Feature Description Audio Performance DAC Resolution: Front Channel Out : 24-bit, 192kHz Headphone (330Ohms): 24-bit, 192kHz Headphone (33Ohms): 24-bit, 192kHz Aux In: 24-bit, 96kHz Output Level (Full Scale): Front Channel Out : 2Vrms Headphone (330Ohms): 1Vrms Headphone...

Common entry level PC speaker brands are Logitech, Creative Labs, Edifier...   Some budget cards you can easily find in retailers are, Creative Labs Audigy SE 7.1, Creative Xtreme Audio (PCI or PCIE) Xonar DS, Xonar DG, and maybe some Auzentech brands...

Ah, I think I responded to your post at guru3d. Have you looked at some karaoke background posted on youtube? Some of them sound quite good.

  Quote: http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Foobar2000redirect:A9038870-DC08-431D-8C91-3B4E41D2436D   Oxygen HD chip is internally 32 bit but it's not actually implemented in sound card as DAC/ADC chips are limited to 24 bit. You'll not encounter 32 bit audio so I...

Quote: It's redundant? I would guess that, adding another amplification device after digital to analogue conversion has taken place in DAC chip of the sound card will only add chance to pick up electric noise and amplify such noise in the external analogue device.

Quote: I'm not sure. Some ppl claimed PCIE version fixed some issues, like crackle/snap/pop. Some people hate them anyway since they hate creative drivers.

Quote: That's a new card from CL. Uses very quality components. But chip is same as your xtreme gamer (although PCIE version of the chip). Same creative drivers. Auzentech also makes card with creative chips and high quality components.

Quote: Oh, that card is also like ESI. called audio interface. For recording, audio production, connection to midi synthesizer.

Xonar series cards with Cmedia chip from Asus is quite well known as competitor to Creative's chips. Asus claims that they can do EAX 5.0 (which is creative proprietary) by presenting itself as EAX 5.0 capable, and apply these effects according to what they think they supposedly sound like. But...

http://www.esi-audio.com/products/julia/ That card is for profession audio recording, with what I can guess is VIA envy24 controller chip. You'll have problem with game compatibilty and such. I believe ESI's consumer division has been sold to Gyrocom of Korea and they make consumer grade sounds...

Lol, why do you talk like this? Like the way ppl normally wouldn't in real life. Does it make you feel superior since most people write in grade 6th level? I'm not trying to flame you. It's really nicely written. Excellent command of English language (English is not my native language)...

This sound familiar. Did you post about this on other sites? Or is this common thing ppl are trying to do these days. I don't have any experience with recording/editing software that you have to pay money to get but There is free (open source) application like Audacity which you can use to...

Quote: Oh okay. One is heavily modded card and the other is quite unknown, so I don't think you will get a quick reply from people who actually used them. Let alone both to compare. Looks like you're read quite a lot about them. Perhaps, someone will come along who owns one of these and...

Xonar DG?   Dolby headphone is available in many DVD player software for decoding 5.1 AC3. But it requires license fee to dolby labs so unlikely you'll find plugin for foobar. I don't think you can make games to user foobar to process sound in the first place. Games interface with...

Do you want stereo, 2.1, or  5.1?   you gonna use it for music, movie, games?   Cheap decent cards cost about 30 something bucks. Reluctant to recommend one specific brand since they all have their own problems. Cheap 2.1 PC speakers...usually around 50 bucks. If you have about 100...