Hello, I am looking into possibly upgrading my audio system and I am looking for some advice.   Basically I am thinking of trying to sell my Xonar D2X for around $150 and replacing it with a $20 Xonar DG. I would than take the remaining money and buy an external DAC. My preference would be...

Hello, I recently purchased a FiiO E9 and I am noticing something a little disconcerting. With my headphones plugged directly into my D2X I can crank the volume on my system to max and not hear any static through my headphone. If I plug my Headphones into the E9 and do not attach the E9 to my...

Hello, recently I decided if I am going to redo my audio system I may as well do it right (meaning spend some big money for quality components I wont be tempted to replace in a while). So after doing some research I have concluded that I will do the following: 1. Buy an ASUS Xonar D2X...

So I decided that if I am going to upgrade my sound card I may as well upgrade the rest of my PC audio system as well (and I am sticking with PC because of games and the fact that I can store over 1TB of music/video if I where so inclined to, it is just convenient to have an all-in-one...

Hello everyone, this is my first post and I have come to ask assistance in a matter that hours and hours of research has not found an answer to. I see a lot of conflicting reviews and results and every review of every sound card I have seen only has 1-2 other cards being compared to it. I...