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>I noticed that the Realtek onboard audio doesn't sound as good as my previous configuration, which used a Recon3D sound card.

I was thinking who is still making consumer dedicated sound card? Never heard of the name Recon3D. Turns out it is Creative Sound Blaster.

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Yeah, new consumer-grade PCI soundcards are not easy to find these days. The Recon3D is very old and very unsupported. But if you need a soundcard for whatever reason, Recon3Ds are plentiful and cheap on ebay, and there are drivers out there that still work in Windows 11 ...