EPOS GSX 300 Snow Edition External Sound Card - $49 (Was $129.90) Delivered @ Amazon AU (Expired)

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anarky on 15/10/2021 - 13:50 amazon.com.au (783 clicks)
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Amazon description:
* High resolution audio in stereo mode
* Advanced audio control
* Customizable smart button for quick mode switch
* Customizable 7.1 surround sound with EPOS Gaming Suite

I've read a bunch of reviews online and it honestly hasn't received great reviews. But its a small gamble at this price.

(Also: 25 - 75 Ω for the audiophiles)

Edit: deal has now expired and the price has been updated to $110.61

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  PiratePete1911 on 15/10/2021 - 14:00

  +8

  This thing was such a piece of junk, its probably fine if you are the kind of person who turns your PC off every night and only uses it for an hour or two but if you are the kind of person that leaves your PC on 24/7 this thing drops off and you have to replug it every few hours. If you uninstall the drivers you can get down to only having to replug it once a day.

  I wish I could refund it but its hard to prove that its junk because it wont fail immediately, it happens just often enough to be really irritating. You will just be watching a youtube video or something and it will just go silent and the only way to fix it is to unplug it, wait a sec and then plug it back in.

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    anarky on 15/10/2021 - 14:07

    Aside from the ridiculous dropouts, how is the overall sound quality? Is there a noticeable difference compared with onboard sound?

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      PiratePete1911 on 15/10/2021 - 14:11

      I liked it, it wasnt massively better but it was certainly better. It was even nicer with the software installed but with the software installed the dropouts are even worse.

      I would have been very happy with it without the dropout issue. I tried it on several different systems to make sure it wasnt some USB issue with my new AMD system but the same thing happens on my old Intel 4790 system and also on my spare intel 10100 system.

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        tugman on 15/10/2021 - 14:12

        I didn't have any drop outs with mine, I just found it wasn't loud enough. I would crank it to the max and it was still pretty low.

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          PiratePete1911 on 15/10/2021 - 14:13

          @tugman: Maybe I should try to just RMA it, I read lots of other people online having the same issue so I just assumed it was a design fault.

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            MikeMikeMike on 16/10/2021 - 06:12

            @PiratePete1911: I had one and returned it for this reason. It’s just how they are.

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      snep on 15/10/2021 - 14:30

      I don't own one, but if the impedance mentioned in the description is related to the output impedance, that's pretty poor and can affect sound quality depending on the headphone.

      If it's a range of headphones impedance values that the amp can drive (pretty imprecise way to measure that since sensitivity also affects volume), that's also pretty poor and suggests that it won't have substantially more power than average on-board audio. Not a direct impact on sound quality but it limits your choice of headphones and is kinda bad for a large desktop unit.

      Especially on top of the dropping out issues mentioned above, I'd spend a bit more and get a better unit if you're going to bother with an external amp/dac

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        flopsy on 15/10/2021 - 14:38

        +1

        The constant mention of "7.1 surround algorithm" and similar is pretty telling in my opinion.

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    skwashd on 15/10/2021 - 14:49

    I've had one for about 6mths. No issues here. I measure the uptime of my MBP in weeks, not hours.

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    dbmitch on 15/10/2021 - 14:56

    Well you just sold me on getting a real DAC + AMP to plug into the onboard optical slot instead lol.

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      rockthekazbah on 15/10/2021 - 15:12

      any suggestions for a good DAC+AMP combination? bonus points for mic input too!

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        xenoic on 16/10/2021 - 01:28

        Schiit Fulla 3 or Hel 2.

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  CharcoaI on 15/10/2021 - 14:54

  +1

  So this can be used without software? If so, do the dropouts still occur?

  I want to connect this to a KVM, so my headset swaps between computers.

  This would work great if so.

  EDIT - worth the gamble, thanks OP!

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  CharcoaI on 15/10/2021 - 16:09

  Price has gone back up now

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  piupiupiu on 17/10/2021 - 16:57

  Just arrived for me. Quick listening test:

  Does the job for voice call, drives heavy hitter cans such as Sennheiser HD6XX, not that well, audible distortion in the low end on higher volume, but okay on lower volume.

  This thing is great for gaming cans, software is cool with built in eq for mic. What I’d do is use this to control mic and plug in the cans to your usual proper HP amplifier.

  For $49, decent stuff, so long as you’re not trying to drive high impedance cans. Interesting software, looks cool on your desk, useful volume knob.

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  CharcoaI on 18/10/2021 - 12:28

  Back down to $49
  https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B08953JYPG