Are sound cards a meme?

Are sound cards a meme?
I got some 990 and they sound fucking low

What about some 20-30 bucks ones that come with amplification like the asus xonar?

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My time has come! I Have a DT 990 (600 ohm) with an asus xonar sound card. Works quite well in comparison to driving off the motherboard sound.

Definitely gets loud enough (not ear breakingly loud though), sound quality is great too. My only complaint is that the DT 990 are a little hard on the higher frequencies, but that can be fixed with an equaliser.

Alright, I just tested it, it can get ear-breakingly loud.

Also, one thing I noticed is that for some reason the sound quality is better on windows than on linux. Not sure how to fix this.

Which model?
Looks like the DG one have a fuckton of issues, random BSOD and don't even work on W10 where we all should go eventually

For driving high impedance headphones, yes. Spend 70 bucks for an FX-Audio external DAC/Amp, enjoy better sound at a cheaper price.

I have the Xonar Essence STX. I've never had those problems with this card.

Taht motherfucking card is more expensive than the headphones

Odd. I bought it a while ago and it was quite a lot cheaper than im seeing it listed now.

IIRC there are some custom drivers floating around for Xonar cards, which work better than the official ones. My Xonar DX ran fine on W10 and I never had a BSOD due to it, though I no longer use it now since I have a DAC.

>DAC

How bad would a 20e one be?

Like amazon.com/Neoteck-Converter-Aluminum-Digital-Optical/dp/B01MXJ83G4 or something

I don't want to blast anything just get decent sound volume

The Xonar DX also has a DAC.

>990
rip op's ears

>sound cards
>fucking low
You sound confused, OP.
The sound card is a DAC and its function is to convert digital signal into audio signal, aka the sound you can ear. Full stop.
If your volume on those headphones is too low, what you need isn't a soundcard / DAC, but amplifier. The amplifier powers your headphones and make them sound louder.

They're the same price as Fiio's E10K but more powerful. Hell, they seem possibly more powerful than even something like an O2, even on paper.

>Also, one thing I noticed is that for some reason the sound quality is better on windows than on linux. Not sure how to fix this.
laffing

This man is right. O2 is a great headphone amp if you have the money.

You act like this is news

low? I recently bought new headphones and thought they were low as well, until I found the volume control on the cord. Check if you're a fag, OP

>volume control on the cord

No idea, have never listened to that one but it might be decent enough for most listeners, the actual DAC part at least. If your headphone isn't loud enough you should probably worry more about whatever integrated headphone amp it might have and whether it can drive them properly or not.

Generally speaking, any headphone amp on the cheap side powered by 5V won't be able to drive less sensitive headphones very loud since its output voltage won't be high enough, so you should look into it before buying.

Good catch, Captain Obvious!

Many USB DACs/amps are fully capable of driving 300 ohm headphones past the point of comfort, I know my cheapass alesis does
600ohms maybe not so much but why the fuck would you buy 600ohm headphones if you planned on plugging them into your motherboard?
That's just stupid shopping, headphones in the 600ohm range are meant to be driven by actual mixers

Is it my autistic oversensitive ears or something else? I have DT880s in the 600 ohm version and even when I'm driving them off of my phone I have to turn the volume setting to like quarter to comfortably listen. On my computer I've got my volume settings turned all the way down to not feel like my ears are about to burst.

When you get beyerdynamic you either buy the sub 200 DT series or get some T1 Teslas, everything else is retarded. 990s sound like dick

>250 ohms
Of course they sound low
Just get Fiio E10K, instead of any pcie

Are you watching gay loli porn and are worried about the sound leaking out or something?

>Fiio e10k
Is this 2010? Sure feels like it. Only thing we are missing is KPP and clipp recommendation.

Why would I be afraid of the sound leaking if I live on my own? If I turn them any higher I feel uncomfortable because they get too loud.

Listen to me faggot. Buy the fx-audio dac x6 and buy it right now. Nearly the ideal pairing for 250ohm beyers. Seriously, just fucking buy it. You need way more power than most meme trash like the fiio e10k can provide.

Sounds like your phone, headphones, or ears are broken
Or you actually have 32ohm headphones like some baka

just get a headphone amp for high impedance headphones.
soundcardes are a waste of money. an analog power amp just does not belong on a pci card in a computer.

I'm not the guy you're replying to, but your answer is making no sense to me. Are you implying that E10K is shit? Or are you saying that it's bad because it's old? Both of these statements are wrong anyways. In case you don't know, most headphones which are still praised nowadays were produced in the late 90's or early 2000.

>e10k
>meme trash
>ideal pairing for 250 ohm beyers
You sound really confused or maybe you're just uninformed.

>Are you implying that E10K is shit?
Yes, that's literally what I'm saying. e10k is shit because it is underpowered as fuck. Most important part of getting dedicated DAC/AMP is getting good AMP. There is very little difference between DACs itself, as long as DAC is neutral then it's good. Even a fucking realtek is good enough for this.
You buy e10k if you are a poorfag using laptop and experiencing hiss. If you want actual DAC/AMP you buy something else.
If you ever decide to upgrade you can put your e10k into trash. It will not power k702 or HD600.

I'm happy with my 770 250ohm, using them for like 5 years already

>e10k is shit because it's underpowered as fuck
Not true, but let's go on...
>it will not power k720or HD600
Oh here it comes! Tell me, have you ever listened to these headphones on a E10K?

>Not true, but let's go on...
e10k: 200mW@32Ω
o2: 613 mW@33Ω
fx-audio dac-x6: 910 mw@32Ω
This is all according to official specs. Why are you even arguing about shit you know nothing about?

That's cool that you're happy with them
Doesn't mean they're good

dt990 ideally needs .25mw into 250ohm
usb powered trash doesn't do this
glorious chinese dac x6 does this