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I have been running my hd-650's with an Xonar Essence stx for about 8 months now, and am still loving it. But I have been having that itch lately to pick up some new components. As the essence stx is solid state, I kind of want to try...
So far I have an ASUS Xonar Essence STX powering a pair of Sennheiser hd-650's. The sound is amazing, and worlds ahead of what I was using before. But I can't help but wonder how I can improve upon the sound. Any advice on what other...
I'm about to add a second video card to my computer, but I have a pci-e slot problem. The only way I can do both cards and keep my essence stx is to put it in between the video cards. Wen I say in between, I mean the shield would be...
Muting the mic/line in didn't stop it. The only thing that I've found to get rid of the hiss is switching the dsp from hifi to music, but the sound quality isn't as good that way. I've tried shuffling through folders in explorer and...
Quote:Originally Posted by stv014 Are you using the built-in headphone amplifier, or an external one ? In the first case, do you use the front panel, or the 1/4" headphone jack ? Do you have any high power components (e.g. high end...
Also, I guess this is something I should have done some checking on sooner. But it said to disable all other audio devices to use the card. Do nnvidia hi def audio items in the device manager need to be disabled too? It just never...
Quote: Originally Posted by Vitor Machado  I was interested in the ASIO results, because it would be working in exclusive mode, thus bypassing the Windows mixer (I'm assuming you're using Windows). It would further...
Quote: Originally Posted by Vitor Machado  It's certainly not EM interference, or else it would be present during playback too.   Fiddle around with the driver, maybe some microphone/input related...
I just installed an essence stx yesterday, and I'm running Sennheiser HD650's with it. The sound has been great so far, but I get a static in the background whenever there's no sound coming through. As soon as I start a song or unpause...
Quote: Originally Posted by olegausany  Xonar ST/STX at least with LME49860 opamps isn't good match for HD650, they lacking deep sub-bass I guess that's good/bad news. I wasn't super pumped about having my...
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