Value> is the same as with all other surround Sennheiser headsets and nothing to speak of - 7.1 Sennheiser sound card in combination with the 323D headset: - external
- Internally: Asus Xonar DGX -> entry level, for the price but recommended
- Internally: Asus Phoebus -> upper class and for good headphones excellent sound card with lots of features
My headphones:
- Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro 250 Ohm
Application:
- Gambling
- Listen to music
- Movies
- Surfing, Youtube, etc.
I was completely satisfied with the Phoebus, but I had to sell them because in my new PC just is not enough space war.Und order me something can not happen again, I wanted to resort to an external solution, which is also independent of future hardware Updates can be operated without any problems.
With Asus I have had only positive experiences so far, so I also where looked around and decided on the U7.
Sound:
The U7 provides a really good sound, solves clean and clear and also tickles very fine details out.
Of course, they can not keep up with the Phoebus there, but which is indeed in a very different Preisbereich.Allerdings but the difference in quality of pure sound is now not so great that the extra cost for the Phoebus not lohnt.Zumindest with my setup and for my ears.
When Phoebus you pay also for the high end mechanical components and the various features.
The headphone amplifier is a touchy Thema.Ich think that's with any headphones different and also depends on the subjective impression of the user and especially his listening habits.
First, it is even mentioned that the Ohm indication alone first nothing depends aussagt.Es zusammen.So with the efficiency it may be namely that a niedrigohmiger headphones is much more difficult to drive than a DT Pro 990/770 250 Ohm.Die even known that it can be relatively easy to drive.
I hear most often on low volume, but every now and then I turn also like full on and let me beschallen.Das goes very well with my headphones, but the Phoebus was again audibly louder, at maximum volume, however, for me painfully loud and definitely not more beautiful.
Should really be quiet whom the U7, I recommend either the Phoebus (internal) or the Fiio E10K Olympus 2 (external) .The however has no micro input and no software features, if one needs at all.
Connections:
The map is einsetzbar.Man very flexible due to their many connection possibilities, the possibility his headset + microphone and simultaneously connect a 7.1 sound system and with a single button press on the dial between the two to switchen.Das I find really well resolved.
General can sound volume as well as the microphone volume to adjust well directly on the device itself.
Processing:
The map is meticulously crafted, as there is really nothing to bemängeln.Auch Visually Look impressive, looks elegant and does not take up much space.
Driver:
The drivers are me already from the Phoebus known, but I find virtually no Beachtung.Ich use no surround simulations, can not in pure stereo mode simply because only times my mic correctly set best orten.Hab more.
Conclusion:
Looking for a quality external sound card with good sound and many connection options to the U7 repays a very good Empfehlung.Allerdings it also depends on what headphones you möchte.Denn connect it very difficult for listeners to be driven could U7 sein.Das too weak at the external variants of competition but just as the two "large" manufacturers do nothing (Tested: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi HD).
For me personally, although it is technically seen a step backwards compared to Phoebus, but I am still very happy because as a package has me convinced the U7 and forms with my DT 990 Pro is a really good combination.
