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Onkyo vs Audiotrak Prodigy vs Asus Xonar, sound quality
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TSsaturn85
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Aug 6 2010, 10:21 PM, updated 16y ago
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anyone here use Onkyo sound card before? how is the sound quality if compared with Audiotrak Prodigy sound card and Asus Xonar Essence ST? Onkyo SE-90PCI  Onkyo SE-200PCI  Audiotrak Prodigy 7.1 HiFi  Audiotrak Prodigy HD2  Asus Xonar Essence ST This post has been edited by saturn85: Aug 6 2010, 10:31 PM
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TSsaturn85
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Aug 7 2010, 12:40 AM
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bro StratOS is selling onkyo sound card here: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1489200and those gold capacitor on it, really sound like very high end.
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TSsaturn85
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Aug 7 2010, 01:30 AM
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QUOTE(anchovies93 @ Aug 7 2010, 12:46 AM) Thanks mate. i'll look into it. have you heard/try it? Added on August 7, 2010, 12:49 amLOLOL...forgot i saw it. pricey i didn't try it leh, no budget for it.
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TSsaturn85
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Aug 7 2010, 04:32 AM
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how about the sound quality of Onkyo SE-200PCI compared to Asus Xonar Essence ST? i think it cost more than the Asus Xonar Essence ST.
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TSsaturn85
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Aug 7 2010, 04:35 PM
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QUOTE(aspire2oo6 @ Aug 7 2010, 10:11 AM) My fren had one he said its a very good soundcard but for the price tag its not really worthy it furthermore u require a very good setup to pair with it or its pretty useless woo, means the sound quality is better than the asus one lo? QUOTE(rxy @ Aug 7 2010, 11:30 AM) Mind to tell what speakers you have? And that's supposed to be STX not ST. currently using HD438 only. and the asus xonar card is ST, since it is pci version.
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TSsaturn85
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Aug 7 2010, 10:46 PM
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QUOTE(rxy @ Aug 7 2010, 05:40 PM) yea, i m using headphone.
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TSsaturn85
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Aug 7 2010, 10:57 PM
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QUOTE(shinzhizu @ Aug 7 2010, 10:50 PM) onkyo card maybe ts can risk urself and give us some review on it?  haha, currently no budget for the onkyo card. just curious how is the sound quality of this card if compared with other sound cards. like Asus Xonar Essence ST and even ESI Juli@.
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TSsaturn85
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Aug 7 2010, 11:14 PM
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QUOTE(weng98 @ Aug 7 2010, 11:00 PM) my opinion is that the most important part of your audio is the source itself.. and when you have that the rest of your equipment sounds as good as the bad link.. hope you guys know what i am talking about.. cheers... the source you mean is the music files?
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TSsaturn85
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Aug 8 2010, 02:07 AM
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QUOTE(shinzhizu @ Aug 7 2010, 11:15 PM) Esi juli@ hard to find..ST is too $$..and tat Onkyo SE-200PCI also not worth for tat price.. Onkyo SE-90PCI maybe can try hunt for it but it level should be on par with hd2. but remember that ur song sources must be good as well ur speaker.. i see. lossless file like wav (16bit, 44.1khz) and ape (16bit, 44.1khz) is good enough right?
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TSsaturn85
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Aug 8 2010, 04:14 PM
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QUOTE(rxy @ Aug 8 2010, 03:20 PM) TS,did u plan to get a pair of speakers? Otherwise u could go for dac/amp. The Asus Xonar ST would be good. prefer using headphone.
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TSsaturn85
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Aug 8 2010, 04:19 PM
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QUOTE(vir___killer @ Aug 8 2010, 03:23 PM) CHECK THE MAVERICK DAC!!! you mean this? 
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TSsaturn85
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Aug 8 2010, 06:16 PM
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QUOTE(vir___killer @ Aug 8 2010, 04:38 PM) instead of mod from scratch like me, maverick would be easier for u. u will have lot fun of music, when u have this... in future u can mod something TOO! After tat, u will be WOW! the vacuum tube inside got life span?  QUOTE(rxy @ Aug 8 2010, 04:58 PM) if u are into headphone,then perhaps dac/amp will suit you better. yea,something like that in the pictures above. or perhaps,you could spend the money you would spend on sc on another pair of headphone. will put the budget in the future. This post has been edited by saturn85: Aug 8 2010, 06:17 PM
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TSsaturn85
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Aug 16 2010, 03:06 AM
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QUOTE(vir___killer @ Aug 15 2010, 10:38 PM) tube has life span for most small tube is about 10k hours usually go more. for russian small tubes is different, 1khours, 3k hours also got.. would like to roll back my suggestion, maverick dac its not really a tube dac. haha, i see i see.
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