EternalChampion
100+ Head-Fier
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Burson amp is all unbalanced in and out. Given also that I'll be using 2 x SS V5 in LPF, spending extra for the Muses Edition is not really an option. Shall I decide to get the E1 it's gonna be the standard version. And then I go on from there trying other op amps, if necessary.
Btw, to answer: Yes, I have tested the STX II with a couple of other headphones such as Sennheiser HD202 and Denon D1100. Especially the latter are much different, being closed and bassy. Result was the same. Other than having the headphones doing their own stuff to the music, distance and congestion was portrayed in the same way. So this is clearly a soundcard's issue. Distant audio might not be considered to be a flaw but congestion is.
I still own an old Creative SB XtremeGamer soundcard from 2009 and my first computer build. Believe me, it doesn't feel that "compressed". In fact, I also prefer its frequency transition even more than the Asus card. It loses in all other aspects though.
Btw, to answer: Yes, I have tested the STX II with a couple of other headphones such as Sennheiser HD202 and Denon D1100. Especially the latter are much different, being closed and bassy. Result was the same. Other than having the headphones doing their own stuff to the music, distance and congestion was portrayed in the same way. So this is clearly a soundcard's issue. Distant audio might not be considered to be a flaw but congestion is.
I still own an old Creative SB XtremeGamer soundcard from 2009 and my first computer build. Believe me, it doesn't feel that "compressed". In fact, I also prefer its frequency transition even more than the Asus card. It loses in all other aspects though.