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Is the Chaintech AV-710 better than the Realtek ALC888?

post #1 of 6
12/31/10 at 8:32pm
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As far as I know the ALC888 is pretty decent for an on-board sound source. The digital outputs and the quality Wolfson DACs for the 7/8 channels aside would the AV-710 be an actual upgrade compared to the ALC888?

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post #2 of 6
1/1/11 at 4:33am

For 2 channel audio, the AV-710 is easily better than the ALC888, if you set it up right and use the 7/8 output

 

But that output is straight from the dac, so not intented to be connected straight to headphones

 

Digital output should be identical for both cards

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post #3 of 6
1/1/11 at 5:16am
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I don't care/need digital output. And I know that the 7/8 channels use the quality Wolfson DACs and that if those are used the AV-710 easily beats any on-board audio card and many low-to-mid end desecrete cards.

I meant if we forgot about their existence for a moment. What about the rest of the channels? As far as I know they utilise the VT1616. Is that better, roughly the same or worse than the ALC888. 

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post #4 of 6
1/1/11 at 6:04am

Why is the Chaintech still better?  I bought that card like 5 years ago for $20.

Is there an equivalent? 

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post #5 of 6
1/1/11 at 4:54pm
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Originally Posted by Raziel_BG View Post

I don't care/need digital output. And I know that the 7/8 channels use the quality Wolfson DACs and that if those are used the AV-710 easily beats any on-board audio card and many low-to-mid end desecrete cards.

I meant if we forgot about their existence for a moment. What about the rest of the channels? As far as I know they utilise the VT1616. Is that better, roughly the same or worse than the ALC888. 



The VT1616 is pretty terrible, so if you are using it for more than stereo, i would stick with onboard. AFAIK you cannot use surround sound analogue out with the front output coming from the 7/8 port :(

 

But you can use more than one sound card, and switch between them in windows


Edited by oohms - 1/1/11 at 4:55pm
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post #6 of 6
1/1/11 at 7:33pm
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Originally Posted by oohms View Post

The VT1616 is pretty terrible, so if you are using it for more than stereo, i would stick with onboard.

 

 

Thanks. That's what I needed.
 

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