akwok
Headphoneus Supremus
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Hi all,
I recieved my SE-90PCI this morning, and immediately installed it.
Installation was a breeze, the supplied CD was in Japanese but you just need to click the first link for the Via drivers to install.
When I first installed it, the resampling rate was at 44.1khz, so I upped it to 192khz and tested the sound.
WOW. The sound is AMAZING. It totally blows the iPod Line Out outta the water (and the iPod LO is not that bad at all). Bass is tighter, highs are much higher, and everything seems a lot crisper. It's also very smooth.. something the iPod out lacked.
Is this sound card worth the $179 USD I paid? Totally. It costs twice as much as the EMU-0404, but I believe that it is worth it. I am also pretty sure it outperforms the EMU-0404.. however, I cannot make a valued judgement as I have never tried it.
By the way.. $0 customs fee as audiocubes.com marks the item as a Gift. Shipped straight out of Japan!
Here are some pictures.. if you have any questions feel free to post .
I currently have the SE-90PCI => Pocket Amp V2 => SA5000, with very crappy $3 cables (RCA => mini). I need to wait for my Gilmore Lite, so I can use some nice RCA interconnects.. will post another opinion when I get it.
I recieved my SE-90PCI this morning, and immediately installed it.
Installation was a breeze, the supplied CD was in Japanese but you just need to click the first link for the Via drivers to install.
When I first installed it, the resampling rate was at 44.1khz, so I upped it to 192khz and tested the sound.
WOW. The sound is AMAZING. It totally blows the iPod Line Out outta the water (and the iPod LO is not that bad at all). Bass is tighter, highs are much higher, and everything seems a lot crisper. It's also very smooth.. something the iPod out lacked.
Is this sound card worth the $179 USD I paid? Totally. It costs twice as much as the EMU-0404, but I believe that it is worth it. I am also pretty sure it outperforms the EMU-0404.. however, I cannot make a valued judgement as I have never tried it.
By the way.. $0 customs fee as audiocubes.com marks the item as a Gift. Shipped straight out of Japan!
Here are some pictures.. if you have any questions feel free to post .
I currently have the SE-90PCI => Pocket Amp V2 => SA5000, with very crappy $3 cables (RCA => mini). I need to wait for my Gilmore Lite, so I can use some nice RCA interconnects.. will post another opinion when I get it.