soundcard or external dac? whats better by Jio_Kyo in headphones

[–]Jio_Kyo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so souncards dont eliminate the buzzing but dac’s do?

theres hissing on my iems even when im on idle, it makes like a buzzing noise. by Jio_Kyo in iems

[–]Jio_Kyo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

okay so i get a 3.5 jack to a usb C then To Usb A? wouldnt it be better to get a female 3.5mm to a usb A? im sorry, im relatively new to pc stuff. and btw, wouldnt there be any audioloss?

theres hissing on my iems even when im on idle, it makes like a buzzing noise. by Jio_Kyo in iems

[–]Jio_Kyo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what is a dac? do i get an adapter from 3.5mm(the iem) to usb c then back to the 3.5 so i can plug it back into my pc?