worth upgrading from Asus Xonar Essence STX 1 ?

ShiWarrior · 21 Jan 2021 at 20:28

i have had this sound card now for a very long time

is it worth me upgrading it ?

i use my Berrydynamics DT 770 PRO (250 Ohm) plugged directly into the headphone socket

i very rarely use my M-Audio 2.0 Studio speakers

but in the future, i'll be using both, or more towards the speakers, but for the next couple of years headphones, then speakers for the rest of the years

gaming mostly

ShiWarrior · 22 Jan 2021 at 15:43

ok thanks i'll leave as it is

just out of curiosity, what do you recommend as the best setting? i use game mode, dolby headphones

ShiWarrior · 23 Jan 2021 at 13:25

Thanks

I'll try with dx mode on

ShiWarrior · 23 Jan 2021 at 17:28

adrichardson81 said:
Personally I noticed a big improvement moving to a USB DAC/amp - that was with Sennheiser HD 650 and Q Acoustics BT3.

usb sound card instead of an internal one is that ?
which usb amp have you got ?

ShiWarrior · 23 Jan 2021 at 21:51

thanks

this guy seems to like it