grizzancs
New Head-Fier
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Hi!
I have been reading head-fi.org for a long time, as I'm interested in high(er) quality audio.
2 weeks ago I finally decided about my starting gear:
- Sennheiser HD 555 (now with Foam-mod)
- Xonar Essence STX
Unfortunately, after I've plugged in the STX (with the additinal power cable it needed), my VGA ( Sapphire ATI Radeon 5850 ) was no longer recognized by my motherboard ( GIGABYTE GA-880GMA-UD2H ), tried other slots, no success.
They both work alone. I could not try other cards in my computer, and could not try the same combo in another computer.
If someone encountered the same error, please help me.
However, as I don't have the resources to debug what's wrong, buy new motherboard, etc, I've decided to sell the STX.
I've tested lossless music with lots of detail both with onboard audio (ALC892), and both with the STX, and surprisingly, I could not hear any difference, not even with songs which have lots of bass! (Yes, I used the headphone-out ) I knew the HD555 does not necessarily need an AMP, but I thought there's more difference with a better DAC. Both have stunning sound.
Is this specific onboard stuff really that good?
I'm thinking on buying a used Creative X-fi Xtreme Music (PCI), just for the 3d positioning and EAX, is there any chance that it will be worse, than the onboard one?
Thank you!
I have been reading head-fi.org for a long time, as I'm interested in high(er) quality audio.
2 weeks ago I finally decided about my starting gear:
- Sennheiser HD 555 (now with Foam-mod)
- Xonar Essence STX
Unfortunately, after I've plugged in the STX (with the additinal power cable it needed), my VGA ( Sapphire ATI Radeon 5850 ) was no longer recognized by my motherboard ( GIGABYTE GA-880GMA-UD2H ), tried other slots, no success.
They both work alone. I could not try other cards in my computer, and could not try the same combo in another computer.
If someone encountered the same error, please help me.
However, as I don't have the resources to debug what's wrong, buy new motherboard, etc, I've decided to sell the STX.
I've tested lossless music with lots of detail both with onboard audio (ALC892), and both with the STX, and surprisingly, I could not hear any difference, not even with songs which have lots of bass! (Yes, I used the headphone-out ) I knew the HD555 does not necessarily need an AMP, but I thought there's more difference with a better DAC. Both have stunning sound.
Is this specific onboard stuff really that good?
I'm thinking on buying a used Creative X-fi Xtreme Music (PCI), just for the 3d positioning and EAX, is there any chance that it will be worse, than the onboard one?
Thank you!