What setting of sample rate should I set for music? Should I just leave it at 192KHz for all uses or change it for every use? I the card as analog, the speakers & headphones are connected directly to it.

Isn't the Auzentech Prelude better?

Sorry, forgot to mention that I also play games on the PC. It's not the main use of the PC but it's another use.. I was a heavy gamer at the past so I still play sometimes with my not-so-bad rig. If interested, my rig is: Athlon64 3200+ @ 2.5ghz DFI nForce4 Ultra-D G.Skill 2GB PC4000 HZ...

Hello, I have AKG K601 headphones, decent mp3 player (Rio Cali) and onboard ALC850 sound card. My question is: what should I get for better sound quality? I use my K601 at home so I don't have any preference. The sound quality is the second factor for me, besides the price. My price...

Thanks Skylab for another great reviews.

you can put it in the second PCIe slot, and move the jumpers so it will work at X8 but get the same performance.

If you have the money, get water cooling system for the cpu,chipset and VGA's. You can also buy high end air-cooling for both good cooling performance and silence.

Thanks a lot for the great review! You are doing a great job with those reviews.

Let's just hope that there will be.

He will also be able to upgrade with Auzentech's upgrade program.

Alright, I got it Hope to get an amp ASAP.. the headphones are going to be mine this weekkk....

Awesome thread, Skylab! You help me a lot in my search for an amp

at AAA Audio website I saw the only headphone-amp they sale is the Original Master which already been recommended P.S: Bebanovich, your avatar killed me.. what a cute thing

Ok, thanks for the recommendations. I've found the website of the Original Master's amp: http://www.original-cd.com/index-products-ma.htm If there are another amps that you think should be recommended - I'm open for suggestions. Thanks, Amit

Where can I get the Original Master?