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But, for those people that need to, could you leave the SB card in and use
the Gameport...? -- Regards Morgan |
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"better"? If you connect it to a DD 5.1 surround system and arn't plagued by clicks and pops too much it's fantastic. If you connect via analogue then you can get awful problems resuting from the crap realtek DAC. what do you mean by clicks and pops? On the other hand if EAX is your thing then nothing beats creative. But creative Live cards have clicks and pops in non-intel boards such as VIA, and this is a non intel board. What is EAX? I use sound card mostly for games and MP3 |
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video.. I can't speak for this particular chip as i've not heard it.. but
other 5.1 onboard sound chips have been low quality.. these chips are usually high on 'features' (to sell the board) like 5.1 and spdif out etc.. but low on quality.. despite what some people think all 5.1 sound cards don't sound the same.. and a good soundcard (like an audigy or audigy2) will always sound better even with an analogue out than a cheap card with digital out. I've use Cambridge SoundWorks speakers, and I think I'll continue to use them. They have 4 speakers (sattelite) + Subwofer. The subwofer has actice amplifier and it's connected on audio out on my sound card. Is that analog or digital connection? What is the other one than? Will I hear the differents between SoundStorm and Creative Labs Live sound? Can I even hear 5.1 sound on my speakers? tnx. |
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"John_2001" wrote in message ... video.. I can't speak for this particular chip as i've not heard it.. but other 5.1 onboard sound chips have been low quality.. these chips are usually high on 'features' (to sell the board) like 5.1 and spdif out etc.. but low on quality.. despite what some people think all 5.1 sound cards don't sound the same.. and a good soundcard (like an audigy or audigy2) will always sound better even with an analogue out than a cheap card with digital out. I've use Cambridge SoundWorks speakers, and I think I'll continue to use them. They have 4 speakers (sattelite) + Subwofer. The subwofer has actice amplifier and it's connected on audio out on my sound card. Is that analog or digital connection? What is the other one than? Will I hear the differents between SoundStorm and Creative Labs Live sound? Yes; IMHO, the on-board sound is superior. YMMV. Can I even hear 5.1 sound on my speakers? With the on-board sound and your 4.1 speaker system (I have a 4.1 Logitech speaker system), 5.1 is mixed down to 4.1. There is a seperate output for the center channel and subwoofer, but you need a center channel speaker (and amplifier) to hear true 5.1 sound. tnx. |
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"dr_hardwrae" wrote in message t... "John_2001" wrote in message ... In few months I'll buy MB ABIT NF7-S with Sound SoundStorm 5.1 chipset, and Barton 2500+ Now I have P3, ASUS motherboard and Creative Labs Live 1024 sound card with 3D Surround. Is it SoundStorm chipset better than my old SB Creative Labs sound card? Can I continue to use my old SB CL on my new motherboard? tnx I have the NF7-S and have had a SB live 5.1 card in it. I have made a direct comparison and the on-board (analog) sound is better than the SB Live 5.1; I have removed the card and have been using the on-board sound since, as it is far superior. No, you can't use both the on-board sound and the sound card; it must be one or the other. I have my Santa Cruz installed to use the gameport. Both cards are active in Device Manager. You need to use Control Panel to set up your system to use which device you want for output,input and midi. In my case I use the Santa Cruz for the mic input as I suffer from the noise on analog caused by the poor anlog design on the 1.x boards, and the crap realtec codec chip which handles analog audio. |
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"John_2001" wrote in message ... "better"? If you connect it to a DD 5.1 surround system and arn't plagued by clicks and pops too much it's fantastic. If you connect via analogue then you can get awful problems resuting from the crap realtek DAC. what do you mean by clicks and pops? Go to nforcershq.com and see all the postings about people wanting new drivers to solve the clicks and pops. Basically you don't just get the sound you also get "clicks" and "pops" along with the sound, in my case usually when sounds start and stop. On the other hand if EAX is your thing then nothing beats creative. But creative Live cards have clicks and pops in non-intel boards such as VIA, and this is a non intel board. What is EAX? I use sound card mostly for games and MP3 EAX is creatives system for allowing games to create enviroment effects, such as echo. All cards should support EAX as it's now part of DirectX. Most reviews still find the EAX effects produced sound best on creative cards. Many gamers who migrate from creative to other products usually complain about the poorer EAX. |
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John:
I don't know if this will help, but I get clicks and pops from my Denon receiver and my Yamaha receiver. Both are high end Home theatre 7.1 and 5.1 receivers that amplify Digital Sound and they also offer DSP (Digital Sound Processing). It is only when I enable DSP that they produce these pops and clicks, which is real annoying. Try to discontinue it's use for pure digital sound, (DSP is the sound hall, rock concert etc. settings) you might find that it clears the problem. I don't have it turned on with mine, and I get absolute clean sound, no pops or clicks, and I have not upgraded any drivers from the original disk. Alan "John Russell" wrote in message ... "John_2001" wrote in message ... "better"? If you connect it to a DD 5.1 surround system and arn't plagued by clicks and pops too much it's fantastic. If you connect via analogue then you can get awful problems resuting from the crap realtek DAC. what do you mean by clicks and pops? Go to nforcershq.com and see all the postings about people wanting new drivers to solve the clicks and pops. Basically you don't just get the sound you also get "clicks" and "pops" along with the sound, in my case usually when sounds start and stop. On the other hand if EAX is your thing then nothing beats creative. But creative Live cards have clicks and pops in non-intel boards such as VIA, and this is a non intel board. What is EAX? I use sound card mostly for games and MP3 EAX is creatives system for allowing games to create enviroment effects, such as echo. All cards should support EAX as it's now part of DirectX. Most reviews still find the EAX effects produced sound best on creative cards. Many gamers who migrate from creative to other products usually complain about the poorer EAX. |
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"Alan" wrote in message . cable.rogers.com... John: I don't know if this will help, but I get clicks and pops from my Denon receiver and my Yamaha receiver. Both are high end Home theatre 7.1 and 5.1 receivers that amplify Digital Sound and they also offer DSP (Digital Sound Processing). It is only when I enable DSP that they produce these pops and clicks, which is real annoying. Try to discontinue it's use for pure digital sound, (DSP is the sound hall, rock concert etc. settings) you might find that it clears the problem. I don't have it turned on with mine, and I get absolute clean sound, no pops or clicks, and I have not upgraded any drivers from the original disk. Alan Nice idea, but unfortunately most people with the problem are using analog, and I'm not using DSP on my DD5.1 decoder anyway. |
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