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Headphoneus Supremus
Has anyone else noticedthat the Xonar Essence STX seems to have stellar playback but not so stellar recording capabilities? While it can record at high sample rates & may output 24 bit audio code the real resolution of the ADC seems to be nothing more than 16 bit.
If you use softly recorded music & reduce the volume more the ADC become severely distorted & then deaf at a volume that coinsides perfectly with the point that 16 bit looses it. This in it self is not so bad except the sound at normal volumes is also compromised in that it looses some of its sense of space & becomes somewhat congested like onboard audio but not quite that bad.
This has been my experience with this card in recording.Has anyone else noticed this??
If you use softly recorded music & reduce the volume more the ADC become severely distorted & then deaf at a volume that coinsides perfectly with the point that 16 bit looses it. This in it self is not so bad except the sound at normal volumes is also compromised in that it looses some of its sense of space & becomes somewhat congested like onboard audio but not quite that bad.
This has been my experience with this card in recording.Has anyone else noticed this??