HI, I'd recommend either the Asus Xonar or Creative Xfi in the latest eddition. They're all both hifi and surround sound, and sounds way better then all the build in crap. Just be sure that the connection you choose fits your current pc as many newer cards comes as pci express cards.
Best regards Brian -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Casey Sendt: 29. marts 2016 02:31 Til: PC Audio Discussion List Emne: Re: SV: sound blaster xfi Hi can you recommended a better card to get then the real tech cards that most computer come with thees days? I am using windows seven and window-eyes 9.4 if that helps any. On 3/28/2016 4:53 PM, Brian Olesen wrote: > Hi Hank > Yeah it's a very nice card, and they've even come out with newer models and > Asus has one as well that really kicks the lama's ass. Grin > We're just getting used to these cheep noisy realtec cards which are build in > to almost every new pc these days. > But wen you listen to a real hifi sound card you can easely tell the > difference. > No it's primarily the DA converters that are better suited for audio then the > ones on the mother board. > > Best regards > Brian > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af Hank Smith, > and Seeing-eye dog Iona > Sendt: 28. marts 2016 23:44 > Til: PC Audio Discussion List > Emne: sound blaster xfi > > Hello I got a desktop a couple of weeks ago I had my sound blaster xfi store > for 8 years in storage finally got some one to put the card in, and oh my > does it sound butifull this is a 24 bit card with 192.00 sample rate > capability it sounds so good I am noticing that the hi of the music stand out > so rich and I really can't describe it oh and lower quality mp3s boy you can > hear the compression. > is this do to the 24 bit capability of the sound card? > also is there any more tweaks that I can do to get this card sounding even > better? > thanks > Hank > > > > > -- Casey