Sound Card under 150?
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/www.amazon.com/FiiO-E10K-Headphone-Amplifier-Black/dp/B00LP3AMC2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_sims?ie=UTF8
Again, not my area of expertise but the above product looks interesting.
Note you would have to change audio using "Playback Devices" since this should register as its own device. It appears you can also have STEREO desktop speakers via the LINE OUT at the back (or coax if digital and they support that option).
If you have the desktop speakers attached to your MOTHERBOARD (Realtek) you would need to switch between Playback Devices as said. There MAY be (and probably is) an easier solution in software with another product such as auto detection of headphones to enable or disable desktop speakers.
In fact, it's likely the...
/www.amazon.com/FiiO-E10K-Headphone-Amplifier-Black/dp/B00LP3AMC2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_sims?ie=UTF8Again, not my area of expertise but the above product looks interesting.
Note you would have to change audio using "Playback Devices" since this should register as its own device. It appears you can also have STEREO desktop speakers via the LINE OUT at the back (or coax if digital and they support that option).
If you have the desktop speakers attached to your MOTHERBOARD (Realtek) you would need to switch between Playback Devices as said. There MAY be (and probably is) an easier solution in software with another product such as auto detection of headphones to enable or disable desktop speakers.
In fact, it's likely the...
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I would investigate an external DAC to eliminate noise contamination from the computer. I'll post this and see what is available.
This is really beyond my expertise, but here are some points:
1) some are USB (so should act as the processing device as well)
2) some connect to the onboard audio digital output (TOSLINK) to convert that into an analog output (so your desktop speakers would use analog output, and the headphones would be using the digital output via the DAC)
3) Some DACs support desktop speakers AND headphones, some only one or the other (and may be limited to stereo)
4) Quality varies a lot. As does software support.
5) Again, DACs eliminate analog contamination to avoid "hissing" or other issues that are common to desktop headphones. Even a good sound card has a hard time eliminating this.
6) *If you get a good sound card, not a DAC, make sure it can connect to both your speakers AND your headphones. Or you can connect the headphones to the speakers if that's supported but the sound quality would be affected (hard to say how much though).
7) A good sound card might not sound noticeably better than a recent audio chip in a modern motherboard.
This is really beyond my expertise, but here are some points:
1) some are USB (so should act as the processing device as well)
2) some connect to the onboard audio digital output (TOSLINK) to convert that into an analog output (so your desktop speakers would use analog output, and the headphones would be using the digital output via the DAC)
3) Some DACs support desktop speakers AND headphones, some only one or the other (and may be limited to stereo)
4) Quality varies a lot. As does software support.
5) Again, DACs eliminate analog contamination to avoid "hissing" or other issues that are common to desktop headphones. Even a good sound card has a hard time eliminating this.
6) *If you get a good sound card, not a DAC, make sure it can connect to both your speakers AND your headphones. Or you can connect the headphones to the speakers if that's supported but the sound quality would be affected (hard to say how much though).
7) A good sound card might not sound noticeably better than a recent audio chip in a modern motherboard.
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https/www.amazon.com/FiiO-E10K-Headphone-Amplifier-Black/dp/B00LP3AMC2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_sims?ie=UTF8
Again, not my area of expertise but the above product looks interesting.
Note you would have to change audio using "Playback Devices" since this should register as its own device. It appears you can also have STEREO desktop speakers via the LINE OUT at the back (or coax if digital and they support that option).
If you have the desktop speakers attached to your MOTHERBOARD (Realtek) you would need to switch between Playback Devices as said. There MAY be (and probably is) an easier solution in software with another product such as auto detection of headphones to enable or disable desktop speakers.
In fact, it's likely the above device will auto disable the rear outputs if you attach headphones to the front of the DAC (in which case you would be using the DAC only for both headphones and stereo desktop speakers).
/www.amazon.com/FiiO-E10K-Headphone-Amplifier-Black/dp/B00LP3AMC2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_sims?ie=UTF8Again, not my area of expertise but the above product looks interesting.
Note you would have to change audio using "Playback Devices" since this should register as its own device. It appears you can also have STEREO desktop speakers via the LINE OUT at the back (or coax if digital and they support that option).
If you have the desktop speakers attached to your MOTHERBOARD (Realtek) you would need to switch between Playback Devices as said. There MAY be (and probably is) an easier solution in software with another product such as auto detection of headphones to enable or disable desktop speakers.
In fact, it's likely the above device will auto disable the rear outputs if you attach headphones to the front of the DAC (in which case you would be using the DAC only for both headphones and stereo desktop speakers).
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