Recent content by Uncle Jim

They might be your worst option. Behringer manufacturer knock-offs. But knock-offs tend to lack in quality. I bought graphics EQ and a small mixer from them and both broke down after a few months. I would stay away from Behringer. If your onboard audio isnt good you can get a PCI-e sound card...

Fatal1ty MKII is a good buy, Steelseries Siberia v2 also gets great reviews. Interestingly both headsets are second revisions that improve on previous not-so-successful models. If you have cash to burn consider Beyerdynamics MMX series...A lot depends on your budget. You might want to have a...

Both S/PDIF coaxial and TOSlink optical have the same specs. Neither is better than the other, although optical tends to get people more excited. In practical terms coaxial is easier for longer runs as it is difficult to find long TOSlink leads. In other words all solutions presented above will...

Well, an onboard sound is a floor mat while a sound card is the engine :) I agree speakers matter a lot and so does the quality of the amplifier, and I understand what you are saying, but if your source of signal is c r a p you just get amplified c r a p through your speakers. So having a...

933 MHz, 384MB RAM, 300GB HDD, SB Live! 5.1 Digital, Server 2003 Std. Pretty high specs for an alarm clock ;)

Most people are fine with onboard audio but they have no idea how much better it could sound with a proper sound card. In a way it is like with good headphones, or a car. You are probably ok with average ones until you get to use something better.

flac folks seem to be giving in... http://flac.sourceforge.net/news.html

when I used surround speakers I had this plugin installed. It was the best I could find: http://www.winamp.com/plugin/simply-surround/40582

^ that's a strong opinion, albeit not based on facts. Firstly, the prices: PCI-Express Creative PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium - Retail - $79.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102024 ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 - $89...

Your budget is ...? Some reference: Logitech earphones Sennheiser earphones Creative earphones

Behringer is a cheap rip off of better brands such as Mackie but you are getting what you are paying for.

I don't think it is silly... Once you know that all your devices support lossless you are more inclined to use it. As of now you need to have 2 copies of each song - a lossless version for your hifi and a compressed version for a portable player.

There is a lot of 5.1 sound card that you can connect thru USB to your laptop. Some links from newegg, sure you can find more on ebay etc. Zalman: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829101151 Sound Blaster: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102020...

If you can find used beyerdynamic cans with velvet lining such as DT990 (these are open though) they are extremely comfortable and any cheap electret mic will do. If you are set on getting a headset for gaming I would look at some older generation sennheiser headsets e.g. PC161 pitched...

To me it sounds as if Relatek was not assigned LFE the way you wanted As for Audigy doing the same it is either not set to surround, audio jacks are put into the wrong output or the card is broken. Or the bass redirection is not on - but this would not explain why only stereo works. Might be a...