Weird Stuff.

[Slipknirvana]

Long story short I bought a K712 set+a decent DAC/AMP combo unit to use on my Xbox One X through an optical cable abut 6 months ago; it has been sold for a few months. Tonight I was at my parents home with no way to watch a movie, I ended up plugging a old set of beat up plastic headphones that probably came with a Sony Walkman in the 80's to my new PC motherboard. It sounded so much more clear than the Xbox Set-Up with Windows Sonic or Dolby Atmos.

 

I heard that motherboard auto is usually good enough. It sounded great.

[FastRDust]

6 minutes ago, Slipknirvana said:

Long story short I bought a K712 set+a decent DAC/AMP combo unit to use on my Xbox One X through an optical cable abut 6 months ago; it has been sold for a few months. Tonight I was at my parents home with no way to watch a movie, I ended up plugging a old set of beat up plastic headphones that probably came with a Sony Walkman in the 80's to my new PC motherboard. It sounded so much more clear than the Xbox Set-Up with Windows Sonic or Dolby Atmos.

 

I heard that motherboard auto is usually good enough. I hope for more of what I have been missing.

Usually MOBO sound is good enough, though, Windows Sonic and Dolby Atmos are both Software solutions, which in turn mean that if you happen to have a bad sound card or a lesser one compared to your PC this will not Compensate for just a good soundcard.