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Then, well, probably another misunderstanding, but yes this volume I'm talking about does depends on the device, not the speaker's pre-amp. Haha, well english isn't my language, probably that's the issue.but I also never said I connected the speakers to the 'front port', I said 'how about the volume of the speaker output (especially the front)?', I meant the front speakers (in opposition to the surround, sub and central speakers), or specially for stereo speaker purposes. But it's a one-trick pony, as it doesn't do anything other than output audio. For example, for $190 you can get the iFi Audio Zen DAC V2, a fantastic DAC/headphone amplifier, which sounds audibly better and is significantly more powerful than any Sound Blaster. Some devices use a higher line out level but you won't generally find those in the world of PC audio (google consumer vs pro audio levels).Īs for the Schiit products, they're an excellent choice for users who want a great headphone amplifier/powered speaker preamp (some models), and don't need other features a 'real' sound card would offer, such as an microphone input, and a software driver with an EQ, audio profiles, virtual surround, Dolby processing, etc.

I'm not able find much info about the speaker system you've mentioned (was it Edifier C200?) so I'm not sure how you're connecting it. If your speaker system is connected to your sound card digitally (USB, TOSLINK, coax), then the sound card only serves as a transport (it 'forwards' the audio signal to the DAC found in your speakers), but still does no amplification of the signal sent to the speakers. The amplifier then amplifies the signal and reproduces it through the speaker drivers (this is a simplified overview of the audio chain). Assuming your speakers are connected to your sound card's analog line-out port, then the sound card takes your audio 'file', coverts it from digital to analog (with its integrated DAC), and sends it the converted audio signal, now in analog form, to the amplifier in your speakers. Sorry, perhaps I understood your original post wrong, you've mentioned connecting the speakers to the front port so that made me think you're connecting them to the (amplified) headphone output I don't have a Z-series sound card at my disposal but the loudness depends on the amplifier in your speakers, not your sound card.

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