Quote:   The creative cards I had didn't die. I just didn't like the sound quality or the drivers.   The Asus card may have been going for a while. I'm not entirely sure, as I haven't had a chance to test it in another system (or if it's worth the risk). I have dual booted it though...

  Bedroom corner PC.  

Quote:  +1 on the Antlion modmic.   I used the Zalman for a while, and it was borderline acceptable. The Antlion modmic is much better. In fact, I was surprised how long it took me to find it initially, because it seems like an obvious choice.   I don't remember what I paid for it...

I've owned most of the higher end creative cards, over the years.   I've owned the Essence STX.   In the end, it's too much BS. The STX is crapping out, and it never was all that amazing in the first place (ok, it wasn't bad hardware, but the software was not good). The Creative cards...

Quote: I would prefer to stay away from a desktop mic, if at all possible, due to the lay out of my desk and monitors, but I never really considered trying to mod the zalman into a boom. That seems like a pretty possible plan. A thin goose neck, some thin flex tubing, and some super glue...

Greetings all,   I'm looking to find a boom mic that I can attach to my existing headphones.   Currently I'm using a Zalman clip on mic (clips on the headphone cord), and while it's passable for basic voice comm speech, it's not particularly clear while hanging below my chin.   The...

Greetings, I have a set of Denon ah-d7000's, which I love, but I'd like to pair it up with a parametric eq, and an amp, for under $600. I realize that's considered on the low side for a price point, but I'm sure there are suggestions that could direct me in the right direction. The...

I just ordered the 7000. How necessary is an amplifier? I'm going to be using my x-fi xtreme music sound card for processing. If an amp is necessary for these drivers, what should I look for in the under $300 range?