knowledge.

[UselessBread]

what headphones do you have?

[mr moose]

Sound cards aren't bad, they're an easy and cheap solution for people with limited knowledge.

onboard sound is an easy and cheap solution, soundcards are just another piece of hardware that offers very little to the end user.

[MayflowerElectronics]

Sound cards aren't bad, they're an easy and cheap solution for people with limited knowledge.

The lack of knowledge is what leads consumers to buy bad products. I wouldn't call sub $100 cheap. Read the FAQ at the top of the page to learn why sound cards are bad.

 

To OP - Just get the cheapest sound card if you are really stuck on one. If you want to get something better, buy a fiio product.

[h264]

onboard sound is an easy and cheap solution, soundcards are just another piece of hardware that offers very little to the end user.

 

yes, your onboard you have is always cheaper than a soundcard ... cause you already have it.

 

 

and modern onboard is not sonically inferior to a soundcard by any large enough margin besides output power.

[lapris54]

Get an Asus Xonar Essence STX and be done with it.

 

I have one ant it is amazing.

 

Grab yourself a decent set of headphones (I have a set of Sennheiser HD558) and you will never look back.

I am not just going to drop like £200 on that...