David, SBX Pro is creatives new implementation of 3d sound as found on new cards like the Creative Z series, and apparently compare very favourably with cmrs-3d, DH etc.   Guys thanks for all advice suggested thus far.  I've been doing a lot of fiddling with all the settings available on Sound...

Actually the onboard audio (ALC 1150 codec) already has 7:1 sbx pro surround sound, which sounds pretty great in games, although again my mind isn't blown.  I did some testing with my ipod using exactly the same file. Firstly the volume goes much louder than my pc.  I would say 80% ipod volume =...

Hello all,   First post here however this site has given me a ton of insight when i was making my headphone decision.  I'm pretty much a complete audio noob and hadn't really ever given audio too much thought until recently.   After getting a new rig setup, i thought it was also time to...