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^Tell me about it. Playing in stereo may as well be like putting on a blindfold for me.
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S/PDIF (optical or coaxial) is a digital signal that bypasses the DAC and op-amp functions of the sound card (AE-9).Anyone have an idea of how the optical out works with the Sound Blaster AE-9? I know for the RCA connection, it brings everything over to the external device. How about for optical? Is it VSS only? Or is it also affected by op amp swapping?
feels like there's something wrong with my ears when i see so many people playing in plain stereo
i feel like i get no sense of space or positional awareness when doing so
If the VSS on the Mixamp Gen 2 is anything like the VSS on the Astro A50s, then yes, pretty bad at times. When I was on Xbox I was able to use Atmos and disable the A50s onboard VSS. It was much better.I am personally pleasantly surprised by the positional information in stereo with a good source and headphone. I am also really surprised by the improved sound quality with not using VSS, it just sounds better, even though less immersive.
I will have to admit though, that my VSS source was pretty bad (Mixamp gen 2), and my stereo source is a lot better (Schiit hel).
In the end, I think both have a pretty long learning curve, if you have hundred of hours in a game with or without VSS, switching will be very weird.
I personally don't think I am ever going back to external VSS on PS5. Either the Tempest engine will give an improvement with future games, or I will just do with good stereo.
Skip step 1. I mean you can connect the usb for powee, but don't rely on usb for audio. Do step 2 and above.
And for pc yes, that is correct. Do it in the creative software.
After spending some time with them, how are their soundstage and imaging for gaming ?She has arrived E-mu Teak. Let's see how much of the D7000 they channel.
Hel 2 - a thing of beauty and sounds amazing too
So after a coupe of weeks, I'm in love with this thing.
Pairing it with the Beyerdynamic TYGR 300 R and it sounds tremendous
feels like there's something wrong with my ears when i see so many people playing in plain stereo
i feel like i get no sense of space or positional awareness when doing so
Nice - how much was the import duty if you don't mind me asking. Thinking of getting a Hel 2 to use with my Tygr R and HD560s