When I was struggling to find out a good budget sound card for my Edifier DA5000 Pro, I came across Xonar DX or D1 through many techies. So, I thought of giving DX a try.
Finally, I bought one and installed it in my PC. My initial impression was just OK and I was satisfied with the sound, and it was worth for which I invested. I am using an Intel motherboard with Core2Duo processor.
The Xonar DX specs claims that the sound quality will be 35% better than the on-board sound card. But, I felt listening to music with this is 1.5 times better than the on-board sound cards.
Hence Edifier DA5000Pro + Asus Xonar DX – is definitely a good combination for budget audiophiles.
So, my search resumed again. However, this time the search was for the solution and not for the sound card.Then I heard in some blogs suggesting for modded drivers, developed by Brainbit. So, I decided to try it once. After modded drivers are installed, the sound quality has improved to an extent.
My Sound Card Settings
Source: 2ch for stereo sources and 6 for 5.1 channel tracks
Output: 6ch
Other settings are left to default.
My Speaker Settings
Treble: 4
Bass: 2
Mids: 1
Front: 4
Center: 5
Rear: 8
Tip
Ensure that the sound card is firmly installed. It should not more tilt when it is completely fixed. The sound enhancement will decline if is not properly installed even though the sound is produced.
Do not tweak the audio using the equalizer or environment setting when connected to speakers.
Finally, I bought one and installed it in my PC. My initial impression was just OK and I was satisfied with the sound, and it was worth for which I invested. I am using an Intel motherboard with Core2Duo processor.
The Xonar DX specs claims that the sound quality will be 35% better than the on-board sound card. But, I felt listening to music with this is 1.5 times better than the on-board sound cards.
Hence Edifier DA5000Pro + Asus Xonar DX – is definitely a good combination for budget audiophiles.
So, my search resumed again. However, this time the search was for the solution and not for the sound card.Then I heard in some blogs suggesting for modded drivers, developed by Brainbit. So, I decided to try it once. After modded drivers are installed, the sound quality has improved to an extent.
My Sound Card Settings
Source: 2ch for stereo sources and 6 for 5.1 channel tracks
Output: 6ch
Other settings are left to default.
My Speaker Settings
Treble: 4
Bass: 2
Mids: 1
Front: 4
Center: 5
Rear: 8
Tip
Ensure that the sound card is firmly installed. It should not more tilt when it is completely fixed. The sound enhancement will decline if is not properly installed even though the sound is produced.
Do not tweak the audio using the equalizer or environment setting when connected to speakers.
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