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I haven't heard the 700s but by all accounts they have amazing soundstage and are probably great for gaming. Anything cheaper and the STX competes and the STX has virtual surround for gaming.
#Best external sound card 7.1 amp upgrade#
To really upgrade the STX II sound quality you'd be looking at least $200 and up for an amp and $100 and up for a DAC though.
#Best external sound card 7.1 amp full#
That being said the HD700s are good enough that you can go full hifi with them if you want to spend the money. You don't need the one with a 7.1 daughterboard unless you're plugging in 7.1 speakers. I have an original STX that's been going strong for almost 8 years now. The amp and DAC sections are both quite good. The STX II is a good start if you're after both gaming and music. I've seen a few mentions of HD700 owners having them, so my hopes for them are high. It just seems like a lot of people have them and that they are highly rated. I'd also like any information on the Essence that you could share, because I wasn't able to find any sort of detailed review on how it performs with these headphones. I have a very small desk and small room for anything external, so I'd naturally prefer an internal card, but if the external is high enough quality I'd be fine with stretching things a bit. I have no idea what I should be looking for in terms of specs, I just know that a sound card meant for gaming sounds really nice for me. I've already looked into the Asus Essence STX ii and it's 7.1 daughter board, but to be frank I'm not knowledgeable at all when it comes to these sorts of things. I can stretch that figure a small bit if need be.
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My only goal for now is to figure out how to make these more applicable for gaming within my current $300-ish budget. With the low quality headphones I've used thus far, even the on-board audio I have now is better for listening to music. I'm a novice when it comes to anything audio, so all that I know is that I'd like to use these headphones for both competitive gaming and music. I could tell the moment I bought them that I'd have to switch between these headphones and my old headset to get be the competitive gamer I am, but I realized it's something I can probably avoid.
They have boosted treble (so certain weapons are too loud) and low sounding footsteps. They perform quite well with my basic on-board audio (in comparison to my crappy headphones I used to to use) when it comes to music, but for anything gaming they seem sub-par. I was wondering if anyone had any advised Soundcards or external AMP/DACs that would work nicely with these headphones. I do love my music, but I love to game too. For many years I've relied on crappy "gaming" headphones that have always left me disappointed, and I have to say that I thoroughly enjoy how these HD700s sound. I've recently purchased a pair of Sennheiser HD700s as an entry into HiFi audio headphones.