Which sound card should i choose?

dassan · Jan 27, 2015

hello guys, i m gonna buy a cheap sound card and i have 2 options:

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102012

Asus Xonar DGX 5.1 PCI Express Sound Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132052

i have some good headphones, what i want is high db sound with good quality on movies, music etc, I be happy if u help me choose plz

admiral_akmir · Jan 27, 2015

I don't have the DGX, but I do have the regular DG and it's great. I upgraded to a setup that was much more expensive and ended up selling it and going back to the DG because I couldn't really notice a difference in sound quality.

dassan · Jan 28, 2015

DGX or DG is better than Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz ?

dassan · Jan 28, 2015

and also there is a difference between DG 5.1 and DGX 5.1 other than one is pci express and another pci?

zthomas · Jan 29, 2015

7.1 sound blaster is the way to go.. for advanced calibration.. like having a highend receiver

RCFProd · Jan 29, 2015

Sound cards won't be significiant if you already have a good motherboard.

Anyways, Xonar DG is good for headphones because it has a good headphone amp.

dassan · Jan 29, 2015

i have asus h97 plus mobo, it has Realtek® ALC887 chipset , cant be better than these two right?

admiral_akmir · Jan 29, 2015

dassan :

Depends on your headphones, the Xonar DG has a built in amp, so it can power headphones that require it. I have the Bayerdynamic DT 770 pro 80 ohm version, and they are pretty quite out of a source with no amp, so I definitely benefit from it.

The thing is, at such a cheap price, what do you really have to lose? If it turns out that the sound quality doesn't sound that great to you, well, it's only 35 bucks. I came from a cheaper PCI sound card that I picked up at micro center, and when I upgraded to the Xonar DG I could definitely see a difference.

RCFProd · Jan 30, 2015

dassan :

Alright, getting a Xonar DG would help you if you have capable headphones.

zthomas · Apr 14, 2015

What really helped the sound.. I recently added a subwoofer.. sounds great with headphones to.. I have read the newer mother boards have built in sound enhancers.. creative talks about that at there site.. about how they try and stay ahead of the game.. edging out the competition

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