iNcontroL
New Head-Fier
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Hey everyone, I just bought a Sound Blaster X7 Limited Edition.
I'm a bit confused about a few settings and couldn't find much information on them searching google.
In the Speakers/Headphones section there's an option called Direct Mode "Direct Mode gives you audio in its purest form, directly from the source.", now is this essentially like ASIO but for everything including games and music?
Another option I'm confused about is "Dynamic Range Control" it has three choices:
- Full (maximum)
- Normal (standard)
- Night (minimum)
The default setting is Normal, however I'm not sure what it exactly does. What would give me the best quality sound?
On a side note: I still have my Titanium HD PCI card installed. They're both working fine and I can interchange between them easily through my PC. I'm currently using the X7 for my Headphones because of the convenience of switching them out. However, I have my Airmotiv 5s hooked up permanently to my Titanium HD. Would that give me the best sound quality or should I go ahead and hook up the speakers to my X7 as well? Is the DAC on the X7 superior to the X-FI Titanium HD?
Any insight or comments are greatly appreciated!
I'm a bit confused about a few settings and couldn't find much information on them searching google.
In the Speakers/Headphones section there's an option called Direct Mode "Direct Mode gives you audio in its purest form, directly from the source.", now is this essentially like ASIO but for everything including games and music?
Another option I'm confused about is "Dynamic Range Control" it has three choices:
- Full (maximum)
- Normal (standard)
- Night (minimum)
The default setting is Normal, however I'm not sure what it exactly does. What would give me the best quality sound?
On a side note: I still have my Titanium HD PCI card installed. They're both working fine and I can interchange between them easily through my PC. I'm currently using the X7 for my Headphones because of the convenience of switching them out. However, I have my Airmotiv 5s hooked up permanently to my Titanium HD. Would that give me the best sound quality or should I go ahead and hook up the speakers to my X7 as well? Is the DAC on the X7 superior to the X-FI Titanium HD?
Any insight or comments are greatly appreciated!