Currently running an he 598 powered by fiio e11 and a xonar dg. Looking to upgrade to a much better dac and one that matches the 598. I mostly listen to technobase.fm radio station all day long but I do have all my CDs ripped into lossless flac, such as Celine dion, Barbara Streisand, many 80s...

I'm thinking to buy a desktop amp to improve the SQ of my STX. I have HE400, and it can sound better.  is STX > EF5 > HE400 a good idea?? or I should buy a new DAC too.   can you recomend any other amp for that?   Thanks!

Hi Guys.   I just recieved my new pair of AKG Q701's and was just wondering what settings would give me the best audio.   Im using a Asus Xonar Essence STX Sound card, and there are a few options in the Asus audio centre that im unsure about.   First of all, here is a sc of the audio...

Hey guys, first post.  I searched and read for hours but still am not sure so I finally decided to post.   I am looking for an entry level Amp/DAC combo (<$150) that has a S/PDIF input.  This will be for my desktop computer (non-portable)  The sound card is a M-Audio 2496 and the analog outs...

Hi guys,   Do the two pair well together? I will be getting an Asus Xonar Essence STX and am thinking of purchasing a Sennheiser HD-650. Will the built in amp power these cans? How well would they sound? Thanks in advance.

Hi there Head-fiers. I'm looking for a new set of headphones for using to gaming and making some music. I got a budget around 200$ but don't know what to choose. I've been looking at the dt770 pro 250 oHms but i'm really not sure, so now i'm asking you for your opinion. (Just want to add that...

Hi Guys.   I just recieved my new pair of AKG Q701's and was just wondering what settings would give me the best audio.   Im using a Asus Xonar Essence STX Sound card, and there are a few options in the Asus audio centre that im unsure about.   First of all, here is a sc of the audio...

My sound card (X-Fi Titanium, non HD) seems to introduce a bit of static into my tracks at this point, the bitperfect sounds much better in comparison, but I know that little thing has a bit of trouble driving my DT990s (600ohm, how do you insert the symbol for that via keyboard anyway? XD).  ...

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/Maximus_V_FormulaThunderFX/   I'm currently in a dilemma, my friends computer has crashed so I have this master plan of selling him my current setup while upgrading myself.  I currently have the Asus Xonar Essence STX in my Z77 Sabertooth...

Hi everyone.   Need some advice here.   At the moment, my PC has a mobo (no soundcard) with a TOSLINK SPDIF out. And I'm using the E17 as both DAC + AMP combo (using the Toslink) to listen to my music. It's serving me well so far but I'm thinking of possible combinations to improve...

Hi all,   I've read through a few threads on this forum (including: http://www.head-fi.org/t/421890/the-xonar-essence-stx-q-a-tweaking-impressions-thread) on how to setup my Xonar Essence STX sound card. They were all good, set it up like they did etc. Now I'm looking at different tweaking...

Hi guys.   Recently did a PC rebuild and somehow in the migration of components - I've managed to snap off a surface mount resistor from the back of the board. It's taken a while of diagnosing with a multimeter to spot this resistor had gone.   I have no idea where the resistor itself is...

Hi all. After looking around for a while, I've decided to go with HD 598s for my first high-end headphones. I can't decide what to use to power them though. I will be using my desktop for all listening with these, so I figures a sound card would be best. The Asus Xonar STX in particular. The...

for the past year ive been using Sennheiser EH-250 - a cheap pair. I use them for making music, producing. so hearing all of the sound is very important. Accuracy and quality is must. but i also want some bass booming. I'm fairly sure i can get some very quality headphones (over ear) for 500...

Hello everyone,   This is my first post but I know this community has a vast amount of knowledge. I'm asking this question in hopes of tapping just a bit of that knowledge  I appreciate any help and advice in advance.   I have recently bought a new computer which includes the xonar...

In my pc I have an Asus Xonar Essence STX, and I recently bought a macbook pro to use for video editing and stuff, but the audio sounds terrible.    Is there any way to get audio output with the quality of the Xonar Essence STX on my macbook pro?

This may be a 'dumb' question but I can't seem to find an answer for it, should be quick answers so thanks for the help!   I'm trying to make DAC plans - my PC motherboard has SPDIF built in (optical & coax). Does any sort of 'processing' go on in my motherboard on the data that travels...

I am trying to figure out the best way or setting connecting my HTPC (Foobar) to an external DAC (w/ ASRC upsampling). Currently, the DAC is connected to onboard S/PDIF via toslink cable. Under Windows 7's audio control panel, the output can be set from 16bit / 44.1hz to 24bit / 192hz. My music...

Okay. So here is the low-low. I just got done building a $2,000 gaming PC in which I turned around and added another thousand in a custom watercooling loop I am build. This is all the Jolly-Rodger and all except I don't know a good sound card if I see one.   For audio I have the Astro Mix...

I have a 5.1 speaker system attached to an analog receiver (onkyo tx-nr509, to be specific), that I have it plugged into my asus stx essence soundcard. Now, when I open the xonar audio center, the analog out option only lets me choose between headphones or 2 speakers. So, only my front 2...

DAC in question vs STX http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00007JO2V/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00   so i have some $60 DAC i used for my PS3 in the past to get headphone out before i got my HD650. i've used the STX as a DAC for my schiit asgard + HD650 and out of curosity wanted to see how it...

Hi !   First of all sorry for my bad english. I read many articles and threads about best gaming headphones on this forum but I still don't know which headphones should I buy.   I read thread about ,,holy grail of gaming sound" etc. I see that you wrote that best for gaming are...

First let me say that I realize there is plenty of information out there, I have been searching for about a month now and really need help making a decision that is specific to my situation, I hate creating new threads.   My situation: I only use Headphones (Sennheisser 555's currently)...

Very simple question, if you could have everything you wanted in a PC soundcard, what would you have?

There are so many cards i don't know what to pick, i want Gaming + Movies + Music for  Headphones + Logitech 5500 Digital 5.1.     People said about the Xonar Xense 1. But i don't need the headphones cause i want better ones ? if there are any better than this headphones. ASUS AV100...