Asus Phoebus Vs Asus Xonar DX

[Ricardo Tavares]

Hi, im have a problem, and i need help i want to buy a sound card, but i dont know what to buy, my options are Asus Phoebus Solo or Asus Xonar DX.
My headphones are the sennheiser G4me One, and i want to be able footsteps better than i do in Call of Duty, i want to emulate them to 7.1 surround because they are stereo...

 

[emdea22]

Emulation never works. The only tech that works similar to what you need is amd's true audio. I wouldn't recommend either card as in my experience with sound cards as of late has been terrible. Their nothing better than a good integrated chip. However there are ways to improve your sound:

Make sure you don't use virtual 5.1/7.1 both in-game and windows
Keep your equalizer at default and increase treble a notch or two
Don't use custom effects; let the sound be as pure as possible

This should increase your sound accuracy.

P.S. We only have two ears -> stereo sound

 

[Ricardo Tavares]

But i already have used the normal sound, and now im using razer Surround in the headphones and i hear footsteps better!
And that is why i want to know if the sound card will increase the sound quality! And i dont have a good integrated chip

 

[gbakmars]

The first answer was perfect. Here is my response to an earlier question and it might help you make a decision:

Have you tried downloading the driver for the HDAV which is basically a Xonar Essence PCIe card with a different hood on the engine? It is 50 MB compared to the 11 MB for the STX driver. The bottom line is; Asus should be ashamed that they continue to sell this sound card for $187 and have not improved any of the software/drivers since 2010.

Seriously, I have worked "inside" the walls where large corporations have to communicate with one another and plans are basically finished 2 to 4 years ahead of a major product release. If not, who could build anything that wasn't thrown together at the last minute?

Long ago it became known that sound cards would be unable to compete with CPU sound, chipset sound, MB sound, USB sound.... and companies like Creative which were slowly dying in the increasing temp of the water in the beaker, finally got wise (or hot enough!) and jumped out before they died.

Asus jumped out long ago but tried to look like they were "all in". They purchased a "Google Bone", and simultaneously tossed out a poorly made sound card that was nothing more than a Xonar STX, named "Feebie" instead of "Essence". When they hit their profit goal Asus quickly abandoned ship.

The problem is; the boat is still floating around, and whenever an "MB-sound-only user" sees the "Loch-Ness" the excitement level bounces back just enough to keep people buying!

To say it is all speakers doesn't quite do justice to all that is involved in taking a "physical" phenomenon and turning it into an electrical signal in a variety of forms, and then bring it full circle so that it physically pushes the eardrum; otherwise Marantz and others have been duping people for 50 years with these giant heavy receivers!!

I hate to see it happen but the "smaller is better" foolishness is going to suck the sound card along with the video card into the CPU of Moore's Law.

You have to laugh, especially when you are reading an article describing the Surface? All the hype with its amazing graphics and such a small weight; while you are holding a 6 pound EVGA780 6GB in your hand getting ready to install it!

Somebody is not telling the whole story and that is why the Intel Map has always had to versions; one for the public and one for the treasure hunters!

 

[yayaya]

@gbakmars

wtf are u even talking mate, i don't think anybody understands even.

 

[gbakmars]

@gbakmars

wtf are u even talking mate, i don't think anybody understands even.

It takes time to answer some of the questions peiople ask, for their is often a "bigger picture" with some unseen behind the scene problem.

Perhaps English is not your native language and their for you are unable to respond with a caring and constructive critism; as is especially evident by your lack of vocabulary and therefore having to resort to a very childish way of communicationg; inapproriately saying "wtf".

You should have taken more time to determine if the problem was yours or mine; or perhaps both.

I can fix your sentence by insering t just a few small words; Your " wtf are u even talking mate, i don't think anybody understands even.[/quotemsg]" might look like this:and be of benefit to all of us rather than saying some unkind words and disappearing; so how about this instead:

"Could you help me out mate, for I am not sure what it is that you are talking about. Perhaps it is due to differnt cultures and use of the English language. Maybe others have had a difficult time trying to understand what you are trying to say. I would appreciate it if you would take the time to restate your points; knowing that some of us are not US English speaking blokes. Thank you and I hope this doesn't discourage you but does the oppiste. All the best to you mate!"

 

[emdea22]

@gbakmars

wtf are u even talking mate, i don't think anybody understands even.

Is it fun trolling on months old threads? Appreciate people that are willing to give long detailed answers FOR FREE!