Sound Card for Music+Gaming

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Dare Devil

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I am going to buy a sound card for my PC.
Budget :5K
Purpose:Music and Gaming
Is Xonar DX overkill to my Altec Lansing ATP 3 2:1 Speakers?
 
^Nope. Xonar DX should be an ideal companion to the ATP3. You can very well upgrade to a better speaker system and retain the DX, at a later stage.
 
I am going for Xonar DX.Later i upgrade my speakers.

Now pl suggest a good Headphone for the Xonar DX.(Purpose Music and Gaming)

Budget 2k
 
Dare Devil said:
I am going for Xonar DX.Later i upgrade my speakers.
Now pl suggest a good Headphone for the Xonar DX.(Purpose Music and Gaming)
Budget 2k
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get JVC RX 700 for 2.4k shipped(via US).....I will order one soon if I cant find any alternative here
 
for gaming do give the creative soundcards a shout. Have used the xi-fi xtreme gamer and quiet liked em. HD 202 are nice headphones else if gaming is main purpose and music second, do check out the gaming headsets too.. i.e, steel series siberia or the creative fatality 800 or 1000. (i am suggesting these as a solution against a headphone and sound card and now these headphones + a soundcard)
 
^Ive heard the RX700 which Sumchamp owns and I must say it's pretty impressive.It has a really good thumping bass,airy and smooth midrange ,decent highs ..the detailing,clarity,soundstage etc is also pretty good. The RX 700 is a totally worth the price.

It sounds better compared to my Philips SHP 9000 when connected directly to soundcard .(yeah I am that lucky guy who got the 4k cans for 2.5k :P ).The SHP 9000 are very difficult to drive and I need to connect it to headphone out on my MX-5021 dock which has amplification for headphones.The only reason I've still kept the SHP 9000 is cause they are super comfortable and light and when connected to a amp they outshine most other headphones in their range.

No idea about the RX-900 but from what I've read they are heavier than the 700 and less comfortable.I myself found the 700 itself to be a slightly uncomfortable for long hours as they completely surround the ear and the pads are not made of material which will let your ears breathe.

Otherwise the RX700 are totally worth the moolah , especially if you are adventurous enough to perform some small & easy mods on the pads.

I would say save the money and get the RX-700.You can invest the rest of it in a amp maybe.Adding a E5 to the RX700 will only increase the volume and bass.I've tried it .Get the E5 only if you feel the volume is low.

Good choice with the XONAR DX .Its a really good sound card for music and you will have some space for future speaker upgrades as well. The MX5021 sounds awesome with the DX.;)
 
FaH33m : Thanks Mate

I will upgrade the speakers(MX5021) later.

Now i am going for RX 700.

Waiting for Quote from KMD.
 
Got the JVC RX700 from KMD Today.It Rocks with my DX:clap:.Thanks to all.
Gowt1ham and FaH33m : Special Thanks to both of U.
 
^ Congrats ! and your welcome :). Post some snaps and initial impressions/your opinion on the comfort,sound etc .
 
Clarity and soundstage are very Good.Very smooth in midrange as u mentioned.

But in comfort level i give 3/5.Very Big and sweating lot.
 
Looking at the logic here and trying to figure it out

If the intent is music + gaming then you give priority for the music play and secondly gameplay ?

Is this why the xonar was chosen over any of creative's offerings, which are supposed to be better for gaming.

Or is it a question of balance ?

Creative's music play is not that good and the xonar's gameplay is not that bad.
 
@ Daredevil please post some pics and put out a review if possible.
I am too getting something big(size):ohyeah:

blr_p said:
Looking at the logic here and trying to figure it out

If the intent is music + gaming then you give priority for the music play and secondly gameplay ?

Is this why the xonar was chosen over any of creative's offerings, which are supposed to be better for gaming.

Or is it a question of balance ?

Creative's music play is not that good and the xonar's gameplay is not that bad.
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I love Doom3 and I play online and for me XFi music suits me.
But Xonar performs similarly to Xfi series(if not better) in games in DX10 and above.

I am planning to test both the cards, U can come down to my place when I get them to chk urself.

I didn't understand ur logically illogical question:ohyeah:
 
Nice informative post. Needed suggestion. But with summers around circumaural earphones are really cumbersome (as mentioned) because of sweat and also because you cant rest your head on pillows while listening to music. Why didnt anybody suggest for good IEM ?? I am planning to buy one.
 
Gowt1ham said:
But Xonar performs similarly to Xfi series(if not better) in games in DX10 and above.
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That's the bit i did not know and if so Xonar is the better choice over creative :)
 
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