beowulf
Headphoneus Supremus
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I'm getting tired of the hissing when listening on my desktop. I bought a Meier Corda Move USB DAC+Amp some time ago and things got better but didn't get perfect.
What annoys me the most is the fact that silent parts in music are not flat, black, fully quiet. There's always a bit of hissing, I can hear it change according to the HD use, etc. Typical EMI issues.
So here comes the question, will the Asus Essence Sonar STX finally solve this? I'm looking for decent stereo sound with no noise.
Do you hear pure silence when pushing the volume way up?
Also, I'd like some opinions on how it might work with my headphones:
-Sony MDR CD-3000
-Mylar X3 (these appear to be low impedance and very sensitive to noise)
-Koss PortaPro
My setup is fairly standard and the power supply is probably not great. It's a BeQuiet! 700W.
The rest of the card features are not important to me (gaming, movies, etc). Only good stereo sound for MP3/Flac/etc with headphones.
Thanks for any comments
What annoys me the most is the fact that silent parts in music are not flat, black, fully quiet. There's always a bit of hissing, I can hear it change according to the HD use, etc. Typical EMI issues.
So here comes the question, will the Asus Essence Sonar STX finally solve this? I'm looking for decent stereo sound with no noise.
Do you hear pure silence when pushing the volume way up?
Also, I'd like some opinions on how it might work with my headphones:
-Sony MDR CD-3000
-Mylar X3 (these appear to be low impedance and very sensitive to noise)
-Koss PortaPro
My setup is fairly standard and the power supply is probably not great. It's a BeQuiet! 700W.
The rest of the card features are not important to me (gaming, movies, etc). Only good stereo sound for MP3/Flac/etc with headphones.
Thanks for any comments