Is it worth spending money on a sound card in this day and age? We would say yes.
Realtek alc1150 vs usb software#
Although the hardware is fully capable of handling 32-bit audio, the lack of software support also meant that it was somewhat pointless, right from the start. The USB DAC from China has also deteriorated to a point that it sounds like trash now.
The amount of detail audible from the sound card’s results is quite noticeably higher as compared to the other solutions offered. We have also attached the audio clips below for your aural enjoyment.Īs it stands, I believe we can all hear the difference, at least when comparing the ASUS Strix Soar versus the on-board audio. The system volume will be set to 50%, with the recorded audio clip amplified by 15 dB for easier listening. Since we are testing gaming-oriented hardware, I will run Assassins Creed Odyssey and recorded the ambient noises in the game. To compare the audio solutions on hand, I recorded the output from all of them with a ZOOM F1 field recorder. It packs the C-Media CM6632AX, which is a much more advanced DAC capable of handling 10 output channels and 4 input channels. The ASUS Strix Soar is a gaming-oriented sound card. Inside lies an ASUS UA100 USB audio chip, which is presumably based on a C-Media solution.įinally, let’s take a look at the dying breed. It is much smaller, about the size of a regular thumb drive. The second USB DAC we have here is ASUS Xonar U3. It can deliver 192 kHz/32-bit audio, which is about as good as even top-of-the-line DACs can deliver. It comes in a pretty fancy metal enclosure which reveals the C-Media CM6631A DAC. We also tested one of our USB DACs from China. Yes, in case you didn’t notice, we tested with a pretty old board. While most boards now feature the ALC1200 or better, this was pretty good back in the day. This was one of the best on-board audio solutions back then.
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