Azuntech X-Fi Prelude 7.1 vs asus maximus hero xi on board sound card

[Filoche]

Hi everyone.

All is in the title. I just bought and installed a maximus vi hero and I was wondering if I should keep using my "old" azen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 or use the on board sound card.

Any recommendation?

Thanks in advance!

 

[sh4z]

I have the same card. From what I can tell the X-fi Prelude 7.1 still has a better audio processing unit than the Realtek on-board.
Pretty impressive for a PCI card from 2007. On-board audio has come a long way though. I think it would be difficult to tell these apart in a blind listening test.

Asus Maximus Hero VI

Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1 PCI

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  ■Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB: +0.06, -0.10 - Very good
  ■Noise level, dB (A): -97.8 - Excellent
  ■Dynamic range, dB (A): 103.4 - Excellent
  ■THD, %: 0.0003 - Excellent
  ■THD + Noise, dB (A): -96.4 - Excellent
  ■IMD + Noise, %: 0.0039 - Excellent
  ■Stereo crosstalk, dB: -93.6 - Excellent
  ■IMD at 10 kHz, %: 0.0020 - Excellent
  ■General performance: Excellent