Opus131
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Just bought this as an all in one audio solution for my PC and portable needs, but i'm having some second thoughts after receiving it.
First of all, i got this under the assumption this is basically the AE-5 on an external enclosure, but, apparently that is not the case? I'm getting conflicting opinions on google, and i'm still not sure whether getting the internal card would have been a better alternative.
I'm writing this because the sound of the G6 is... not exactly what i was expecting. I mean it is a net improvement over my motherboard card. Sound stage is wider, instrument separation is far superior and there's a ton of detail that can be heard even from my simple M-Audio AV 30 desktop speakers, but at the same time i find the sound somewhat distant, kinda brittle and harsh at times, sort of muffled at others. I understand this is a gaming device which is also what i got it for, but still. It almost sounds like an "audiophile" version of a cheap motherboard sound card, if that makes sense.
I managed to get a decent sound signature by setting the card to "direct" through the Sound Blaster Connect utility, which removes all effects (also disables the EQ but to be honest i was not that impressed by that either, not for music anyway), and i'm also using the ASIO Creative driver on Foobar, and i mean it sounds pretty good but again i'm still not sure whether the AE-5 would have been the better option.
For music listening, i use a Sennheiser HD 600 along with a simple Schiit Magni that i used to plug on my LG V10. I suppose i can now use the G6 as a DAC if i want to plug the Magni on my PC. Would it be worth it to just get something like a Modi, or is the G6 good enough as a straight DAC, even if i wanted to upgrade my Magni in the future?
First of all, i got this under the assumption this is basically the AE-5 on an external enclosure, but, apparently that is not the case? I'm getting conflicting opinions on google, and i'm still not sure whether getting the internal card would have been a better alternative.
I'm writing this because the sound of the G6 is... not exactly what i was expecting. I mean it is a net improvement over my motherboard card. Sound stage is wider, instrument separation is far superior and there's a ton of detail that can be heard even from my simple M-Audio AV 30 desktop speakers, but at the same time i find the sound somewhat distant, kinda brittle and harsh at times, sort of muffled at others. I understand this is a gaming device which is also what i got it for, but still. It almost sounds like an "audiophile" version of a cheap motherboard sound card, if that makes sense.
I managed to get a decent sound signature by setting the card to "direct" through the Sound Blaster Connect utility, which removes all effects (also disables the EQ but to be honest i was not that impressed by that either, not for music anyway), and i'm also using the ASIO Creative driver on Foobar, and i mean it sounds pretty good but again i'm still not sure whether the AE-5 would have been the better option.
For music listening, i use a Sennheiser HD 600 along with a simple Schiit Magni that i used to plug on my LG V10. I suppose i can now use the G6 as a DAC if i want to plug the Magni on my PC. Would it be worth it to just get something like a Modi, or is the G6 good enough as a straight DAC, even if i wanted to upgrade my Magni in the future?
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