Sound Card Advice

[WingZero]

It sounds better than the internal XFi. I have both. Haven't heard the xonar so can't compare. Be aware the USB XFi only supports EAX4.

are you positive chaos??...then y wud a usb cost less than an internal one??:S ...

 

[Chaos]

are you positive chaos??...then y wud a usb cost less than an internal one??:S ...

No frickin clue but thats what I felt. No idea why the external sounds better either.

 

[sarang]

@chaos: anything to do with the isolation from mobo's components' noise in the usb?

 

[santoshdhn]

More conversation.....................More confusion................isn't

 

[Parix]

Saw another interesting external solution,

USB Sound Blaster Digital Music SX

wonder how this would sound.

Even i have been looking for a sound card for a long time, i want a good source for music from the comp, not sure whether to look for these or go for professional ones like the M-Audio \ EMU, do you guys have any suggestions.

M-AUDIO - Audiophile 2496 - 4-In/4-Out Audio Card with MIDI and Digital I/O

 

[Chaos]

^^I've had the Audiophile USB for a while and did not like it. It had very loose indistinct bass. Not my cup of tea.

 

[Parix]

No frickin clue but thats what I felt. No idea why the external sounds better either.

^^I've had the Audiophile USB for a while and did not like it. It had very loose indistinct bass. Not my cup of tea.

What do you think about going for the external USB X-Fi itself,
i just want clean output from the sound card, without too much distortion, am not a fan of the EQ's or enhancements most of these cards offer.
would the USB card be able to just deliver clean output so that i can use them with the Headphones \ speakers.

I need a clean solution as i was getting some kind of noise (pops and crackles) and distortion with the onboard soundmax.

not looking for anything too fancy, but would like some clean and undistorted sound.