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08-29-2007, 03:46 AM
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Auzentech X-Fi Prelude Released
I've been waiting on this for a little while. I game alot and still want to be able to hear my music so (hopefully) it'll be the best of both worlds. I'm gonna order it tomorrow, I'll post back when I test it out :]
http://www.auzentech.com/site/products/x-fi_prelude.php
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08-29-2007, 05:43 AM
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Ah this thing looks pretty nice. Too bad I primarily use a laptop. 
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08-29-2007, 05:46 AM
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Any info on what the drivers are like?
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08-29-2007, 08:14 AM
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the drivers, as far as I know, are still written by Creative. A cause for concern to be sure, though the specs on it are almost worth putting up with the drivers.
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08-29-2007, 08:48 AM
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If this bashes Creative's X-Fi series over the head in sound quality, it'll be mighty tempting.
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08-29-2007, 11:11 AM
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All early adopters of the Prelude are hereby instructed to provide reviews ASAP!
(What are you upgrading from Fiziks?)
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08-29-2007, 03:15 PM
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it should be in my sig, not sure why it did not work on the OP post
I can put up with the creative drivers because I have dealt with them alot over time and can usually choke-hold or pin them into a corner where they will do what I ask :]
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08-29-2007, 05:17 PM
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I'm very interested in this one, too. My audigy 2 card died on me a few month ago and ever since I've been using crappy on board sound ports. I thought about picking up an emu0404 but they don't have any gaming features. I wonder how it'll sound compared to 0404. Let's just hope that there's no shortage as I see a great demand across the web for this card.
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08-29-2007, 05:57 PM
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meh. it is the same price as my fatality + PS audio superlink II dac. I'll put money on my sound being better lol.
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08-29-2007, 07:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spacemanspliff
meh. it is the same price as my fatality + PS audio superlink II dac. I'll put money on my sound being better lol.
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I highly doubt that.
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08-29-2007, 07:56 PM
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I'm waiting for some impressions of the drivers before I jump on this.
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08-30-2007, 06:05 PM
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*waits for reviews*
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08-30-2007, 07:23 PM
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This could be interesting I guess:
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Swappable OPAMP Socket (Front L/R only)
OPAMP IC can be easily replaced with another one. The swappable dual DIP type Operational Amplifier(OPAMP) provides convenient do-it-yourself upgrade for ultimate analog sound quality and color.
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08-31-2007, 05:03 PM
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Does it upsample to 48khz like Creative's X-Fi-based cards or do the digital outputs provide 44.1?
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08-31-2007, 05:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dagobah
I'm waiting for some impressions of the drivers before I jump on this.
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They use the same drivers as the creative x-fi series.
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