When you use the xonar card, the xonar card upconverts stereo using dolby pro logic ii and then encodes it using. I have had the first asus xonar stx since it came out and it is absolutely incredible if you have good quality headphones i am using beyerdynamic headphones stereo. Review of the asus xonar phoebus solo soundcard which was introduced in 20. Drivers for windows 7 and windows 8, creative software suite, users guide. Ive heard reverb is better on stx with the unified drivers.
Also i am bit confused in which to buy i plan on using it for gaming and watching hd movies so which one is the best. Creative zxr vs essence stx ii for gaming and other. Replacing xonar essence stx overclockers uk forums. My primary using is gaming obviously then the sbx pro and the needing of no power cable make the zxr an attractive card for me. Asus xonar essence stx vs creative sound blaster zx. If you have 600ohms headphones i suggest a high end xonar essence stx. Discussion in sound city started by db2431, mar 30, 2016. Im running my own stx in a linux box under ubuntu 16. World war z, figment, and tormentor x punisher free at epic games store. Asus xonar essence stx 3 items description driver features. Stx but just updated and some even saying its better specd, installed the card, went to adjust settings and discovered the headline advertised 24bit192khz is only on the front channel speakers under stereo direct mode only, every other channel is. I just want to know why i cant get the mics to work when im on my desktop. Drivers for this sound card dont actually support spdif passthru for.
Should i give dolby headphone another try with essence stx this. Hello, i am new to these forums so sorry if i make some mistakes but i am having a lot of trouble choosing between the asus xonar essence stx or the asus phoebus. Question is if its worth getting one of the new cards. Asus xonar essence stx ii vs creative sound blaster z. Below shows the graphs of the stx ii handling 1644 vs the zxr. Sound card should i get the asus stx or sound blaster z for. Creative sound blaster x7 asus essence stx ii guru3d. Hi well i want to know which of these sound cards asus xonar essence stx and creative sound blaster zxr are in 7. The xonar stx is still the best sound card for headphones. St is 6,44 33,74 usd where stx is the cheapest one of them. Plus the fact you can swap out the op amps to richen the sound. I noticed for a long time the model zxr of creative but i have no idea about its performance and quality compared to essence stx ii. If you only use the headphones there is no reason not to get the stx though. Best gaming sound card 2014 asus xonar essence stx vs x.
I have the headphones sennheiser hd 600 with creative sb zxr but for zxr i cant find any drivers for linux, so i want. I use astro a40s with the mixamp, and i use all of the dolby features meaning i need digital 7. First one is the evga, second my zxr and the third is a pcm1794a based dual. Creative sound blaster zxr pcie audiophile grade gaming sound card with high. I cant buy sound blaster zxr due to availability issue. Hello, i would like to know which is the best sound card for music and games from xonar dg dgx which is better xonar essence stx or the creative sound blaster zthere is great difference in sound. Seeing as you have no headphones, and your speakers are mediocre at best, it is a waste of money as the stx is not cheap. Driver wise the stx ii is the better card as it has 3rd party driver support under the uni project. Even headsets with multiple drivers such as the tiamat 7.
Asus xonar essence stx or creative sound blaster zxr. Optimized power delivery is further assured with highfidelity lowdropout ldo regulators. It is true that for gaming and entertainment, the creative sound blaster z will act as a very good all rounder giving great sound reproduction, a headphone amp and. Also they added asio support to the creative z,zx and zxr cards some driver updates back thru a driver update. I would like to replace my sound blaster zxr with this new evga sound card. I just got an offer to buy a 1year used sound blaster zxr. I like the z better yet no fan of the surround sound.
I didnt had any issues with the drivers from both of them. Asus xonar essence stx vs creative sound blaster zxr. Creatives sound blaster x7 asus essence stx ii hard. Asus has some very big shoes to fill and a possibly a more impressive feat of surpassing such well known audio cards, the. With the raid dlx you are stuck with the asus drivers, period. Equipping the xonar essence stx with the best components and the finest design, the stx delivers a topoftheline audio experience with a 124 db snr rating. Please note you may have to register before you can post.
Asus xonar phoebus or asus xonar essence stx please help. Creative labs soundblaster zxr vs asus xonar essence stx. Asus xonar dx vs creative soundblaster z guru3d forums. All specifications are subject to change without notice. Xonar dg, essence stx or creative sound blaster z pcmac. A highquality ti tpa6120a2 headphone driver supports headphones up to 600ohms of impendence with lower than 0.
Driver support for the stx is very good too, ive used it on multiple oss and never had any issues, mind that this is with the uni xonar driver. Please visit the asus usa and asus canada websites for information about locally available products. Sound card should i get the asus stx or sound blaster z. Essence stx ii uses a dedicated fourpin molex power connection rather than drawing power from the expansion slot like other cards, and that means a cleaner supply of electricity. So my preferences are the creative zxr and the asus xonar essence stx. I have the sound blaster z and can personally vouch for it. Xonar essence stx creative xfi titanium hd if you want xonar essence. Granted soundblaster does the same yet the z has had updates where as the dx might not see any for another year. When you send out stereo over spdif, the receiver is apparently using dts neo. Question is, i have a asus maiximus xi forumla and wondering if the on board sound is good enough to match the stx sound card as i have been reading on board sound has improved lately. Unlike the non supported pheobus, were no drivers are being released but two beta ones in a year. Greatly whether the card from creative better card from asus. Corsair and origin pc joins email protected research for covid19. Some may not have problems with drivers but they dont update for years sometimes and this is a old card.
If quality audio is high on your list when it comes to building a rig then the xonar stx ii needs to be in your spec list. However, the driver features are above what most of the competition provides. The stx zxr also have an opamp called the buffer thats only used for the lineoutput the i v slots are also used for the lineoutput while the stx uses one dual channel opamp for the buffer slot, the zxr uses two single channel opamps for the buffer. However if you want use speakers or surround sound, the stx is not what you want as it is a stereo amp designed for headphone use. Drive your headphones as intended without additional amplification. Not sure what opamps to recommend for the stx ii and sbzxr. The zxr is tailored for professionals who desire studioquality. Nvidia address dx11 game launch failures with geforce 445. The whole idea driving the vintage pci cmedia cmi8788 is a failure at core. With a builtin headphone amp that can power headphones up to 600 ohms and 6. Hey there, just wondering if the new strix cards are better than the older phoebus similar tech specs as far as i can tell. Buy creative sound blaster zxr pcie audiophile grade gaming sound card with. I use the custom drivers for mine but i dont know that. But theres also another question, about the drivers.
Sound blaster zs sbx pro vs xonar stxs higher snr choice. I played a bit with the settings aimp3, asus and i can say now i love the asus essence stx ii i was happy with zxr as well, but i couldnt find drivers for linux about the opamp. Products certified by the federal communications commission and industry canada will be distributed in the united states and canada. When i use those mics in fl studio in the same inputs they work fine but i. Sound blaster zs sbx pro vs xonar stx s higher snr choice. Should i buy the sound blaster z or the asus stx, when paired with the. I can confirm asus stx ii absolutely does not work with x390. I am currently thinking of going sli on my 1080ti strix but in order to do so i need to remove my asus xonar essence stx ii sound card. Ill just chime in and say the phoebus was a failed card, and the stx is way overkill for those speakers, so id get neither.