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roscos60
I think I will wait on this sound card as much as I like EVGA products, no surround 5.1 sound I will wait until they make another card for gamers. I still wont buy anything from creative labs they support for drivers or terrible. 

I hear they have other things in the works. My guess it's the external USB solution we seen at evga hotel room during CES 2016.


Source

This is basically a USB solution slapped on a PCI-e card. External version would be rather simple to do. I actually do hope that they would do it.

Actually, from my understanding, the 2016 showing ultimately transformed into the EVGA NU Audio Card.  They are not separate product lines.

Hoggle
My guess is a lot of reviewers don't have the equipment to really make the most out of the card. The legit review talked about how the sound was coming out of headphones about half the price of the card and I feel it's pretty safe to say that the target is people who own really good sounding headphones.

startekselva
I'll order the unit and do a detailed review I own Burson Audio Conductor v2, play, playmate, Schiit jotunheim, Asus strix raid dlx, xonar pheabus,creative zxr

Introspector
Yes, I did.
I also get these messages everytime EVGA Nu Audio Card Program is started:
 
Speaker runtime error!
SPDIF runtime error!
Mic runtime error!
Line in runtime error!
 
The "Save" Button in the Software is grey. I don't know why. Just "Default" and "Apply" are working.

TechSilver13
Comparing to anything other than the last three would likely be a waste of time but I'm sure it will make for an awesome review. I'll sell you mine since they are back ordered.

Netherspark
I know it's still early but I'd really like to know how it compares to the Sound Blaster AE-5 and Zxr.  Sound Blasters without a doubt pack more features (I'm actually slightly concerned that the Nu Audio's software looks rather bare), but what really matters is pure audio quality.  I just want to know if the Nu Audio is going to provide a clear and noticeable step-up over Creative's mid and high-end cards.
 
I've got an unopened AE-5 sitting on my table right now, and I'd really like to get a proper comparison before I install it and void it's 'new' status.

Cascade

EVGA_JacobF
 
Difference meaning better. Of course the card this card supports 5.1 output via optical so I am not talking about channels.

Hi Jacob,
 
A simple question, if you don't mind.
 
I have read this forum and tried to gather from the posts and the specifications (and the complete lack of a downloadable manual for the NU Audio) what the S/PDIF out actually supports. It does not go any further than to say it has an 'Output Configuration' of '5.1 Digital via S/PDIF' and it bears the label 'TOSLINK Passthrough'.
 
Can you shed a definite light on this and explain what it actually does?
 
- specs state it supports up to 192kHz, 24bit. This is only for 2 channel audio LPCM?
- does it support Dolby Digital and DTS passthrough from a suitable source, like the label suggests?
- does it support Dolby Digital (Live) and/or DTS (Connect) encoding of discrete 5.1 audio channels?
 
I find the Nu Audio interesting as a headphone oriented sound card to use for hi-res audio and a nice quality headphone (I am using AKG K-712 and Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO 250 ohm over here with an external DAC+AMP), but to be frank I can get that kind of quality for less; Creative AE-5 or Z, or even a modest Schiit stack. It then boils down to what else it can do; for example for gaming and entertainment (movies, not having AC-3 or DTS suitable for passthrough).
 
I have been using Dolby Digital Live / DTS Connect over TOSLINK for many, many years now (nForce 2 SoundStorm, C-Media 8788, now Realtek 1150) with my faithful Yamaha v630 (no HDMI) AVR that still sounds amazing after more than a decade. Looks like it will be going strong for another decade, so no I am not willing to invest in a new AVR just for a few connections and 'standards'. I am looking for a reliable sound card replacement that does the same, and simply works in Windows 10 without any tricks or dodgy drivers or resource consuming 'management panels' or excessive lag/latency. High quality analogue of the Nu audio is a great value proposition but IMHO it needs a lot more to be competitive (and no, I do not mean flashing RGB strips on the outside ;-) ).
 
In short: does EVGA Nu Audio have Dolby Digital Live and DTS Connect?