Replacement for onboard sound

[ChipotleBurger]

Hey guys, I have noise coming from my onboard so i want to get a replacement. My budget is 80$ and below. I've been looking at the Fiio E10k, but i'm not sure if thats the right one to buy. 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

8 minutes ago, ChipotleBurger said:

Hey guys, I have noise coming from my onboard so i want to get a replacement. My budget is 80$ and below. I've been looking at the Fiio E10k, but i'm not sure if thats the right one to buy. 

That's a DAC and would still take the signal from your noisy onboard audio. You'll need an add-in sound car or a USB sound card if you want to cut down on the noise. If the source is noisy, adding a DAC isn't going to get rid of it. 

 

I've been using the ASUS Xonar DG for the past 7 ish years, though for whatever reason prices seemed to have gone up. I don't remember it ever being 50 bucks for something relatively basic and no frills. 

https://www.amazon.ca/Asus-Channel-Headphone-Audio-XONAR_DG/dp/B003ZXDOL6/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1523640771&sr=1-2&keywords=ASUS+Xonar 

[KenjiUmino]

7 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

That's a DAC and would still take the signal from your noisy onboard audio.

 

If the source is noisy, adding a DAC isn't going to get rid of it. 

except when the noise is only introduced into the analog circuitry and not present on the digital optical output (if there is any) 

 

often times, eliminating noise from the sound cards analog output can be as simple as using an isolating transformer right after the output jack 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

Just now, KenjiUmino said:

except when the noise is only introduced into the analog circuitry and not present on the digital optical output (if there is any) 

 

often times, eliminating noise from the sound cards analog output can be as simple as using an isolating transformer right after the output jack 

That too. Honestly dealing with this kind of stuff is the worst. It could be a whole bunch of things. For laptops it could be a bad power adapter, etc.

[KenjiUmino]

Just now, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

For laptops it could be a bad power adapter, etc.

oh yes ... power adapters (and switching PSUs in general) just love to make noise. 

[ChipotleBurger]

39 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

That's a DAC and would still take the signal from your noisy onboard audio. You'll need an add-in sound car or a USB sound card if you want to cut down on the noise. If the source is noisy, adding a DAC isn't going to get rid of it. 

 

I've been using the ASUS Xonar DG for the past 7 ish years, though for whatever reason prices seemed to have gone up. I don't remember it ever being 50 bucks for something relatively basic and no frills. 

https://www.amazon.ca/Asus-Channel-Headphone-Audio-XONAR_DG/dp/B003ZXDOL6/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1523640771&sr=1-2&keywords=ASUS+Xonar 

Oh i forgot to say that i got another sound card and it's gotten worse

[Koto]

Unless you have high end headphones, something like this should do the trick. No real reason to pay $80 for something.

https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-External-Adapter-Windows-AU-MMSA/dp/B00IRVQ0F8/