Do I need Sound card for Bose companion 50 (not USB)

[hlttmz]

hello,

Do I need high top sound card for bose companion 50, and because its not connected by usb, just only 3,5mm jack to my ONBOARD sound..

If I will get a new sound card example Asus Xonar STX II I can get a difference?

 

[3hunna]

If your motherboard came with built in 5.1/7.1 sound chip then you don't need one but a sound card can take the audio processing load off from the processor onto itself PCI cards take less of a hit on the CPU than onboard. A better card would probably run faster and smoother (with less sound glitching) Sound cards have better quality than the on board one When I went from on-board to a Creative 7.1 sound card I could pinpoint the enemy position and hear dogs, music and horses I couldn't hear before. But keep in mind if you use a dedicated sound card with crappy speakers you won't notice the difference & the same is the case using high end speakers with low end on board sound chip

 

[HEXiT]

depending on the audio quality on your motherboard a dac may be all you need.
specs?

 

[hlttmz]

hi again,
my motherboard sound specs is here,
Realtek® ALC898 8-Kanal High Definition Audio CODEC
-Support : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
Sound Specs :
- Absolute Pitch 192kHz/ 24-bit Reality BD lossless Audio
- Blu-ray sound layer content protect
- DTS Ultra PC II
- DTS Connect

 

[HEXiT]

in that case i would recommend a sound card and an amp/dac