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So, I'm new to this computer audio crap. I was curious what would be a decent Sound Card to get for my Sennheiser G4me Ones? Like everything else there is a shit ton of info and cards for sale, so I was hoping you guys could suggest a few and maybe educate me a little. Thanks.


G4me Ones-
http://en-us.sennheiser.com/gaming-headset-game-one

Specs-

  • COLOR
    black,
  • WEARING STYLE
    Headband
  • IMPEDANCE
    Headphones: 50 Ω
  • CONNECTOR
    2 x 3.5 mm (PC/Mac) & 1 x 3.5 mm (Console)
  • FREQUENCY RESPONSE (MICROPHONE)
    Microphone: 50-16,000Hz
  • FREQUENCY RESPONSE (HEADPHONES)
    Headphone: 15-28,000 Hz
  • SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL (SPL)
    Headphone: 116dB
  • EAR COUPLING
    Headphones: around-the-ear, open acoustic design
  • CABLE LENGTH
    3 m (PC/Mac) & 1.2 m (Console)
  • WEIGHT
    300 g
  • PICK-UP PATTERN
    Microphone: Noise Cancelling
  • SENSITIVITY
    Microphone: -38 dBV at 94 dBSPL
 
My two cents: It's not needed. You won't notice that much of a difference with your headphones. IMO the only reason for a sound card is for book shelf speakers or you're a musician.

For me I'm looking at a desktop DAC/AMP combo as I listen to music through my AHT-M50x's 9+ hours a day at work.
 
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HomebrewerCraig said:
My two cents: It's not needed. You won't notice that much of a difference with your headphones. IMO the only reason for a sound card is for book shelf speakers or you're a musician.

For me I'm looking at a desktop DAC/AMP combo as I listen to music through my AHT-M50x's 9+ hours a day at work.
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Chocolate_Ch3rry said:
So, I'm new to this computer audio crap. I was curious what would be a decent Sound Card to get for my Sennheiser G4me Ones? Like everything else there is a shit ton of info and cards for sale, so I was hoping you guys could suggest a few and maybe educate me a little. Thanks.


G4me Ones-
http://en-us.sennheiser.com/gaming-headset-game-one

Specs-

  • COLOR
    black,
  • WEARING STYLE
    Headband
  • IMPEDANCE
    Headphones: 50 Ω
  • CONNECTOR
    2 x 3.5 mm (PC/Mac) & 1 x 3.5 mm (Console)
  • FREQUENCY RESPONSE (MICROPHONE)
    Microphone: 50-16,000Hz
  • FREQUENCY RESPONSE (HEADPHONES)
    Headphone: 15-28,000 Hz
  • SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL (SPL)
    Headphone: 116dB
  • EAR COUPLING
    Headphones: around-the-ear, open acoustic design
  • CABLE LENGTH
    3 m (PC/Mac) & 1.2 m (Console)
  • WEIGHT
    300 g
  • PICK-UP PATTERN
    Microphone: Noise Cancelling
  • SENSITIVITY
    Microphone: -38 dBV at 94 dBSPL
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I have done extensive research on DAC’s especially ones with a headphone amp built in, as some of you know that I’m hard of hearing. The Sound Blaster is one of better ones that I came across and for the price the E5 has a lot to offer! It has a built in amp with a hi/low gain (high will blow your brains out), Blue Tooth to connect to devices (even your cell phone). Hell it even has an App for your phone so you don’t have to alt+tab out of the game or you want to make adjustments to your music. It even has a built in rechargeable battery, so if you leave it plugged into your PC’s USB and want to take it on the go later, all you have to do is pair the Blue Tooth to your phone and it’s charged and ready to go! You can plug two headsets in at once in case you want a buddy to listen in. The amp is crazy loud, even for my ears!

The E5 software has a few other advantages. Scout mode (for hearing detailed footsteps), Voice enhancer (you can even change your voice) mixer, EQ, Virtual surround sound (which scout mode runs in), and probably other stuff I’m forgetting to add. It comes with the free software license to download from their webpage, USB cord, digital optical cable for another way to plug into your sound board or motherboard, a stand, two straps to connect it to your cell. It has a lot more features, but I can’t remember them all. The price is right around $199.00…that’s a damn good price considering all the features! There’s other DAC’s that are a lot cheaper, but none have the features this one has!
It’s also made with state of the art hardware from Texas Instruments.
 
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HomebrewerCraig said:
My two cents: It's not needed. You won't notice that much of a difference with your headphones. IMO the only reason for a sound card is for book shelf speakers or you're a musician.

For me I'm looking at a desktop DAC/AMP combo as I listen to music through my AHT-M50x's 9+ hours a day at work.
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I have to disagree. I've got a very nice sound card, the Xonar Essence STX and there is a very noticeable difference. Sure the headphones sound great but consider the source. I have yet to find onboard sound that is even a shadow of what this sound card produces for clarity, position, loudness (built in amp).

Everybody's different but I tried my new system with the onboard Soundblaster chip and it sounded like hollow, under-powered crap in comparison.
 
sixer9682 said:
I have to disagree. I've got a very nice sound card, the Xonar Essence STX and there is a very noticeable difference. Sure the headphones sound great but consider the source. I have yet to find onboard sound that is even a shadow of what this sound card produces for clarity, position, loudness (built in amp).

Everybody's different but I tried my new system with the onboard Soundblaster chip and it sounded like hollow, under-powered crap in comparison.
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What headphones are you running?
 
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