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[HAMMER of THOR]

AOA...anybody know how is Asus xonar DG sound card? i have rx700 JVC...
is this sound card better than xifi titanium?

yes it is better if you are gonna use headphone and that too for movies and music... it has a built in amp... not as powerful as that of the xonar essence st but would do good enough with normal headphones... far better for music listening than creative headphones... although for gaming you might want to go with creative as that has better positional audio for games(unless you have great headphone, it won't matter how good the sound card is)... and you won't find it in pakistan.... there is nothing in pakistan... get it imported... it is not expensive at all.... although i might suggest you get the fiio e17 dac/amp... great quality and can be used a great portable amp as well...

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resident Asus sound card expert @HAMMER of THOR.

Now,

I recently watched "Iron Sky". Nice lil production, whacky nazis from moon. meh.

What got me was the amazing sound quality of the soundtrack at the end over the credits playing. Its "Under the Iron sky" by Laibach. Listened to the whole song in the film, which was your standard 720p ~6gb version on 5.1 speaker settings.

Went to youtube to get its audio file and even the '1080p' file which I got was subpar interms of quality... and not just tad inferior but hella lot coz Im not an expert audiophile but the sound quality was damn noticeable!!

So, I wanted to know whats the format for getting HD audio files of songs etc?? like in movies we can switch b/w 5.1 etc but in audio files we cant....

Suggestions??

if you want to hear quality music then never ever watch videos etc... unless it is dts audio.... download the sound track in .flac or .ape format... i am also intrigued with this soundtrack so i am gonna find it in high quality for you... also never download anything with less than 320kbps bitrate... lower than that is just not good enough(i remember the good old days of 128kbps)

 

[K3yser]

if you want to hear quality music then never ever watch videos etc... unless it is dts audio.... download the sound track in .flac or .ape format... i am also intrigued with this soundtrack so i am gonna find it in high quality for you... also never download anything with less than 320kbps bitrate... lower than that is just not good enough(i remember the good old days of 128kbps)

yar you wont believe how much of a difference there is... theres the tinkling opening piano keys, escalating, then the cymbals/drums before the singers voice rises... damn amazing!

recently got Springsteens 'Born in USA' in FLAC quality almost 30-50mb files each but dunno couldnt hear any VAST difference between that and good quality mp3s I got... it certainly was better but not mindblowing...

btw any way we can cut parts from these .mkv files? I've been cutting off from .avi files for years (vDub software) but so far havent found any for mkv.

 

[HAMMER of THOR]

yar you wont believe how much of a difference there is... theres the tinkling opening piano keys, escalating, then the cymbals/drums before the singers voice rises... damn amazing!

recently got Springsteens 'Born in USA' in FLAC quality almost 30-50mb files each but dunno couldnt hear any VAST difference between that and good quality mp3s I got... it certainly was better but not mindblowing...

btw any way we can cut parts from these .mkv files? I've been cutting off from .avi files for years (vDub software) but so far havent found any for mkv.

well i tried cutting a video a few days ago with a certain underage actress(not proud of pervert nature but what can i do)... don't have much experience in it...

you won't find much difference in audio of a good quality mp3 or a flac file... there will be a few imporvement but it won't be super dramatic... the reason you found it to be so much in the case of youtube and the movie is because youtube sux for music purposes... you will notice that the bass in the audio file would be always better than what you heard on youtube... youtube sux for music purposes... download from the link i gave and try out the quality in that... should be better than both the movie you have and the video you watched on youtube...

 

[K3yser]

[MENTION=1245]HAMMER of THOR[/MENTION]: done registered and qued. Will get the site thru proper translator at home see wat its all about... gonna look for Adeles Skyfall single the opening minute is quite amazing even in SD before she launches into that chorus...

thanks a lot man!!

 

[HAMMER of THOR]

@HAMMER of THOR: done registered and qued. Will get the site thru proper translator at home see wat its all about... gonna look for Adeles Skyfall single the opening minute is quite amazing even in SD before she launches into that chorus...

thanks a lot man!!

use chrome for the site as it automatically translates...it will become your go to site for the rest of time(other than porn ofcourse)...

 

[K3yser]

use chrome for the site as it automatically translates...it will become your go to site for the rest of time(other than porn ofcourse)...

lol m days of watching p0rn are long gone friend...rest assured I knew m WA from EB once

Right now I got these sony earplugs here in m office, the left earpiece aint working and even on ONE plug it sound sweeet!!!

 

[HAMMER of THOR]

lol m days of watching p0rn are long gone friend...rest assured I knew m WA from EB once

Right now I got these sony earplugs here in m office, the left earpiece aint working and even on ONE plug it sound sweeet!!!

downloaded the soundtrack and now listening... 2-3 tracks are quite awesome...

