Hello, I plan to use these for gaming. Will a Asus Xonar Essence STX sound card suffice in driving these?
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I'm also going to buy a pair for gaming but I will use a headphone amp to drive them. I'm going with a valve amp, (Little Dot mark II, or Bravo Audio V3 that has an equalizer) but any sort of headphone/portable amp should do the trick. A lot of people mention that these headphones only "come to live" with an headphone amp.
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Hello. I listen to my headphones in amplifier of Technics and sound great. Sound card, which you want to buy seems to be very nice. There are also built-in amplifier for headphones and very high quality. I see no reason these headphones do not sound good, not to say super good. Good choice in my opinion!
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I'm using the sound blaster z and it sounds great. I don't know of a cheaper card. Check newegg.com and read peoples reviews.
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This sound card will not optimize your on board sound. It will take over as your new sound output device. I like my Xonar Essence STX's sound output better than my on-board sound. A lot of reviewers will say that today's existing HD on-board sound is so good that you wouldn't notice the difference. I promise you, you will. This card has a built-in headphone amp. With this you use the higher end headphones that require more power than a motherboard headphone jack. I do not regret purchasing mine. I bought it right here on Amazon. I also bought my pc speakers (Klipsh ProMedia 2.1) and headphone (Audio-Technica ATH M50) here on Amazon also. I couldn't be happier. This sound card will not optimize your on board sound. It will take over as your new sound output device. I like my Xonar Essence STX's sound output better than my on-board sound. A lot of reviewers will say that today's existing HD on-board sound is so good that you wouldn't notice the difference. I promise you, you will. This card has a built-in headphone amp. With this you use the higher end headphones that require more power than a motherboard headphone jack. I do not regret purchasing mine. I bought it right here on Amazon. I also bought my pc speakers (Klipsh ProMedia 2.1) and... » Read More This sound card will not optimize your on board sound. It will take over as your new sound output device. I like my Xonar Essence STX's sound output better than my on-board sound. A lot of reviewers will say that today's existing HD on-board sound is so good that you wouldn't notice the difference. I promise you, you will. This card has a built-in headphone amp. With this you use the higher end headphones that require more power than a motherboard headphone jack. I do not regret purchasing mine. I bought it right here on Amazon. I also bought my pc speakers (Klipsh ProMedia 2.1) and headphone (Audio-Technica ATH M50) here on Amazon also. I couldn't be happier. « Show Less
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No. However the "ASUS Xonar DGX PCI-E GX2.5 Audio Engine Sound Card" will since it is a PCI-E x1 sound card (which is compatible in a pci-e x4 slot). It is basically the same card but for the newer form factor PCI-E. (link: http://www.amazon.com/Xonar-DGX-PCI-E-GX2-5-Engine/dp/B007TMZ1BK/ )
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I bought these, and yes I had to buy and install an additional sound card, otherwise they will not work with the regular sound card. (If helps, I bought a Rosewill RC-701 5.1 PCI Card)
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As long as you have a good knowledge of computers I would suggest the Asus Xonar STX. The sound is amazing, but it comes with it own problems. The drivers are bad and in order to set mine up I had to install through safe mode and get on my wife's computer to download some files. Make sure you have a program like Win Rar if you download off the asus website. If you are prepared then it will be a lot easier to install. I don't know if it was just an abnormality, but when I got mine it was missing a screw that holds the back plate to the circuit board.
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You do not need a sound card to enjoy great spin with this mobo. But the on-board sound is not the highest quality, if this is what you want then grab a sound card as well. Otherwise, it's not necessary.
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These aren't about true surround, they don't have multiple drivers. They do produce some GREAT simulated surround, clarity and soundstage. I use mine for gaming and music all the time.
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I bought mine primarily to use with my drum set - but since then I've been using to listen to Spotify on my PC too and they sound freaking fantastic! Way better than any of the PC Gaming headphones (Logitech) that I have... These are industry standard audio monitors, I don't think you'll find a better performing, more affordable set.
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you will have to plugin the microphone to your onboard. This DAC is for audio output only. If you are looking for a sound card for games i would look into an internal sound card: Asus Essence or HT Omega's prodcuts
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Yes. I would recommend looking at one of the Asus Essence series cards for strictly music. http://www.asus.com/us/Sound_Cards_and_DigitaltoAnalog_Converters/Xonar_Audio_Cards_Essence_Series_Products/
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I'm not sure how your setup is but I run my speakers out the back jacks and headphones from the front jacks, use your sound card manager to spit them, I am using Realtek for Asus, pretty user friendly
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Good luck I wish you the best! The speakers do sound great! I just hooked them up to my computer and use them with it.
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SysReqs from the Xonar DG Quick start Guide:One PCI 2.2 (or higher) slot for the cardWin7/Vista/XP 32 or 64 bitP4 1.4 GHz or AMD 1400 CPU or faster256 DRAM sysmem60 MB avail HDD spaceCD-ROM drive or betterHowever, if you're still running one of these 'puters in anything approaching OEM dress, I'd STRONGLY recommend upgrading your entire system to do it justice. I have mine driving a Klipsch Ultra 5.1 surround system with STELLAR results. You can check all the specs at Asus: http://usa.asus.com/Multimedia/Audio_Cards/Xonar_DG/
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Be sure to use the Asus driver with the card and turn on the "Dynamic Equalization." It will make it worth the money.
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Well as with anything sound/audiophile the saying is "it all comes out in the end" which is to say you can have the best sound card in your computer, digital to analog converter and desktop tube amp, but they will only sound as good as the speakers the sound is coming out of. The same can be said for the whole chain really. On board sound and amplifiers aren't typically where motherboard manufactures invest serious R&D; money. So yeah start with speakers and work your way back to the source.
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Definitely worth it It uses the same sound chip that is used by the HT Omega Claro (a $175 sound card recognized as one of the best); I have both the Omega and the Xonar in my household, and it's impossible to tell the difference in clarity between the two. But I will tell you that I would take the Xonar over the Omega anytime simply for its full EAX support and compatibility with games ... after hearing mine my oldest daughter actually replaced her Omega card with this one last year, and couldn't be happier. As for drivers, I do not use the official Asus drivers (I use the community made Unixonar package, which looks identical on the surface but fixes a number of driver issues that have not as yet been fixed by Asus). Note that whichever driver set you use, avoid fiddling with any of the DSP modes in the control panel, and you'll be fine--I have found that accidentally leaving the wrong one activated will sometimes crash some games.