erozsolt
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I have been using a Terratec DMX 6fire for years, and I am pretty happy by how it sounds. I have been reading a lot when I bought it years ago and it really didn't let me down since then. It has some driver problems under 64-bit XP, but I can use it with 88.2 khz upsampling in 24 bit ASIO in Foobar. I know it's not a really well known card, years ago it was usually compared to M-Audio Audiophile 2496, and most reviews said it performed about the same.
My question now is that I have to buy a new card and I have two choices.
1. Buy a used DMX 6fire (or M-Audio Audiophile 2496), or for a bit more money,
2. Buy a new Asus Xonar DX.
I know years has passed and everything is better and shinier now, but I don't feel that most hardware parts really became so good, as the boxes/review sites say about them. Gaming is not important, only stereo sound quality with decent ASIO drivers. What do you suggest, shiny new Xonar DX, or good old serious cards?
My question now is that I have to buy a new card and I have two choices.
1. Buy a used DMX 6fire (or M-Audio Audiophile 2496), or for a bit more money,
2. Buy a new Asus Xonar DX.
I know years has passed and everything is better and shinier now, but I don't feel that most hardware parts really became so good, as the boxes/review sites say about them. Gaming is not important, only stereo sound quality with decent ASIO drivers. What do you suggest, shiny new Xonar DX, or good old serious cards?
