First details and hands-on impressions - http://anandtech.com/show/7370/amd-announces-trueaudio-technology-for-upcoming-gpus

Oh snap! AMD just brought back HRTF-based PC sound processing! Skip to ~4:30 when they start talking about TrueAudio - http://anandtech.com/show/7368/amd-gpu-product-showcase-live-blog More news as it breaks... EDIT: Beat by 25 seconds D:

Quote: I've heard good things about the HOTAS, even with Mechwarrior Online (which doesn't play with joysticks very well). Be sure to let us all know whether it was worth it. Sorry about your wallet!

Quote: ^This. Most amps have some sort of digital in, I only ever kludged together a method for USB out when I was stuck without a proper optical-to-mini cable or when I was trying to output to two audio devices simultaneously (can't remember which honestly). Still a useful method...

Yamakasi Catleap 2B. 27", IPS, 2560x1440 resolution, 120+ Hz refresh rate. Only downside is the absolutely massive amount of GPU power/VRAM it takes to hit 120FPS@1440p. We're talking dual 670s or a 780 for BF3, and that's with AA turned down. Definitely a future-proof monitor though. Barring...

Quote:   That could certainly be it. My card in my rig is right in between a decent size RAID card and an even larger Intel NIC, so it gets a bit of shielding from both major sources of interference (PSU and GPU). The small metal cover seems to deal well enough with the other...

Quote:   Are you sure you didn't have any cheezy EAX or crystalizer effects running that are usually enabled by default? The other think that I believe helps on some headphones is actually unchecking the subwoofer in Windows speaker config wizard. Alternatively just EQ the bass down to...

Sounds like a lot of the complaints about my beloved 770 Pros. Slap a bass reducing EQ on em and go nuts.

Quote: I run a Titanium with the "play stereo mix through digital out" option flipped on to mirror the virtual surround over the optical out when the audio device is set to the speaker (not the SPDIF!) out. I run the digital out to a FiiO amp (E17) and that goes to my Beyerdynamic DT770...

So, Razer released some new virtual surround software. Somebody on youtube made a quick CMSS comparison -

Currently saving up for my first mechanical keyboard, was eying a Ducky Shine 2 with Cherry Clears but now they're all out of stock. If Ducky makes a version of the recently announced Shine 3 with Clears... SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!   Around 3:00 is the fadeout reactive mode, just...

Quote:   I love higan, bsnes/higan is still the only way I play SNES games when I'm not at home with my physical SNES.

Rereading all the reviews again, I'd really love to pick up some Annies for gaming some day soon (sorry wallet), but I'd have a hard time rationalizing it. I feel like with the way I already have my Beyers amped and bass-damped (through my E17) the Annies are probably only a bit more...

Quote: Hah! I thought I was the only one here at Head-Fi who was rocking one of those bad boys... guess I was wrong! Also, you can always mod the cable later to just about anything, I'm considering getting my Beyers a removable cable mod similar to...

Quote:   I use my E17 with my PC soundcard (X-Fi) which does virtual surround over optical out. If you're just using it for a console, you're not going to get that surround without a dedicated device like the mixamp. You'd probably do well to find something to tame the bass a little...

Not familiar with the details, but I think there was at least one video going around showing serious overvolting deforming/popping drivers which caused mass panic and confusion. I think the problem was fixed pretty soon afterwards.   As for 770 Pros, they work wonderfully well with my E17...

My Dell XPS has three jacks, it gives me the option for optical out as soon as I plug a mini-TOSLINK in but only the middle port.

Quote:   Personally I have a lot of fun in Crysis 3 with the maxed out Hunter perk... it's 100% made for audiowhoring and gives you clear audio blips in the direction of nearby enemies, no matter what you think of the rest of the multiplayer.

Quote:   FYI his Bandcamp page is http://zirconstudios.bandcamp.com/ PrototypeRaptor has a brand new album out too on his page - http://prototyperaptor.bandcamp.com/ Lots of Overclocked Remix talent topping the Bandcamp charts lately, and only part of it is due to the entrenched...

Quote: M17 R4 is a sexy beast, it's got a very nice screen as well. Not exactly IPS panel quality, but a very nice screen regardless. The keyboard is also well above average comfort wise. If you're looking for something free to play that will blow your eyeballs out with PC glory...

Here's a thought, when the FiiO engineers do start work on the E15 again, is there any way to control the selected input/volume/EQ from a computer it's attached to over USB? I suppose the more practical question would be, am I the only one here who would use that?

Those of you trying USB audio on your phones, are you doubly sure you're using the right OTG cable and powered USB hub? I thought of a hack the other day that I may try out when I get around to installing CM. I'm wondering if you cut the power lines on a USB cable and left the signal lines...

The problem I've heard from oil PC lovers is if you ever need to get at the parts to plug something in or replace something that fails the oil gets really old REALLY fast. I think you actually can use deionized water as a coolant but it wouldn't last very long. Water is an excellent solvent...

Quote: At the current moment I'm running the E17 off my TOSLINK out from the Creative card. My previous offbrand USB soundcard didn't have any kind of an optical in so that's why I came up with the USB hack. Honestly 75% of my audio output is HDMI to the Onkyo and then headphone out to...

Quote: Not true for me (bear in mind I'm using them well amped off an E17 with CMSS rather than a Mixamp/DH)