Sound Cards

So as we know usb headsets have their built in sound card, but those usally have an inexcusably bad sound quality. After some digging I found a workaround which improved the quality of the sound using the stereo mix. This worked for a while but I had to take it for a ride a few days ago. After...

Setup: jvc rx-6032v Receiver connected to a VGEBY USB Audio Adapter External Sound Card With SPDIF Digital Audio via a SPDIF cable. Plugged into my PC which has a MSI - Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard and is running Windows 10 with Realtek HD audio manager installed. I have virtually no clue...

Hi, I recently ordered a AKG K7XX from massdrop. I've been seeing people saying that k7xx need an amp/dac to drive. I have a xonar dg soundcard on my pc and wondering if this card could drive k7xx? I will be using this headset mainly for gaming. OR a better question to ask, does k7xx...

I have Phillips DSP 2800 5.1 and I want to use it with my pc. It has 3.5mm input ports so I bought a 3.5mm male to male cable and connected the center speaker to the green audio port at the back of the pc and it works. So I was wondering if I connect the other 2 inputs from the speaker system to...

So I built a new pc and decided to buy some decent speakers for the first time. I have never bought somewhat decent speakers before so I have no idea how to set them up or what should go with them. I want to be able to set up 5.1 surround sound later, so my questions are about what else I need...

For a wireless gaming headset, do you need a good sound card for the headset to perform at its best?