EPOSGSX 1000 2nd Edition Dac Amp Audio Amplifier/External USB Sound Card with 7.1 Surround Sound, Side Tone, Gaming DAC and EQ, Headphone Amp Compatible with Windows, Mac, Laptops and Desktops

This was a nice upgrade from the gen1. The settings for all the streaming applications takes a little getting used to. Once you get everything setup working the sound quality is great.

What’s up!I’ll keep this review short and simple. I’ve tested and used many amps and dacs on the market, and they all have their purposes and niches. This product is meant for someone who:A) Doesn’t need to drive anything above 250ohms.B) Is particularly looking for Dolby VSS 7.1 rather Atmos.C) Wants to switch audio inputs easily.D) Wants to separate chat audio from game audio.The Dolby VSS processing is top of the line, and performs better than Atmos on this device. It is notably better than anything I’ve used before, and the regular EQ profile is very neutral. Directional audio is first class in this product, so for FPS titles, it’ll shine above the rest.I attempted to drive a few headphones with this product, and anything over 250ohms just wasn’t loud enough. It did drive my DT990s well enough, but I’ve recently settled on the slightly warmer version, TYGR300s (50 ohms).The ability to plug both my headphones in AND speaker setup is very handy. You can set four presets on this device and I have one for my headphones and one for my speakers.As for separating game audio from chat audio, it works very similar to an Astro mixamp. There are two channels: chat and game. Set your game to the correct channel, and your chat audio. The large center wheel effects game audio, while a small wheel on the right side effects chat audio.Overall 5/5 for my usage, would definitely recommend.

I've been testing out several of these small gaming DAC for headphones to watch movies from a Zidoo Z9X. This one doesn't work well on the Zidoo. Every time you turn the volume knob on the GSX it turns down the volume within the OS on the zidoo. Also did not sound very good compared to gameDAC Gen 2, at least on the Zidoo anyway. I'm sure it's great for PC, but that is not my use case.

I am unable to configure this unit to use high quality audio despite following all instructions from both Sennheiser and EPOS. I attempted to contact Sennheiser Support to no avail. They refused to help me and punted me to EPOS support, giving me two different phone numbers that are both out of service. Sennheiser gives the excuse that they no longer work with EPOS despite having designed and sold this product under their name. EPOS appears to no longer provide consumer electronics and the support form is geared towards business users only. This product appears to be no longer supported by either company and they want to play hot potato with their customers while still collecting over $230 for what they are BOTH advertising as their product. Unacceptable.

I love this thing so much. Having had a Turtle Beach PX22 headset several years ago with an in-line control for adjusting the chat volume versus the game volume, regaining that functionality with this Dac has been amazing.In addition to being able to individually control the general volume versus the volume of chat, having a handful of pre-configured audio mixes for swapping between gaming, music and video is a welcome boon. Add to that a quick way to toggle between your headset and another audio device such as desktop speakers and I never want to go back to not having this device.

Bought this because I was looking for an easy volume control knob and a way to seamlessly switch between speakers and my headset. This fits the bill perfectly.The virtualization effects are really good too, better than almost anything else out there, and the volume knob is the smoothest thing i have ever used. this thing feels like its floating, for real.the screen is great and super clear, and the sound quality is of course excellent. sidetone works well too.only complaints are the price, and that the chatmix wheel doesn't completely mute the chat when its all the way to zero. i also wish the LED was changeable to a different color (would love a blue or green) but functionally that doesn't affect anything.

YouTuber said it is amazing… waited for a long time finally bought it . Not that great

It's astounding how much better this makes everything sound; I have this paired with my Sennheiser HD 660 headphones