 

[HAMMER of THOR]

my current audio line up is(posted in another thread)

fiio e11
fiio e9
asus xonar essence st
sony xb500
sony xb1000
steelseries siberia v2
sennheiser hd650
sennheiser hd598
denon D2000
portable dac of samsung galaxy tab7.7

upcoming headphones/gear

hifiman he 400
audio technica pro700mk2
ultrasone pro900
beyerdynamic DT990 600ohms
fiio e17
a wolfson based mobile dac as well...

 

[XxRebellionxX]

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[MENTION=1245]HAMMER of THOR[/MENTION]
What is better in your opinion, the Asus
Xonar DG or Fiio e17?

Sent from a rebellious Galaxy S II

 

[HAMMER of THOR]

@HAMMER of THOR
What is better in your opinion, the Asus
Xonar DG or Fiio e17?

Sent from a rebellious Galaxy S II

fiio e17 hands down... it is a very hot product world wide right now... you do not get high fidelity stuff this cheap normally... grab it if you can... the dac will be awesome on it... don't know about the amp but it would be powerful enough... you can also use it as a portable amplifier with your phone etc... xonar DG is like 26$ on amazon... dirt cheap really... fiio e17 is about 130 $... so you can understand why e17 would be a lot better in every way...

 

[R1CK]

Earphones @ a budget of 10k

As the title says, I'm looking for earphones with in the price range of Rs.10,000. Slightly adjustable. For use with my phone, or mp3 player, just for listening to music. I don't mind bass head iems.

As of right now I'm deciding between:
- Klipsch image s4
- Monster turbine

These two are predominantly bassy iems, and very close competitors. But say, i chose some non bassy iems, i dont know what to look for. May I get any other recommendations?

 

[Anurin]

As the title says, I'm looking for earphones with in the price range of Rs.10,000. Slightly adjustable. For use with my phone, or mp3 player, just for listening to music. I don't mind bass head iems.

As of right now I'm deciding between:
- Klipsch image s4
- Monster turbine

These two are predominantly bassy iems, and very close competitors. But say, i chose some non bassy iems, i dont know what to look for. May I get any other recommendations?

Your main music genres? And where can you get your headphones from?

 

[R1CK]

I can listen to pretty much anything. I will listen to acoustic Indie music like Mumford and sons etc, a little bit of blues to metal, and even bass heavy stuff, but mostly dubstep out of the bass heavy stuff. I can go for something that has either a balanced trade off b/w lows, mids and highs, or I can go for bass heavy iems. And I'm going to get them from the UK.

 

[Anurin]

I can listen to pretty much anything. I will listen to acoustic Indie music like Mumford and sons etc, a little bit of blues to metal, and even bass heavy stuff, but mostly dubstep out of the bass heavy stuff. I can go for something that has either a balanced trade off b/w lows, mids and highs, or I can go for bass heavy iems. And I'm going to get them from the UK.

I would recommend the Shure SE215 or the HiSoundAudio Crystal if you want something bassy, the VSonic GR06 if you're looking for something more balanced.

The best thing to do would be to try out different headphones before you get them, that way you can decide what you like better.

 

[R1CK]

Well, trying them out would not really be possible. I apologize. I assume you must've misunderstood me. I'm not going to the UK myself, rather I'm getting them given to me from the UK by a relative.

I'm not very keen on the latter two you've mentioned, but I am aware that the shure se215 also are available for me to chose, but I've heard that their design doesn't tend to fit everyone, and that people who wear glasses won't find it too comfortable. So I'm a little reluctant on that. Although, i've never had problems with any earphones I've owned before. And I find the detachable wires-thingi on the earpieces interesting because that's the place where I usually ended up snapping my earphones, including my Sennheiser cx-300 ii...

 

[Anurin]

I'm not very keen on the latter two you've mentioned, but I am aware that the shure se215 also are available for me to chose, but I've heard that their design doesn't tend to fit everyone, and that people who wear glasses won't find it too comfortable. So I'm a little reluctant on that.

Well, yea, the Shures do have an unusual fit. But you can't really say for sure if you'll find them uncomfortable until you try them. And don't worry about the GR06. VSonic is on fire nowadays. They make some of the best budget headphones.

 

[d3s0lator]

High End Headphones | Custom Audio Cables | Moon Audio try this site for ordering online ...heard from a reliable person about it, im gona order the hifiman he 400 myself or may be the v-moda m100

 

[HYD3R]

I got mine somic g989 headphone today ,but its usb headphone . how can i use this with external sound creative soundcard :crying:

 

[soban123]

I got mine somic g989 headphone today ,but its usb headphone . how can i use this with external sound creative soundcard :crying:

for how much did u get it?
i dont think so that u will b able to use the external sound card with it..u have to use its software to make custom settings of equalizer and surroundings

 

[bdax]

High End Headphones | Custom Audio Cables | Moon Audio try this site for ordering online ...heard from a reliable person about it, im gona order the hifiman he 400 myself or may be the v-moda m100

i dont think they ship to pakistan =( know any site with similar products that does ?