Sorry for my noob-i-ness but the first page lists several drivers and I am not familiar with the acronyms:
1) Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3 NB/DT) :
Drivers : 6.0.9047.1 WHQL [16/10/2020]
Third Party Drivers :
SS3 Extension Driver (APO 3) : 1.2.14.0 WHQL [02/03/2020]
SS3 Extension Driver (APO 4) : 1.0.13.0 WHQL [13/04/2020]
SS3 APO 3 SoftwareComponent Driver : 3.1.0.0 WHQL [02/11/2020]
SS3 APO 4 SoftwareComponent Driver : 4.0.1.0 WHQL [02/09/2020]
Download : Link
ASUS ROG SS3 notebooks/desktops :
2)Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG SS3-DTS NB/DT) :
Drivers : 6.0.9047.1 WHQL [16/10/2020]
Third Party Drivers :
SS3|SSVM Extension Driver : 1.3.11.0 WHQL [31/08/2020]
SS3|SSVM VAD Media Driver : 10.38.41.588 WHQL [06/08/2019]
SS3 APO SoftwareComponent Driver : 3.1.0.0 WHQL [02/11/2020]
DTSX Ultra/DTS SU Extension Driver : 1.1.50.0 WHQL [07/10/2020]
DTS APO4x Service SoftwareComponent Driver : 1.6.3.0 WHQL [29/09/2020]
DTS APO4x Core SoftwareComponent|SoftwareDevice Driver : 1.6.3.0 WHQL [04/09/2020]
Download : Link
ASUS ROG SS3|DTS Sound Unbound notebooks/desktops :
3)Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS ROG Dolby NB/DT) :
Drivers : 6.0.9047.1 WHQL [16/10/2020]
Third Party Drivers :
Dolby Atmos Extension Driver : 5.303.128.39 WHQL [02/03/2020]
Dolby Atmos HSA SoftwareComponent Driver : 3.20703.732.0 WHQL [31/08/2020]
Dolby Atmos APO SoftwareComponent Driver : 3.20705.753.0 WHQL [18/09/2020]
Download : Link
ASUS ROG Dolby Atmos notebooks/desktops :
4)Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF DTSX Ultra NB/DT) :
Drivers : 6.0.9047.1 WHQL [16/10/2020]
Third Party Drivers :
DTSX Ultra/DTS SU Extension Driver : 1.1.50.0 WHQL [07/10/2020]
DTSX Ultra HSA SoftwareComponent Driver : 1.9.0.0 WHQL [10/07/2020]
DTS APO4x Service SoftwareComponent Driver : 1.6.3.0 WHQL [29/09/2020]
DTS APO4x Core SoftwareComponent|SoftwareDevice Driver : 1.6.3.0 WHQL [04/09/2020]
Download : Link
ASUS TUF DTS:X Ultra notebooks/desktops :
5)Realtek Audio Drivers (UAD - ASUS TUF DTS HPXv1 NB/DT) :
Drivers : 6.0.9047.1 WHQL [16/10/2020]
Third Party Drivers :
DTS HPXv1 Extension Driver : 1.1.1.0 WHQL [03/09/2019]
DTS HPXv1 HSA SoftwareComponent Driver : 2.1.0.0 WHQL [03/09/2019]
DTS APO3x Core SoftwareComponent|SoftwareDevice Driver : 1.2.0.0 WHQL [04/07/2020]
Download : Link
ASUS TUF DTS Headphone:X v1 notebooks/desktops :
Since I have a Maximus Hero Wifi, I guess I should use one of the first three. But which one? And how are these 'better' than realtek's or ASUS'?
I am bothered by latency so I would want the leanest , least intrusive driver. I dont need sound massaging control panels, etc. I do all that when I engineer the music. I just want the pc to get out of my way.
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