[nm nix]

im fairly new to the hi fi scene
but i recently purchased the senn 600s and i love them
still breaking them in but they sound nice
i just purchased the obh-21se from audio advisor
any thoughts on that
oh ya and im running all of this out of my computer which has an audigy
now i know that the audigy is a bad source
but is there any way i can get rid of the hiss without chaning sound cards
and if none any recomendations?

 

[Orpheus]

nope.... most low end sound cards are pretty noisy.

best upgrade is just to replace it. maudio makes some nice entry-level sound cards, though they don't have sound processing for games.

or get a stand-alone CD player. even cheap ones usually are much better than your sound card.

 

[nm nix]

yes but is there anyway i can use both my sound blaster and m-audio sound cards
because i do a lot of gaming on it and dont wanna replace it
thanks for ur reply first person to help

 

[Orpheus]

try a maudio sonica. it's USB, and CHEAP!.... and since it's outside the computer case, it partially avoids the noisy environment inside the computer... only partially cause it still draws power from the USB port i believe. it might have a wallwart... i'm not completely sure.

but i think it's the best deal out there for good sound.

since it's USB, it shouldn't have any conflicts with your soundblaster. i think you'd like it.

 

[nm nix]

thanks for your help
i just saw that i think im gonna pick one up been reading up on it
it would work well for gaming too
do you think it will be good for teh obh 21se amp?

 

[kcits]

before you look at buying a new card, have you tried the rear-out of the audigy? if i remember correctly, it uses higher-quality components for the rear-out, which may eliminate the hiss.

also try muting all sources in the mixer except for "wave/mp3" (the analog cd-in is usually really noisy...)

hope that helps anyway

 

[Orpheus]

there's a rear out, as opposed to a "front" out? interesting.

but yes.... you should try what kcits said.... it should help a little bit.... significantly in some cards.

 

[nm nix]

will do
is the audiophile 2496 a good choice?

 

[C4 Suke]

Yea I agree with the muting, my headphones were really hissing until I muted the CD-player and aux.

 

[nm nix]

thanks fellas i muted the mic and i have no hiss at all now