Phantom87
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Ok so i just picked up this card yesterday and i gotta say I am overwhelmed by the quality of sound compared to my onboard Realtek ALC883 HD audio.
I expected there would some difference considering the price tag but didnt expect the difference to be so damn much.
There is so much clarity, more crisp and clean and louder sound. And u really tell when you have a wack mp3 file in quality as u listen to different mp3 rips on my Studiophile AV 40 Monitor speakers and i use Jetaudio as my music player.
The software that comes with it also impressed me cuz of the different sound environments (movie, music and game) you can input which added to the audible enjoyment. The driver that came with it had to be updated to the current beta version on the website because When i was watching tv through my tuner card (Hauppauge HVR 1600) there was a loud hissing going on when the volume got considerably loud. With the update the hiss reduced immensely.
So far anyone looking to get this would not regret it one bit. I was too skeptical about it before i got it because it was a PCI express card and i have never installed one before and u had to power the card too with a floppy pin power adapter
I expected there would some difference considering the price tag but didnt expect the difference to be so damn much.
There is so much clarity, more crisp and clean and louder sound. And u really tell when you have a wack mp3 file in quality as u listen to different mp3 rips on my Studiophile AV 40 Monitor speakers and i use Jetaudio as my music player.
The software that comes with it also impressed me cuz of the different sound environments (movie, music and game) you can input which added to the audible enjoyment. The driver that came with it had to be updated to the current beta version on the website because When i was watching tv through my tuner card (Hauppauge HVR 1600) there was a loud hissing going on when the volume got considerably loud. With the update the hiss reduced immensely.
So far anyone looking to get this would not regret it one bit. I was too skeptical about it before i got it because it was a PCI express card and i have never installed one before and u had to power the card too with a floppy pin power adapter