Hello,
My current audio card is Audigy 2 ZS and I was thinking if maybe some upgrade on tight budget is possible...
I'm in middle of several DIY projects (loudspeakers, subwoofer, headphone amplifier)... So my audio budget is quite pressed ATM.
Can somebody comment on Audigy 2 ZS sound output quality?
More precisely, how would it fare against Asus Xonar DS or D1... or maybe against some low cost DIY DAC, like GrubDAC or BantamDAC?
I know that Audigy 2 ZS is quite outdated now, but back in it's time it was not so bad card. Maybe considering the options, I should stick with what I have for a year or so (until I can afford some bigger upgrade)?
To give some more input, the loudspeakers I'm building are based on full range drivers from Fostex (FE207E). They should supposedly be quite unforgiving of a bad source... so I'm concerned about the quality of sound reproduction.
Any suggestions?
My current audio card is Audigy 2 ZS and I was thinking if maybe some upgrade on tight budget is possible...
I'm in middle of several DIY projects (loudspeakers, subwoofer, headphone amplifier)... So my audio budget is quite pressed ATM.
Can somebody comment on Audigy 2 ZS sound output quality?
More precisely, how would it fare against Asus Xonar DS or D1... or maybe against some low cost DIY DAC, like GrubDAC or BantamDAC?
I know that Audigy 2 ZS is quite outdated now, but back in it's time it was not so bad card. Maybe considering the options, I should stick with what I have for a year or so (until I can afford some bigger upgrade)?
To give some more input, the loudspeakers I'm building are based on full range drivers from Fostex (FE207E). They should supposedly be quite unforgiving of a bad source... so I'm concerned about the quality of sound reproduction.
Any suggestions?