Do i really need external sound card for my macbook?

Hello

do i really need external sound card ? I saw this model ASUS XONAR U

Asus Xonar U7

Laptops:

I have Macbook air 2013 ,Asus N56vb

Sound speakers and Headphones:

two sound systems logitech z506 5.1 , corsair SP2500 2.1, Audio-techina M50 and Sennheiser HD598

 

thanks

 

No, not unless you are having problems with interference (getting static, or some other form of distortion.)

 

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If you feel you'd benefit from a soundcard, make sure you get something that plays at least 24-bit audio @ 44.1 Khz with a quality DAC. I have a Digidesign Mbox 2 and I love it. At times I could hear static and other unwanted noise when I connected straight to the audio on my motherboard but I hear nothing but crystal clear audio from the mbox 2. Also, if you haven't seen Logan's video on soundcard and audio myths, I highly recommend it. He basically explains why most soundcards are just glorified copies of the audio chipsets that already exist on our motherboards and are a complete waste of money.

As far as I know, Macbooks actually have a fairly nice audio chipset that is very nicely secluded from hardware noise. Unless the heat of the Macbook getting too hot killed something in it, I don't believe you should NEED to get it unless you REALLY want it. I only take this stance because from what I've heard from audio recorded onto Macbooks and played from Macbooks has sounded phenomenal to me, much better than most on-board solutions that I've encountered and internal sound cards.

 

You do not need a sound card, after testing with several headphones I realized that macbooks have a pretty decent amp, it's actually better than what you would get if you buy that soundcard you are looking into.

if you do, make sure you get a mac-compliant USB model.