Hi, i have a question to ask here too.

I just bought Dr Dre Solo HD and use it on my pc.

I was surprised that the sound quality i heard from my headset is par, well below the quality i expected.

At 1st, i thought it was the headphone but then after i read this thread, i found out that sound card is important too. (Sorry, I'm total newbie in PC).

So I come across searching for sound card, but most of them are either 5.1 or 7.1 which compliment the high end speakers set up.

For my case, I just want to use my headphone in gaming and musics only. I found Asus Xonar headphone amp. So guys, I wana ask, is that sound card suitable for me? Or is it indifferent with the on board sound card?

hi michaeljohn, my budget would be around 300 - 400.

However, taking the fact that I will only use my headphone, the high end sound card is not necessary as my headphone wouldnt have that much to offer as compare to the 5.1 or 7.1 setup speakers.

Alright, thanks for the advise.

But I'm not so satisfied with the level of quality coming from the headphone.

It isn't the same sound quality as compared to when i plug in my headphone to iphone.

Hi, silverfire, yeah its genuine.

Well, i not quite sure about my mobo. but i know its asus mobo la. haha!

sorry abt that.

as for the sound, i haven get a sound card yet.

i will update here when i get myself a sound card.

im aiming to get ASUS XONAR DG HEADPHONE AMP 5.1 as i heard some good review about it.

i just got my self Asus Xonar DG Headset amp.

it works great and i'm satisfied with the quality.

well for those who wanted to buy quality yet affordable sound card, i highly recommend to get this sound card. there is a lot of reviews out there too.