Hello, I'm in the market for an Amp and DAC (I don't mind if their two separate boxes) and I'd like to know what some options are for the 200$-300$ price point? And is having a separate Amp and DAC better than having them combined into one box?

Hello, Im thinking of buying AudioEngine's A5+ but I'm not sure if they can be connected to a Xonar Essence STX and if so, how can they be connected?

Hello, I own a pair of Astro A40's while opinions on them are conflicting, I find the sound quality quite good for gaming, but most reviews say the build quality is good, and I cant agree on that, the build quality seems flimsy and not very sturdy, does anyone fell the same way?

Hello, I'm in the market for a pair of closed-back (since I would like some noise isolation) music only headphones, that work in a variety of genres, (Il be listening mainly to alt-rock, rock, some pop, instrumentals and a few other things) that I can also use on the go (the headphones). I'm a...

Hello, while browsing the internet for high end speaker systems, I found a small company called system-audio, (based in Denmark) I did some researching and found some of their stuff and its expensive, is it any good?   http://www.system-audio.com/_en-GB/frontpage

Hello, I have an Asus Xonar Phoebus, but although the audio quality is decent, the drivers really suck and Xear surround which comes with the Phoebus software sounds terrible, I'm wondering if the Xonar Essence STX has better software and if it supports virtual 7.1? Also, can I use the H6 with...

Hello, I have plugged my Astro mixamp into the SPIDF port of my Xonar Phoebus, but I need help setting up the surround sound 7.1 option, I know how to do it on the Essence STX, but several options (such as the option to set how many channels you want to use) are not present so I'm lost, please help?

Hello, I have a pair of Astro A40's which I use for gaming with the mixamp, it came with this cable http://www.ncix.com/detail/startech-com-6ft-toslink-to-mini-45-48776.htm?gclid=CIz0ntLO7r8CFSpp7Aod4WoAoQ I want to plug in the mixamp into my Asus Xonar Phoebus sound card, but it doesn't have a...

Hello, after suggestions from forums members to replace my onboard audio, I have purchased a Xonar Phoebus, my motherboard is a Maximus Z97 Hero (it is new) but after going on many forums, I have been told many times that the Hero's audio is in fact the same as the Phoebus and even the Essence...

Hello, I am shopping for a sound card and have narrowed it down to the Asus Xonar Essence STX or Asus Xonar Phoebus, I will not be purchasing anything other than one of these two cards, and I am not sure which is better for my needs. I only game on my PC and I use an Astro A40 with MixAmp and I...

Hello, I am new to this forum so I'm sorry if I make some mistakes, but I'd like some help with choosing some headphones, I am a big fan of Sennheiser headphones for their audio quality and because their one of the few headphone brands that don't give me a headache, I will be using these...