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Jun 28, 2018
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I have one of these in my Win 10 gaming PC. I know that onboard audio is nothing like it used be (in fact many motherboards have really very nice built in output options), but I couldn't resist filling a vacant PCI slot with a good old fashioned sound card. I got it open box, so the cost wasn't massive. I got to say I think it's fantastic. Competently drives my HD6XX's, fantastic I/O options, good 24/192 DAC, and the little desktop pod is something that I didn't think I'd use much but found to be quite handy. The signal processing is actually quite helpful for gaming, and can fairly realistically simulate surround through a good pair of headphones. What I really use most is the processing on the microphone inputs. I either use the mic in the little pod or my Modmic attached to my Senn's and both are greatly improved with the Crystal Voice or whatever it's called. The noise reduction and adaptive volume may not be a dream for audiophiles but functionally in a game setting I believe it pays dividends. Long story short, nothing's perfect, sound cards are old and probably going extinct soon, but I'm happy with my purchase.
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