DeadByDawn
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Hi heads,
I currently have an older x-fi Fatality. I use the toslink out to get sound to my HeadRoom Desktop Amp with a built-in DAC.
I got Sennheiser 650s hooked into the amp via Zu audio cable.
I want to get a new soundcard that supports both 5.1 or 7.1 speakers, a mic, as well as optical OUT.
A lot of the higher end Asus and X-Fi cards have a lot of bells, whistles, built in headphone amps, etc.
My questions are as follows:
1. For my headphone listening with my setup, do any of these features matter since i am going optical out and using the DAC on my HeadRoom amp? It seems like a waste to get these cards since i am leveraging my own amp.
2. What is the most important feature when looking for a sound card when considering my desktop amp with desktop dac?
3. Any recomendations on what sound card should i get?
Thanks in advance
I currently have an older x-fi Fatality. I use the toslink out to get sound to my HeadRoom Desktop Amp with a built-in DAC.
I got Sennheiser 650s hooked into the amp via Zu audio cable.
I want to get a new soundcard that supports both 5.1 or 7.1 speakers, a mic, as well as optical OUT.
A lot of the higher end Asus and X-Fi cards have a lot of bells, whistles, built in headphone amps, etc.
My questions are as follows:
1. For my headphone listening with my setup, do any of these features matter since i am going optical out and using the DAC on my HeadRoom amp? It seems like a waste to get these cards since i am leveraging my own amp.
2. What is the most important feature when looking for a sound card when considering my desktop amp with desktop dac?
3. Any recomendations on what sound card should i get?
Thanks in advance
