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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...

Yes, these are the two knobs next to the big one, ignore that EQ section in blue Enjoy!

My preference is with Beyerdynamics but rather DT770. But if you are in a noisy room maybe it is worth considering a noise-canceling model? It seems gimmicky and insulting to audiophile's ear but if you try them you might like the effect. I tried Aurvanas and Bose once and was shocked how good...

ROFL.. Click Start > Programs > Creative > Sound Blaster > Restore Defaults then read and follow the advice that was given to you above.

I suppose under specific circumstances there might be audible difference between platinum and titanium because of the EMI shield, in a good way for titanium, that is.

Beyerdynamic 770. Comfortable, great audio quality. 990 are even better but as an open design they bleed outside.

X-Fi only has HD Audio connector so AC97 should not work. HD should though - are you sure you connected the right pins on both ends? IF mic works when connected to the mic input on the card and not on the Antec it must be the connection between these two...

Sound cards with hardware acceleration still give better performance: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1042178/impact-of-sound-processing-on-cpu-use-investigated

Compared to the old o fatality cans this headset actually looks quite different. Going purely by its looks and specs what do you think about it? looks: specs: http://www.soundblaster.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=872&product=18703

All in all it would be rather strange to overlook X-Fi Xtreme Gamer card (low profile, PCI). This card is rock solid, comes with good drivers (including some betas for Windows 7 already) and costs 55 bucks. There is PCI-e version as well, called Titanium - but its more expensive and not low...

You basically want speakers for relatively quiet gaming and you are on a budget so to say. In that case consider getting Logitech X-540 or any Creative inspire 5.1 set. You will be happy with either and both are great value for money. In my experience Creative set is a better deal at the...

Well, drivers did not work for some people in Vista a year ago or so and this is when Daniel K came up with his drivers. But for many people incl. myself the original drivers worked fine while Daniel's K drivers caused issues. Besides Creative came up with several new releases (starting with...

ATH AD500 have slightly higher sensitivity, can handle more input power and seem to use bigger drivers which bodes well for bass response (in my book anyway -yes, I know: small cones can be good, too, but I prefer big ones). I did not use them but I like them. AKG240 have slightly worse...

I assumed they would. A regular 2.1. set takes stereo and sends the lows thru built-in cross-over to the woofer. That's how most 2.1 sets work anyway. As for the surround versus expand CMSS flavours: I re-checked that and it *sounds* you are right. Even though going purely by the names I...

Daniels_K drivers are a mixed bag - read the comments in that thread before you jump the gun... Besides this is Windows 7 and not the Vista question ;)

what's wrong with the mono mic? 99% mics are mono, and those that are stereo are in fact two mono mics set as an array with phase difference for noise cancelling. Sure that's nice for a gaming headset, but not such a big deal, or is it?

Creative released a lot of updates to the original drivers by now which fixed any issues that were talked about in the past. X-Fi is definitely a safe buy now for gaming and it is good value compared to any other sound cards. It also offers CMSS-3D headphones tech which many think (incl...

Install ASIO driver (asio4all) and DJ Tractor or a similar app and you can have 2 independent playbacks from the same sound card.

Good Choice, I am sure you will enjoy this combination. Just as a side note and a reference for anyone looking up info on headphones - there is one particularily good brand that is completely overlooked here - AKG. Their budget range such as my AKG 55 (discountinued) and later models such AKG...

You could put X-Fi modes to some good use here. Configure e.g. the gaming mode for headphones with CMSS-3D on and connect headphones to line out 1. Then configure the entertainment mode to 4.1 (yes, not a typo: 4.1), turn the CMSS Stereo Expand (or Surround - whichever sounds better to you) and...

1. If this is 5.1 analog headset (which you plug into the card with 3 wires) - then set the card to 5.1 speakers and not to headphones or you will upmix stereo to 5.1 which might sound weird. 2. make sure CMSS-3D, Crystalizer and Mic FX are all off in the Creative X-Fi console EDIT: I realized...

Two corrections on the above statement: EAX 3 and 4 are supported by Audigy cards but the degree of support varies between models, so it is safe to say that only X-Fi support all of EAX, but it is not technically correct. Saying that very few games use higher EAX versions might be true...

I had similar impression but thought it was just me... You made me check in-game EAX settings. And it seems while original CoD and CoD2 used EAX HD - COD 4 does not. I guess that's why the audio in that game sucks.

Only used the past papers for self study and passed the exam. A course does not have to be waste of time though. Depends on what is the knowledge difference between you and the tutor. 200 bucks might be worth it. EDIT: Besides A+, as far as i remember wasnt the most logical exam in the...

Yes, the sound card is defenitely the way to go. Reasons: - more accurate gaming sounds - higher dynamic range (the difference between the most quiet audible and the loudest sound with no distortion) - better sound quality Audigy 2 ZS does not have optical out though - only electrical...

You dont have to get that "Champion" model. The simple Titatnium card without the drive bay costs $85 American. Wouldn't they ship to NZ? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102024 Its heads and shoulders above Xonar DX for real EAX support and full PCI express - no...