Davefoxx
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I recently just purchased an Astro Mixamp to go with my Sennheiser HD 598, as I am a pretty avid gamer and enjoy the surround effect that Dolby Digital provides very much.
However, I digress. I'd like to know what's better:
I understand that the Mixamp provides the user with the Game\Voice knob, which most people find very useful, however I don't really have a need for it. I'm always talking to my friends over Skype, so I'll probably never even touch the knob. And of course, most people don't use in-game VOIP on PC since it's pretty much worthless, as they can get better quality via Mumble, etc.
Furthermore, I really only bought it for the purpose of the Dolby Digital effect, as well as a sort of amp for my 598's. And now that I've taken a deeper look at some the Asus Xonar sound cards, I'm wondering if it would be a better choice to return my Mixamp for one of them.
I mean, for one it would seem like I'd be getting better sound quality out of them than through my Mixamp, which is currently plugged into my motherboard's Realtek integrated card (It's an ACL898 however, which is supposedly Realtek's top of the line currently with an SNR of 110db or so). And if I went with the Xonar DG or DX, I'd be saving some money. However I do have the spare money to purchase a Xonar Essence STX, but I don't even know if that'd be worth the extra money to begin with.
So really, I'd like to know what my best option is. Should I stick with my Mixamp (Seeing as I don't really have any need of its special functions)? Or should I return it and go for a Xonar card. And if so, which one would be the best?
Thanks in advance!
However, I digress. I'd like to know what's better:
I understand that the Mixamp provides the user with the Game\Voice knob, which most people find very useful, however I don't really have a need for it. I'm always talking to my friends over Skype, so I'll probably never even touch the knob. And of course, most people don't use in-game VOIP on PC since it's pretty much worthless, as they can get better quality via Mumble, etc.
Furthermore, I really only bought it for the purpose of the Dolby Digital effect, as well as a sort of amp for my 598's. And now that I've taken a deeper look at some the Asus Xonar sound cards, I'm wondering if it would be a better choice to return my Mixamp for one of them.
I mean, for one it would seem like I'd be getting better sound quality out of them than through my Mixamp, which is currently plugged into my motherboard's Realtek integrated card (It's an ACL898 however, which is supposedly Realtek's top of the line currently with an SNR of 110db or so). And if I went with the Xonar DG or DX, I'd be saving some money. However I do have the spare money to purchase a Xonar Essence STX, but I don't even know if that'd be worth the extra money to begin with.
So really, I'd like to know what my best option is. Should I stick with my Mixamp (Seeing as I don't really have any need of its special functions)? Or should I return it and go for a Xonar card. And if so, which one would be the best?
Thanks in advance!