Looking for a cheap sound card for linux, to avoid damaging ears.

[Lordofdeath123]

Hi all,

I have heard that the onboard audio on many a cheap motherboard/laptop is actually rather damaging to the ears. As such, I thought I would buy a (potentially used) audio card to avoid that. I have no further requirements on these sound cards, other than to protect the ears.

Unfortunately, I do not know the first thing about sound cards. I know that sound baster is a company that makes them, but I do not even know any other company. Unlike with graphics cards, where comparisons are easy (websites) and the naming gives you a clear indication on the quality etc. of the item, sound cards have remained a mystery to me.

I was hoping that you guys could help me out.

I have selected a few options, but have virtually 0 ideas on how they actually are, or even if the will do what I want them to...


Oh yeah... I want to use them on linux and I have heard that the external ones (USB) are in general much more compatible with linux.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/External...675263?hash=item46b218b87f:g:1eEAAOSwQY1fH99i

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-6-Ch...871805?hash=item2d0f56bffd:g:Ga4AAOSw2PVe8K6F

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Creative...040059&hash=item3b340ccf99:g:NIMAAOSwArNdLqpJ


Help would be appreciated. Cheers.

 

[On Holiday]

Hi all,

I have heard that the onboard audio on many a cheap motherboard/laptop is actually rather damaging to the ears.

Where did you come across this?

 

[Lordofdeath123]

Where did you come across this?

It is wrong? I have heard it from a semi-random Youtuber. I say semi-random, cause I have seen his videos often and he seems to know a little bit about tech. The argument was that, if the onboard audio is very bad, it will have higher spikes in volumes, one that might not even be fully audible/noticeable, but are generally not a nice thing for the ears.

 

[OZONE]

I highly doubt there will be any damage induced by onboard audio. No PC or laptop should have random spikes in volume, unless the onboard audio was actually faulty. Just ensure the volume isn't set too high.