Hi!
Newbie here, need some advice please!
I've built a new PC based on Asus B450-I (mini itx) board. It uses the ALC1220 chip for sound.
Before that, I had an old Core2Duo PC, which had a Creative X-Fi titanium Fatal1ty Pro card. Now; my hearing isn't the best. I don't have expensive speakers or expensive IEMS. But without being able to pinpoint exactly how, the ALC1220 sounds worse than the Creative card. I think I remember the creative being brighter and maybe more spacious than the ALC1220. But really I'm not 100% sure...
So the question is: Am I mad? The 1220 is supposed to be an OK sound chip, is it worse than the Creative card? If yes, would an external x-fi HD USB card be close to sound like the Fatal1ty, or should I got maybe for the Topping D10s? Or is it just my imagination and there won't be any real difference in the end?
Thanks a lot!!
Newbie here, need some advice please!
I've built a new PC based on Asus B450-I (mini itx) board. It uses the ALC1220 chip for sound.
Before that, I had an old Core2Duo PC, which had a Creative X-Fi titanium Fatal1ty Pro card. Now; my hearing isn't the best. I don't have expensive speakers or expensive IEMS. But without being able to pinpoint exactly how, the ALC1220 sounds worse than the Creative card. I think I remember the creative being brighter and maybe more spacious than the ALC1220. But really I'm not 100% sure...
So the question is: Am I mad? The 1220 is supposed to be an OK sound chip, is it worse than the Creative card? If yes, would an external x-fi HD USB card be close to sound like the Fatal1ty, or should I got maybe for the Topping D10s? Or is it just my imagination and there won't be any real difference in the end?
Thanks a lot!!