Davesbeard
New Head-Fier
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Hey guys, just joined this place on the recommendation of a friend. Bought this pc about 3 years ago (reasonably high spec self build) and purchased some Aego M speakers along with some Sennheiser HD555's to go with it. I've just been running it off the onboard audio as it never really occured to me that there would be soundcards out there worth the time of day. Then i came across the Asus Xonar Essence STX which has come with rave reviews.
I'm essentially looking for something which would provide a dramatic improvement in sound quality for both my speakers and headphones. Though i don't know how much more to expect from my speakers. I've plugged my headphones into my parents amp at home and immediately regretted not doing this sooner. However, as of next september i'll be a working graduate with a bit more cash so i'd love something fairly future proofed that i could use as the heart of a bigger sound system. Something i could run proper passive speakers off and eventually use to run a home cinema system of some description too. Video excluded obviously.
Whats the best way of achieving this?
I'm essentially looking for something which would provide a dramatic improvement in sound quality for both my speakers and headphones. Though i don't know how much more to expect from my speakers. I've plugged my headphones into my parents amp at home and immediately regretted not doing this sooner. However, as of next september i'll be a working graduate with a bit more cash so i'd love something fairly future proofed that i could use as the heart of a bigger sound system. Something i could run proper passive speakers off and eventually use to run a home cinema system of some description too. Video excluded obviously.
Whats the best way of achieving this?