So I tried the test with a "soundless" audio source. I heard about this source: "23 Seconds of Silence, by Wilco, and....nothing!
I still don't hear anything. Regarding these micro noises, I understood that they mainly came from the GPU, however mine and its fans only activate for AAA games. Maybe when I play this class of games, I will hear these famous noises? I haven't had the chance to experience it.
That said, as said previously, I noticed that the subject of this ALC 1220 was discussed on your forum and a certain "Offler" did a fairly detailed test.
If you purchased new desktop PC in last 3-4 years you probably have one of those on your motherboard. Since I spent few last weeks trying to make it work as best I could, here are few findings: 1. Technical data about the chip were already summarized here...
www.audiosciencereview.com
So I guess he's right, that we would hear "micro noises". I wouldn't want to question his work, this person is most certainly right.
As for the "ASIO routing", I was not able to carry out this test, I am sorry (I install the program on my win11 and nothing appears..idk).
So I'm going to get myself a DAC
, that actually suits me. That said, unless I am hearing impaired, I find that the Realtek ALC 1220 does very well and that the difference with the external amps is by deduction quite subtle!
I THANK YOU ALL FOR RESPONDING TO MY POST