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Originally Posted by NamelessPFG
It's not so much EAX as it is CMSS-3D Headphone being able to utilize the 3D positional audio that DirectSound3D and OpenAL offer for a proper binaural mix,...
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Originally Posted by NamelessPFG
The X-Fi cards win hands-down in any game that utilizes DirectSound3D or OpenAL. For software-mixed games, it's more of a toss-up and personal...
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Originally Posted by stv014
No, but I tested it. I use a Xonar STX for my headphones.
From what i know the Phoebus and the STX are almost the same board. I can't wait to get my hands...
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Originally Posted by stv014
I added 75 Ω to the impedance, because there are 75 Ω serial resistors on the application circuits, and my motherboard (using ALC887) seems to have them, too. Some...
I found this:
It seems to be that the output impedance is 200. How do you make the calculations?
It also describes an ampliified output but there is no reason to believe that the mobo has an head...
Searching deeper i found that the alc892 has a full scale voltage output of 1.2 Vrms and the DX 2.0 Vrms. Do this means that the DX sounds louder than the ALC892?
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Originally Posted by stv014
The latter two should be plenty loud enough driving the HD598, unless you want hearing damage. In terms of sound quality, the Phoebus is better than the Xonar DG, but...