RubberBootz
New Head-Fier
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- Apr 11, 2010
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Hey guys,
All my listening to music/games and usage of DAWs has got me wanting to put a little money towards my hobby/interests - so I'm after a quality sound card and I want your input!!
Thing is, I'm not going to be using headphones because I cannot afford one's I'd be happy with. So I'm not sure if something like the ASUS Xonar Essence (as well-priced as it is) is going to be worth it for me? ie: head phone amp, swapable OHMs
I'm happy with not wanting to change out amp/speakers, forget any Brand/Make relevance but.. basically, not worth the mention... So that would mean my setup is going to be dual-stereo (2left, 2right) and I need something suitable to that configuration as opposed to headphones.
Usually playing .FLAC files or something up there.
EDIT: I should also note I have a Asus Crosshair V Formula which has decent on-board sound, although I'm not currently using the Optical S/PDIF Out.. would I be better just saving my dosh and somehow using that output???
Cheers,
RBz.
All my listening to music/games and usage of DAWs has got me wanting to put a little money towards my hobby/interests - so I'm after a quality sound card and I want your input!!
Thing is, I'm not going to be using headphones because I cannot afford one's I'd be happy with. So I'm not sure if something like the ASUS Xonar Essence (as well-priced as it is) is going to be worth it for me? ie: head phone amp, swapable OHMs
I'm happy with not wanting to change out amp/speakers, forget any Brand/Make relevance but.. basically, not worth the mention... So that would mean my setup is going to be dual-stereo (2left, 2right) and I need something suitable to that configuration as opposed to headphones.
Usually playing .FLAC files or something up there.
EDIT: I should also note I have a Asus Crosshair V Formula which has decent on-board sound, although I'm not currently using the Optical S/PDIF Out.. would I be better just saving my dosh and somehow using that output???
Cheers,
RBz.