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So, I currently have an Asus Xonar DG. I love it! But I know it does not have the best DAC in the world, so I am looking for an upgrade.
 
My current setup is Xonar DG > FiiO E9 > Beyerdynamic DT 990 250Ohm 
 
I am looking at either getting another sound card, or possibly an external DAC (if you can convince me!). I have been debating over several soundcards and have come to the conclusion of choosing between the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD, or the [size=small]ASUS Xonar Essence ST. [/size]
 
[size=small]Can you please tell me what your thoughts and feeling are about these two cards. I am leaning towards the ASUS card, as I love how it does not have tons of crap to install unlike the Creative card... But the creative card is also cheaper. And of course, which one is better overall in terms of sound quality.[/size]
 
[size=small]Just in case it helps, some of the music types I listen to are:[/size]
[size=small]Almost anything electronic[/size]
[size=small]Rock[/size]
[size=small]Alt Rock[/size]
[size=small]Acoustic Solo[/size]
[size=x-small]Classical[/size]
[size=x-small]Indie[/size]
[size=x-small]and movie soundtracks![/size]
 
 
[size=x-small]As always, thanks for any and all help![/size]

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