Hi all,
I'm in the process of buying some professional in-ears, in first place for on stage, but I don't see why I wouldn't be able to use them as a regular "headphone". As I only have an onboard sound card (Asus P5E), that will probably be the bottleneck. So... I think I need to replace it with something else. I've been looking around and reading a lot on the subject, but the more I read, the harder a clear decision becomes.
Lets say, I'm not a pro with sound. There are some other guys in my band that know everything about setting up the hardware for a gig, so we depend completely on them for that matter. They don't have a lot of knowledge about computers, so they couldn't give me any advice.
The in-ears I will be getting, are comparable to the UE-11 Pro's. You can read about them here:
http://www.cinepaq.nl/?portfolio=iem-c4&lang=en
In the near future, I will probably buy a pair of Audioengine 5+'s for my computer.
At the moment, the sound card of my choice would be the Asus Xonar Essence ST or STX. I've read that the ST is slightly better. I currently have both a PCI as a PCI-e slot available. But would it be wiser to buy a Xonar, or a DAC and amp? Kinda lost here.
Budget: preferably less or around $250, with good arguments up to $600.
I'm in the process of buying some professional in-ears, in first place for on stage, but I don't see why I wouldn't be able to use them as a regular "headphone". As I only have an onboard sound card (Asus P5E), that will probably be the bottleneck. So... I think I need to replace it with something else. I've been looking around and reading a lot on the subject, but the more I read, the harder a clear decision becomes.
Lets say, I'm not a pro with sound. There are some other guys in my band that know everything about setting up the hardware for a gig, so we depend completely on them for that matter. They don't have a lot of knowledge about computers, so they couldn't give me any advice.
The in-ears I will be getting, are comparable to the UE-11 Pro's. You can read about them here:
http://www.cinepaq.nl/?portfolio=iem-c4&lang=en
In the near future, I will probably buy a pair of Audioengine 5+'s for my computer.
At the moment, the sound card of my choice would be the Asus Xonar Essence ST or STX. I've read that the ST is slightly better. I currently have both a PCI as a PCI-e slot available. But would it be wiser to buy a Xonar, or a DAC and amp? Kinda lost here.
Budget: preferably less or around $250, with good arguments up to $600.