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| System Name | Main PC |
|---|---|
| Processor | 13700k |
| Motherboard | Asrock Z690 Steel Legend D4 - Bios 13.02 |
| Cooling | Noctua NH-D15S |
| Memory | 32 Gig 3200CL14 |
| Video Card(s) | 3080 RTX FE 10G |
| Storage | 1TB 980 PRO (OS, games), 2TB SN850X (games), 2TB DC P4600 (work), 2x 3TB WD Red, 2x 4TB WD Red |
| Display(s) | LG 27GL850 |
| Case | Fractal Define R4 |
| Audio Device(s) | Asus Xonar D2X |
| Power Supply | Antec HCG 750 Gold |
| Software | Windows 10 21H2 LTSC |
I have been wanting to replace it for a while.
Reasons.
Floppy connector is almost falling off.
On old rig I used to hear interference from motherboard although its gone on my current board.
Drivers are ancient and is totally unsupported and abandoned now by ASUS, I am using UniXonar modded Win 8.1 drivers on Windows 10.
Has no built in headphone amp.
I am getting sound quality issues, typically a pop at start of deep sounds, and when things get loud enough some distortion.
Requirements.
Headphone amp.
Dont care for 5.1 or 7.1, stereo is fine. But still want speaker outputs, so can use speakers when I want.
Line in, Spdif in, Mic in, would be nice, but Mic in is the least important out the three as I now use a USB Mic.
I was looking at the Creative AE-5 plus, which on paper is superior. But this is old also (at least not as old), although at least has more recent vendor support.
I will also consider USB external units, that people can personally vouch for. Providing they have the connectivity i desire and the ability to set custom equaliser, base control etc.
I am an a bit of an audiophile, already tried the onboard realtek and isnt for me, just too flat.
Reasons.
Floppy connector is almost falling off.
On old rig I used to hear interference from motherboard although its gone on my current board.
Drivers are ancient and is totally unsupported and abandoned now by ASUS, I am using UniXonar modded Win 8.1 drivers on Windows 10.
Has no built in headphone amp.
I am getting sound quality issues, typically a pop at start of deep sounds, and when things get loud enough some distortion.
Requirements.
Headphone amp.
Dont care for 5.1 or 7.1, stereo is fine. But still want speaker outputs, so can use speakers when I want.
Line in, Spdif in, Mic in, would be nice, but Mic in is the least important out the three as I now use a USB Mic.
I was looking at the Creative AE-5 plus, which on paper is superior. But this is old also (at least not as old), although at least has more recent vendor support.
I will also consider USB external units, that people can personally vouch for. Providing they have the connectivity i desire and the ability to set custom equaliser, base control etc.
I am an a bit of an audiophile, already tried the onboard realtek and isnt for me, just too flat.
