Hi all. I'm building an Intel NUC for regular use, but also for YouTube and YouTube audio use. Basically I want to get great sound while using the computer, and to watch music videos and concerts on my big screen with it also. I've already ordered “Intel BNUC11TNKI30000 NUC Pro Barebone Kit -...

Full Disclosure: I received the three Burson V6 Vivid Dual OP Amps used in this review from Carlos @ Burson at no cost to myself, on the proviso that I posted an honest review of the product. I am not affiliated with or Paid by any of the companies or products mentioned within the short review...

Share your PC music system solutions. :) I am using my PC (2700x) for everything: music, movies, PC gaming, news (youtube, etc). Main sources: mp3 (~128 - 320 Kbps), Spotify (320 Kbps), torrent movies, pc gaming and sometimes turntable, FLAC, CD, and having a trial on Tidal, Roon and plan test...

Hello everybody, I am looking desperately for a PCI-E replacement for my glorious Creative Audigy Player, working since 18 years, which has some problems because of its old drivers (both with Win7 and 10) I have just bought a Sounblaster-Z. It works but... the sound is not so clean and natural...

Hello. I need an advice about my first sound card/dac ( I should understand differences between them ). I will use that for music, movies, etc.

Hi, this is my first post on these forums and I'd like some help with my ATH M50X headphones. I was first using a bad "gaming headphone" that i got for like 30 euros and wanted to get better sound quality. I decided to go with the ATH M50X headphones and connected them to my pc. They sound...

Choice sound card for laptop Hello. I have new headphone SuperLux HD681F. I have listened them in the Store with FiiO X3, and it was amazing sound! I use them at work with worker laptop, and it's absolutely another sound expirience! The headphone doesn't have scene depth, bass and a lot of...

Hello. I bought Superlux HD-681F yesterday. I am delighted from these headphones! They are amazing, especially for their price! This is my first headphones after Ritmix RH-508 Now I see, that PC/Laptop and smartphone are not the best option for these headphones. I was listening them on Fiio X5...

Hello, I currently own a modest (both in number and value) collection of headphones, most of which have low impedance (32 to 60 ohm). The source is an Asus Xonar Essence STX sound card and the OS is Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit. I like gaming, listening to music and watching movies with headphones...

So I have an akg k712. I was running it with a sound blaster z card but that has since died and I have a really good excuse to upgrade now. I do about 60% gaming and 40% music listening. How does the sound quality of a setup like a jds atom+modi 3 compare to an equally expensive sound card such...

I've always suffered from sensitivity to electrical fields. For example, I can't use telephones because if I put a telephone to my head I get a nasty pain after a few minutes. My problem's never been too bad with headphones and earbuds, and over the last ten years or so I've been very...

Hi, figured this might be the better sub-forum to post in. I just purchased the DT-770 250 ohm set yesterday, and I also have the ASUS Xonar DGX sound card installed in my computer. I LOVE the way they sound, certainly a step or two above my ATH-M50x, but I'm not sure I'm getting the best...

Are there any PC audio interfaces (PCIe sound cards or USB/firewire/thunderbolt external) that are reasonably priced (preferably can be found <$50 used/surplus) that don't generate electrical background noise for chi-fi IEMs? Is there some method to tell which will work and which won't since...

Do you think this is a good combo? I'm going to be using this entirely for gaming (fortnite sadly). External sound card as I have a laptop. Going to be ordering from us as its cheaper. Do I need the 5.1 or can the ad700x perform without it? I'm open to suggestions

So I was gonna purchase the Sennheiser Game One's but I changed my mind and now I'm looking at the Audio Technica Ad700x's. I'm wondering if I should get a sound card with them or if I should just buy it later on? If I do have to buy a sound card/amp then what's a good one for PS4 gaming?

Hello! I have recently seen some articles online talking about resolving latency as an issue with monitoring while recording audio, but not very much is talking about latency between a daw, virtual instrument, and midi keyboard controller. I just completed an experiment where I successfully...

Is it possible to disable the amp for my sound card? If so, does anybody know the specific settings needed to disable it? I want to use it as a dac for a magni3.

This thread is going to be my answer to the Question "Whats the difference between a Sound Card and a DAC". Feel free to correct me, this is more of a brainstorm. This is important because its leads to the myths that Sound Cards improve PC performance by taking the complete sound process...

I have a Xonar Dx and was wondering how the soundblaster Z compares, i enjoy the DX but the its really quiet and this really bugs me, so should i get an amp for the DX, or replace it with the Sounblaster Z? If you have any suggestions of a better sound card, or DAC/Amp, in the same price range...

Hello, I own a beyerdynamic DT1770 PRO(250 Ω) and a beyerdynamic T70P(32 Ω) do I need to buy a Headphone amp? I want exceptional Audio experience, but I don't want to spend more than 400$ for a amp. Right now I power my headphones with my PC(Sound Blaster Z). Yesterday I bought a Asus Essence...

The sound system: https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Z-5300-5-1-Channel-Surround-Speaker/dp/B0000C20R9 The sound card: https://us.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-audigy-rx Those are the pictures of what they are in case anyone was wondering. I had so many cables I figured I would...

Below $100 AU preferably Okay so I scored a deal on some HD600's and they will be my first "audiophile" headphones, so I have no clue what to get for them. Should I get a sound card? An amp or dac or both? Or should I go without anything at all?! It's all very confusing and expensive. I really...

Hi everyone, I have asked this before, but after selling the headphones I was using back then (I didn't like them), I didn't use headphones anymore that much. A month ago however I bought a Philips Fidelio X2HR headphone and I am just in love with them. However, I don't have the equipment to...

Hey guys, I posted this on the X7 review thread but I figure it would get more visibility as a discrete post. ------------------- I've been having some really odd hissing/buzzing noises with my Schiit Asgard 2 paired with a X-Fi Fatal1ty internal card. It doesn't happen when I plug the...

Hi everyone. I have Koss porta pro and Fiio E10k and I am not sure if I should switch to sound card or external sound card(preferably)... I am a bit curious about it's special effects, dolby headphone and stuff described in mad lust thread. I find it a bit limitating having to connect...