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Why pay for expensive soundcard rather then DAC?

post #1 of 59
8/7/10 at 12:31pm
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Why do people buy expensive soundcards then use DAC?

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post #2 of 59
8/7/10 at 12:59pm

Perhaps they simply need/want the additional features coming with a sound card? Line-in as an example

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post #3 of 59
8/7/10 at 1:09pm
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also for gaming is better with soundcard?

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post #4 of 59
8/7/10 at 1:10pm

Sound cards are 3 times better in that "you get what you pay for". Usually. I don't consider 2 channel sound cards to be a good deal.

 

DACs? You don't get what you pay for at all. Grossly overpriced, no ADC, almost no DACs support >2 channels. DACs are aimed at fools with more money than sense.

 

Gaming used to be better with a card because of the EAX hogwash, but thankfully Microsoft pretty much killed that scam off with Vista's new audio stack.


Edited by Dalamar - 8/7/10 at 1:12pm
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post #5 of 59
8/7/10 at 1:10pm
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isnt there line-in with dac?

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Originally Posted by krmathis View Post

Perhaps they simply need/want the additional features coming with a sound card? Line-in as an example

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post #6 of 59
8/7/10 at 1:21pm

 

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isnt there line-in with dac?


No, a DAC is by nature designed for line-out purposes only. For line-in you need the opposite, more specific an ADC.

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post #7 of 59
8/7/10 at 1:24pm
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Originally Posted by Dalamar View Post

Sound cards are 3 times better in that "you get what you pay for". Usually. I don't consider 2 channel sound cards to be a good deal.

 

DACs? You don't get what you pay for at all. Grossly overpriced, no ADC, almost no DACs support >2 channels. DACs are aimed at fools with more money than sense.

 

Gaming used to be better with a card because of the EAX hogwash, but thankfully Microsoft pretty much killed that scam off with Vista's new audio stack.


This forum certainly doesn't need members like you.

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post #8 of 59
8/7/10 at 1:25pm
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Whatever
 

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Originally Posted by Dalamar View Post

Sound cards are 3 times better in that "you get what you pay for". Usually. I don't consider 2 channel sound cards to be a good deal.

 

DACs? You don't get what you pay for at all. Grossly overpriced, no ADC, almost no DACs support >2 channels. DACs are aimed at fools with more money than sense.

 

Gaming used to be better with a card because of the EAX hogwash, but thankfully Microsoft pretty much killed that scam off with Vista's new audio stack.



Oh ok thanks
 

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No, a DAC is by nature designed for line-out purposes only. For line-in you need the opposite, more specific an ADC.

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post #9 of 59
8/7/10 at 1:26pm
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x2

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This forum certainly doesn't need members like you.

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post #10 of 59
8/7/10 at 1:26pm
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This forum certainly doesn't need members like you.


Yes, because people don't like having the bubble of their fantasy land popped. :(

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post #11 of 59
8/7/10 at 1:31pm

 

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Originally Posted by Dalamar View Post

Sound cards are 3 times better in that "you get what you pay for". Usually. I don't consider 2 channel sound cards to be a good deal.

 

DACs? You don't get what you pay for at all. Grossly overpriced, no ADC, almost no DACs support >2 channels. DACs are aimed at fools with more money than sense.

 

Gaming used to be better with a card because of the EAX hogwash, but thankfully Microsoft pretty much killed that scam off with Vista's new audio stack.


I agree to disagree! But that is fine, as great variance is part of what make this so enjoyable.

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post #12 of 59
8/7/10 at 1:33pm
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Yup theres always a Yin and Yang to everything.


 

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I agree to disagree! But that is fine, as great variance is part of what make this so enjoyable.

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post #13 of 59
8/7/10 at 1:36pm

What the hell are you exactly saying, because I didn´t quite understand your point? Explain the content of this "bubble"?

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post #14 of 59
8/7/10 at 1:40pm
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Probably the bubbles from washing your hands

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What the hell are you exactly saying, because I didn´t quite understand your point? Explain the content of this "bubble"?

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post #15 of 59
8/7/10 at 2:01pm

By the way... Why pay for expensive soundcard rather then DAC?

 

Why not learn english first?

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