[fourwinds]

I have a 2002 vintage soundblaster live soundcard. I am only listen to music on the pc. I have a klipsh pro media 2.1. I have no need for a 5.1 system right now.

Would a soundcard upgrade do anything for me?

 

[Logistics]

Changing to a different sound card can give you different sound or it can give you better sound. If you're willing to use a soldering iron, you could improve your current card for a whole lot less than the cost of a new card and it may actually sound alot better than the new card.

 

[fourwinds]

sure what would i be doing to it?

 

[Cauhtemoc]

Although it's a different card, the theory is the same as being described here.

 

[Apocalypsee]

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Originally Posted by fourwinds /img/forum/go_quote.gif sure what would i be doing to it?

What's your card number? If its SB0220 I can give you some what I do

 

[drew.haynes]

AMAZING coincidence. I too have the Sounblaster Live! SB0220, and I used Promedia 2.1s currently. I was JUST thinking, I wanna ask if anyone's modded one of these OLD cards, but I considered keeping it to myself so all you audio pro's wouldn't harrass me about how I'm still using a card from 2002!

Apocalypsee.. what did you do to your card?

 

[Apocalypsee]

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Originally Posted by drew.haynes /img/forum/go_quote.gif AMAZING coincidence. I too have the Sounblaster Live! SB0220, and I used Promedia 2.1s currently. I was JUST thinking, I wanna ask if anyone's modded one of these OLD cards, but I considered keeping it to myself so all you audio pro's wouldn't harrass me about how I'm still using a card from 2002! Apocalypsee.. what did you do to your card?

UGPM dude

 

[infinitesymphony]

A little off-topic, but aren't you guys concerned about the safety of your computers? One bad mod and one or more components could go *poof*...

 

[Apocalypsee]

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Originally Posted by infinitesymphony /img/forum/go_quote.gif A little off-topic, but aren't you guys concerned about the safety of your computers? One bad mod and one or more components could go *poof*...

No pain no gain, mate. I burn my hand because of the modding (the iron tip fell on my hands, 3am in the morning), the card's fine but recently it died all of a sudden, not during modding, probably it's too old.

I've previously voltmod my graphics card, one goes poof when I wrongly measure its voltage during benchmark run

 

[ROBSCIX]

About SAFETY, You have to be careful, make sure and double check your mods.
There is not really any damage to your system as a whole. The card is sort of isolated against hurting the entire system.

 

[drew.haynes]

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Originally Posted by infinitesymphony /img/forum/go_quote.gif A little off-topic, but aren't you guys concerned about the safety of your computers? One bad mod and one or more components could go *poof*...

Not so much... built every computer I've owned. The computer I'm referring to has a Soundblaster that cost me like 30 bucks several years ago.. doesn't matter too much if it dies.

 

[TheVinylRipper]

Technical expertise is in direct proportion to the amount of equipment ruined.


Electronic devices work on magic smoke, let the magic smoke out and they don't work any more..