Thats ridiculous ??
why would you say that ??
I personally prefer on board sound , And I use analog headphones..I have tried different sounds cards and they didn't make any different and most weren't as could as the on board ..Plus you have to set them up and hope they are compatible with your motherbaord..I have seen me spend money and hours setting them up with out any better sound at all..some come with a good software package if thats what your looking for .
Years ago that might of been trues , But not for the last at least the last 8 years on board sound is pretty good , the only exception if your into very high end music ,Then a very high end sound card is needed ..But then there's catch to that as well , since most of us use mp3's , your not going to get good quality sound from them ..
And if your talking about the Realtek , I have never had a problem ...And that was a long time ago
Ok this just my opinion from my experience ..