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The Nameless Guide To PC Gaming Audio (with binaural headphone surround sound)
Well, I think I understood that for 3D sound it is mandatory (or at least highly recommended) to have a dedicated DSP chip, which the Modi is not. So in order to achieve it I'd have to have DSP (SBZ or ZXR) optical out to modi to magni/vali. Maybe I'm wrong though. The X7 seems to offer the...- fonkydevil
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- Forum: Computer Audio
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The Nameless Guide To PC Gaming Audio (with binaural headphone surround sound)
Answering myself : I did more reading and it seems like I can't discard the DSP dedicated processor, so I guess that means either a Soudblaster Z + Schiit stack (440€ total) OR the Soundblaster X7 (340€). Do you guys have any opinion ? I'm hesitant maybe for the price of SBZ+Schiit I...- fonkydevil
- Post #3,539
- Forum: Computer Audio
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The Nameless Guide To PC Gaming Audio (with binaural headphone surround sound)
Dear all, after a few years gaming with mobo sound + a pair of Creative T20 speakers, I was curious to try headphone and bought some Qpad QH-85. Now I wish I had been more informed and knew that they are just a branding of 25$ but good-for-their-price Takstar HI2050 headphones... So meh. They...- fonkydevil
- Post #3,538
- Forum: Computer Audio