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Hardware/Software / Re: What Makes an Excellent Sound Card?
« on: Monday, April 09, 2012, 19:01:16 PM »
Yes they are the opmpap's, and they are pretty expansive too. Auzentech have a single one that cost 244.99$, and probably something like 260€ here...

That's just an example of a top one from auzentech built by Texas Instruments.
I have the "X-Fiâ„¢ Forte 7.1 PCI express". Auzentech used to have the best of 2 worlds. Oxygen audio+creative XF-I for games. But nowadays I think that the Creative with it's upgraded better components are better than auzentech (That's what lot's of ppl say, no idea).
But I would prefer if they only used the following type of capcitors:

ps: Well even in 2009 the Creative sound card still made a difference in some tests they won 1fps or so, but the CPU had less usage 4 real. It may not seem much, but winning 1+5 from a better ram, + ...... at the end you will have 10 fps, so everything counts!
About their poor driver software I have no idea if they also have improved them. But I never had much problem with their drivers on the Creative Live 24bits that I bought 4 dirt cheap, I still have it here working, and it still kicks the crap I'm using at the moment (Asus Saberthooth P67 onboard "realtek" sound card).
Gosh, All I know is I HATE this sound card, I can only play AA until a little higher than half of the full volume, or it starts making some huge scratches grrr... Also I can't activate hardware 3D in any game, it will have millions of glitches... Bloody Realtek onboard soundcards >
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ps: I'm gonna get amazed when I can test my auzentech some day when I finish the case project first
. But I still won't hear much of his quality, because I have LogitechZ5500 Digital, and therefore I don't really need that much higher quality soundcard, as the thing that will be amplifying the sound will be the Z5500 amplifier, so I don't really need much of opamp qualities (I'm happy in just being able to use 3D in everything without glitches).
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That's just an example of a top one from auzentech built by Texas Instruments.
I have the "X-Fiâ„¢ Forte 7.1 PCI express". Auzentech used to have the best of 2 worlds. Oxygen audio+creative XF-I for games. But nowadays I think that the Creative with it's upgraded better components are better than auzentech (That's what lot's of ppl say, no idea).
But I would prefer if they only used the following type of capcitors:

ps: Well even in 2009 the Creative sound card still made a difference in some tests they won 1fps or so, but the CPU had less usage 4 real. It may not seem much, but winning 1+5 from a better ram, + ...... at the end you will have 10 fps, so everything counts!
Anyway the consequence of having a complete good amplifier or sound card is having a good system to listen it through. You might hear the difference even with budget equipment but you won't make great use of it.Well I don't know if they continue the same with their newer cards. Creative sound cards used to have good processing power and that kind of shit, but then the awesome sound would get killed on the final output, since it passed by bad quality components, but they improved finally.
Using 3rd party code and card memory to create a 3D sound environment when you can use system memory avoiding messing with Creative poor drivers ...how can that sound not overcomplicated. Are they calling theirselves Creative for the way they plan and design products? xD
About their poor driver software I have no idea if they also have improved them. But I never had much problem with their drivers on the Creative Live 24bits that I bought 4 dirt cheap, I still have it here working, and it still kicks the crap I'm using at the moment (Asus Saberthooth P67 onboard "realtek" sound card).
Gosh, All I know is I HATE this sound card, I can only play AA until a little higher than half of the full volume, or it starts making some huge scratches grrr... Also I can't activate hardware 3D in any game, it will have millions of glitches... Bloody Realtek onboard soundcards >
.ps: I'm gonna get amazed when I can test my auzentech some day when I finish the case project first
. But I still won't hear much of his quality, because I have LogitechZ5500 Digital, and therefore I don't really need that much higher quality soundcard, as the thing that will be amplifying the sound will be the Z5500 amplifier, so I don't really need much of opamp qualities (I'm happy in just being able to use 3D in everything without glitches).Keep Cool


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... But mine is all striped into pieces, and it«s like a puzzle now. But I just kinda lost the "apathy" or something to finish my case, and I have already all the materials bought, and they are closed in a big box :'(.




























