Soundcard or External DAC??

jason451

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Hello all, I recently built a pc aimed at gaming and enjoying my large selection of music. My last pc I used my Sennheiser HD650's with a cheap Creative Labs X-FI sound card, I still have my HD650s but this time around I threw in pair of Yamaha HS5s for good measure. I haven't added a sound card yet, was going to ask you guys for some recommendations. The budget is between $90.00-175.00, of course I'd rather not hit the ceiling of my budget unless the product will actually make my hardware sound all the better. As of right now the HS5s are picking up a lot of EMI distortion from the mobo and it's becoming quite annoying. So I'm asking, sound card or external DAC? Which one would be decent for the budget?? And would it kill the EMI from getting to the speakers??



Thanks in advance,

Jason