jfourc
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I've read all that I can about comparisons between these two sound cards, but haven't yet found an answer to some of my questions.
I recently built a gaming rig, but I skipped out on a sound card to stay within my budget. Now that I have more funds, it's time to get a sound card. My primary purpose for the sound card is gaming, movies, and TV. Music is important as well, but it is not as much of a priority because I listen to a lot of my music from my Marantz CD5003 (I like CDs).
Right now, I have HD650s and a Darkvoice 336se tube amp that I use with my CD5003. I would like to use my HD650s and Darkvoice 336se with whatever sound card I get through the analog line outs. I know that the HD650s aren't the best when it comes to gaming (FPS wise at least), but one thing at a time.
-That said, what would be better for gaming, movies, and TV through its analog line outs (basically using the cards as a DAC so the h/p amp will probably go unused) - the Essence or Forte?
-Are there better or cheaper (that can perform just as well) alternatives to these two cards (i.e. just get a Creative X-Fi card)?
-Also, what features do I lose from these cards if I use their analog line outs (i.e. I'm guessing I lose Dolby Headphone when I don't use the h/p amp on the Essence)?
Any advice is much appreciated. Thanks!
I recently built a gaming rig, but I skipped out on a sound card to stay within my budget. Now that I have more funds, it's time to get a sound card. My primary purpose for the sound card is gaming, movies, and TV. Music is important as well, but it is not as much of a priority because I listen to a lot of my music from my Marantz CD5003 (I like CDs).
Right now, I have HD650s and a Darkvoice 336se tube amp that I use with my CD5003. I would like to use my HD650s and Darkvoice 336se with whatever sound card I get through the analog line outs. I know that the HD650s aren't the best when it comes to gaming (FPS wise at least), but one thing at a time.
-That said, what would be better for gaming, movies, and TV through its analog line outs (basically using the cards as a DAC so the h/p amp will probably go unused) - the Essence or Forte?
-Are there better or cheaper (that can perform just as well) alternatives to these two cards (i.e. just get a Creative X-Fi card)?
-Also, what features do I lose from these cards if I use their analog line outs (i.e. I'm guessing I lose Dolby Headphone when I don't use the h/p amp on the Essence)?
Any advice is much appreciated. Thanks!