Sounds Cards Comparo (or The search for Aural Pleasure) - Page 33

Frontl1ne · 10th July 2012, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Coldplayer

My X-FI forte is dieing so looking to upgrade. Uses will be 80/20 music/gaming and i'll be using z5500s/AD900s. No real budget. Ideas?

Cheers

The Xonar STX would the logical choice. Creative's Titanium HD doesn't support 5.1 output.

toopy28 · 10th July 2012, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Frontl1ne

The Xonar STX would the logical choice. Creative's Titanium HD doesn't support 5.1 output.

It does via the optical output

Frontl1ne · 10th July 2012, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by toopy28

It does via the optical output

My mistake

Coldplayer · 22nd July 2012, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Frontl1ne

The Xonar STX would the logical choice. Creative's Titanium HD doesn't support 5.1 output.

i dont think the STX does either (unless via optical in which i heard it just uses the Z5500 dac?

toopy28 · 22nd July 2012, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Coldplayer

i dont think the STX does either (unless via optical in which i heard it just uses the Z5500 dac?

It does via the optical output, and yes if using the optical output of any card the dac's on the sound card are bypassed and the dac's in you sound system are in use

Dawico · 29th August 2012, 5:03 PM

Hi all, i'm hoping that i've put this in the right area but if not just point me in the right direction

I've just purchased a pair of sennheiser pc360's but at the moment i'm still using onboard sound. I have a asus P8Z68-V PRO with the following specs:

Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
Audio Feature :
- Absolute Pitch 192kHz/ 24-bit True BD Lossless Sound
- Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection
- DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC
- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel

What I was wondering is it worth me getting a dedicated sound card? If so would something like the asus essense stx be good or is it over kill? (I'm a pc gamer who uses his comp for movie/tv as well but not really music)

Any advice would be very appreciated thanks.

FoBZY · 1st September 2012, 7:26 PM

got a xi-fi titanium hd from amazon , replaced an audigy 2zs.. so much better!! wasnt expecting a difference, did it more for pcie/driver support, deffinately recommended

rayk · 11th September 2012, 4:01 PM

Thinking of getting an Xonar ST, anyone here test if it works with Win8? Can't seem to find much about drivers working or not - seems that there is an issue with control panel for card not launching?

Cheers.

desudesu · 30th September 2012, 6:50 PM

sorry if this has been posted before, just not sure what has replaced the forte 7.1

thought of getting 1 but it seems like no one has any stock anymore

what is the new one that has come out

MR CHILLED · 30th September 2012, 7:09 PM

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Originally Posted by rayk

Thinking of getting an Xonar ST, anyone here test if it works with Win8?

At this stage as Win8 is so early I think you would be lucky to get full versions, but perhaps beta's. None available yet?

Despite the ctrl panel not working and hence not having much control, it still works right?

Suopermanni · 12th October 2012, 8:19 PM

Okay guys, what's the cheapest card I can get that will power appropriately a Beyerdynamic DT770? It MUST be PCI-E.

orby · 13th October 2012, 10:36 PM

I might be wrong but I don't think there's a soundcard that will power those headphones well enough. Is that any different to the DT770Pro? I used those with d2x but something was lacking so I got rid of them.

lithos · 13th October 2012, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Suopermanni

Okay guys, what's the cheapest card I can get that will power appropriately a Beyerdynamic DT770? It MUST be PCI-E.

If your sig is accurate, you already own one.

Raptor_Eye · 13th October 2012, 11:20 PM

hmm so where does the auzen prelude (my current card) stand these days?

any worthwhile upgrades (mainly for gaming these days) or stick with what i've got?

chi · 14th October 2012, 1:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Raptor_Eye

hmm so where does the auzen prelude (my current card) stand these days?

any worthwhile upgrades (mainly for gaming these days) or stick with what i've got?

i'd say stick with it unless you have problems, i moved from the prelude to the titanium hd and it felt like sidegrading more than anything

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30th September 2012, 6:50 PM	#489
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13th October 2012, 10:36 PM	#492
orby Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pyrmont Posts: 556	I might be wrong but I don't think there's a soundcard that will power those headphones well enough. Is that any different to the DT770Pro? I used those with d2x but something was lacking so I got rid of them. __________________ \| Cooler Master Elite 120 \| i7 3770K \| Asus P8Z77-i Deluxe \| Intel 520 180GB \| 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance 1.35V \| Asus 7870 Direct cu ii \| Seasonic X-750 \| ATH-AD900 \| Filco Majestouch Ninja \| Steelseries Sensei \|

13th October 2012, 11:20 PM	#494
Raptor_Eye Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Bathurst NSW Posts: 2,094	hmm so where does the auzen prelude (my current card) stand these days? any worthwhile upgrades (mainly for gaming these days) or stick with what i've got? __________________ Main PC: Core i7 3770k @ Stock (CM TPC 812)-ASUS P8Z77-V PRO-16GB Corsair Vengeance LP-GTX 580 3GB Phantom-Crucial M4 256gb, 600GB WD VelociRaptor, 640GB WD Black, 2TB WD GP, 3TB WD GP-Silverstone Strider 850W Gold-Silverstone FT02B-Dell U2711 & AOC 210V-Auzentech X-Fi Prelude-Audio Technica A900-Logitech Z-5500-Razer DeathAdder Black Edition-Microsoft Reclusa

29th August 2012, 5:03 PM	#486
Dawico Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 2	Hi all, i'm hoping that i've put this in the right area but if not just point me in the right direction I've just purchased a pair of sennheiser pc360's but at the moment i'm still using onboard sound. I have a asus P8Z68-V PRO with the following specs: Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking Audio Feature : - Absolute Pitch 192kHz/ 24-bit True BD Lossless Sound - Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection - DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC - Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel What I was wondering is it worth me getting a dedicated sound card? If so would something like the asus essense stx be good or is it over kill? (I'm a pc gamer who uses his comp for movie/tv as well but not really music) Any advice would be very appreciated thanks.

11th September 2012, 4:01 PM	#488
rayk Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 18	Thinking of getting an Xonar ST, anyone here test if it works with Win8? Can't seem to find much about drivers working or not - seems that there is an issue with control panel for card not launching? Cheers.