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My new motherboard came with the ultra crappy VIA VT1617A 8 track audio solution.It DOESNT come with a headphone amplifier as the data sheets state.
So the volume they gave out was very low even on my efficient Koss KTX pRo.
(the koss ktx were opened by me and they have the same drivers belonging to the KSC55,50 and Sporta Pros.).
My Koss have been thouroughly burnt in using my moms hairdryer and are not damaged.
The card houses the Crystal CS4382-KQ DAC which is the same DAC used in the Audigy2 ZS cards.
The ADC is a Wolfson 8775.
Results of the DAC using RMAA using gold plated ISO certified mini to mini cable by Osheeba Japan:
FR : +0.03,, -0.22
Noise Level : -96.3
Dynamic Range : 94.9
THD :0.0030
IMD :0.0046
Stereo Crosstalk : -96.3
The above results are for 24bit 96Khz with no effects whatsoever.
The card has an ST opamp on board.
Using udial.ape i found the following:
Master Volume above 70% clips and distorts.
Wave volume above 65% distorts.
the card does resample to 48Khz internally BUT theres something different about the resampling algorithm.
Playing UDIAL without Resampler PPHS or SSRS causes NO noise or distortion whatsoever.I hear dial tone along with some very high frequency tones.
Adding Resampler to the DSP stack causes the noise to appear.
Excellent detail.Very airy.Good bass on my Koss.Dont use the sound cards driver EQ.
Feature Review :
CMSS : Clips and distorts sound heavily in 2 channel mode.
EQ : Distorts sound and kills details sometimes.Works fine sometimes.
Karaoke : Advanced mode 2 is awesome .Manages to remove vocals only while keeping everything else intact.
RightMark 3Dsound results:
63 Hardware Voice Streams.
Supports EAX 3 with all features like occlusion etc.
CPU Load of DirectSound3d 44Khz Streaming 32 voices at 16 bit 48Khz:
2 channel/headphone mode : 5% or so.
5.1 channel : 9% or so.
All above tests were done on an XP2400 ,512MB ram and crap made in Daman and Diu 300W PSU.(Where the hell is daman and diu?)
.
Verdict:
Sound Quality:Very good indeed.Better than Realtek ACL650,VT1617A and AD1980,Original Live and nForce1 APU.
Support for EAX 3,2 and A3D.
Creative have shot their own feet by releasing this card.
Wonder how many people are gonna buy the Audigy2 after trying this one.
So the volume they gave out was very low even on my efficient Koss KTX pRo.
(the koss ktx were opened by me and they have the same drivers belonging to the KSC55,50 and Sporta Pros.).
My Koss have been thouroughly burnt in using my moms hairdryer and are not damaged.
The card houses the Crystal CS4382-KQ DAC which is the same DAC used in the Audigy2 ZS cards.
The ADC is a Wolfson 8775.
Results of the DAC using RMAA using gold plated ISO certified mini to mini cable by Osheeba Japan:
FR : +0.03,, -0.22
Noise Level : -96.3
Dynamic Range : 94.9
THD :0.0030
IMD :0.0046
Stereo Crosstalk : -96.3
The above results are for 24bit 96Khz with no effects whatsoever.
The card has an ST opamp on board.
Using udial.ape i found the following:
Master Volume above 70% clips and distorts.
Wave volume above 65% distorts.
the card does resample to 48Khz internally BUT theres something different about the resampling algorithm.
Playing UDIAL without Resampler PPHS or SSRS causes NO noise or distortion whatsoever.I hear dial tone along with some very high frequency tones.
Adding Resampler to the DSP stack causes the noise to appear.
Excellent detail.Very airy.Good bass on my Koss.Dont use the sound cards driver EQ.
Feature Review :
CMSS : Clips and distorts sound heavily in 2 channel mode.
EQ : Distorts sound and kills details sometimes.Works fine sometimes.
Karaoke : Advanced mode 2 is awesome .Manages to remove vocals only while keeping everything else intact.
RightMark 3Dsound results:
63 Hardware Voice Streams.
Supports EAX 3 with all features like occlusion etc.
CPU Load of DirectSound3d 44Khz Streaming 32 voices at 16 bit 48Khz:
2 channel/headphone mode : 5% or so.
5.1 channel : 9% or so.
All above tests were done on an XP2400 ,512MB ram and crap made in Daman and Diu 300W PSU.(Where the hell is daman and diu?)
.
Verdict:
Sound Quality:Very good indeed.Better than Realtek ACL650,VT1617A and AD1980,Original Live and nForce1 APU.
Support for EAX 3,2 and A3D.
Creative have shot their own feet by releasing this card.
Wonder how many people are gonna buy the Audigy2 after trying this one.