[Toxicman1994]

Okay, so I've bought a refurbished pair of Audio Technica ATH-A900X's That were refurbished by the manufacturer and also it has a year warranty for 168$
Not bad. I want to virtualize the surround sound when playing games to these headphones, the full 7.1 surround. I am using Windows 7 64-bit.
 
Would you guys recommend the Asus Xonar DX sound card in combination with the ATH-A900X's?
 
Thanks.

 

[PurpleAngel]

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Okay, so I've bought a refurbished pair of Audio Technica ATH-A900X's That were refurbished by the manufacturer and also it has a year warranty for 168$
Not bad. I want to virtualize the surround sound when playing games to these headphones, the full 7.1 surround. I am using Windows 7 64-bit.
Would you guys recommend the Asus Xonar DX sound card in combination with the ATH-A900X's?.

The Conar DX does not have a true headphone amplifier and high impedance at the headphone jack.
 
The Xonar DG is $30, with a $10 mail in rebate.
DAC chip not as good as the DX's, but does have a headphone amplifier, and a much lower impedance.

 

[Toxicman1994]

So you're saying the Xonar DG is better for headphones than the Xonar DX? Can you go a little more into detail?

 

[PurpleAngel]

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So you're saying the Xonar DG is better for headphones than the Xonar DX? Can you go a little more into detail?

It's preferred to have the impedance (Ohms) of a headphone, to at least 8 to 10 times (or more) the impedance of what ever headphone jack your plugging the headphones into.
The A900Xs are 40-ohm, so you want to plug then into a headphone amplifier with an impedance of 5-Ohms or less.
Other wise you might get a bloated bass (larger with less detail).
I have the A900Xs and they sound fine plugged into anything, so I guess with the A900Xs, there is a little leeway with impedance.
 
I believe the Xonar DG has a 10-Ohm impedance.
 
Now you get get the Xonar DX for now, and hopefully plan to get a low impedance external headphone amplifier in the future (near future), like a Schiit Magni ($99), impedance less the 1-Ohm.

 

[Toxicman1994]

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It's preferred to have the impedance (Ohms) of a headphone, to at least 8 to 10 times (or more) the impedance of what ever headphone jack your plugging the headphones into.
The A900Xs are 40-ohm, so you want to plug then into a headphone amplifier with an impedance of 5-Ohms or less.
Other wise you might get a bloated bass (larger with less detail).
I have the A900Xs and they sound fine plugged into anything, so I guess with the A900Xs, there is a little leeway with impedance.
 
I believe the Xonar DG has a 10-Ohm impedance.
 
Now you get get the Xonar DX for now, and hopefully plan to get a low impedance external headphone amplifier in the future (near future), like a Schiit Magni ($99), impedance less the 1-Ohm.

If I got the Xonar DG, can I still do 7.1 surround sound virtualization? You said the DX has a better DAC, wouldn't I be missing out somewhat if I got the DG?

 

[PurpleAngel]

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If I got the Xonar DG, can I still do 7.1 surround sound virtualization? You said the DX has a better DAC, wouldn't I be missing out somewhat if I got the DG?

The Xonar DG/DGX are 5.1, all the other Asus internal sound cards are 7.1.

 

[Toxicman1994]

The Xonar DG/DGX are 5.1, all the other Asus internal sound cards are 7.1.

 
Well I'd like a soundcard that has 192khz/24 bit 7.1 surround sound with a onboard headphone amp... is this possible?
Does a sound card exist that has all this? I have been looking for a while. O-o The headset I'll be getting is 42 ohms...
I want 7.1 because I had it in my old headset, so naturally I'd like something 7.1

 

[PurpleAngel]

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Well I'd like a sound card that has 192khz/24 bit 7.1 surround sound with a on-board headphone amp... is this possible?
Does a sound card exist that has all this? I have been looking for a while. O-o The headset I'll be getting is 42 ohms...
I want 7.1 because I had it in my old headset, so naturally I'd like something 7.1

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Z, $80