Sound, dedicated and onboard, cant tell the difference

Dicehunter

Dicehunter

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So i got my creative xfi titanium fatality soundcard replaced with a new one as the one i had before was faulty and just hissed at me all the time so ive been using the onboard xfi chip on the CHV mobo and to be honest, i cant tell the difference what so ever between the 2.
Anyone else in the same boat or are my ears faulty :confused:
 
The difference between my Titanium and my Dacmagic is big. I only have to listen to the dark knight soundtrack and it sounds "squashed" with the Titanium.

Upgrade your speakers/headphones.
 
Yep, what are you using to listen through? You really need good stuff for it to show.

In my experience, most of the creative cards are a bit bass heavy and muddly. I always pick pro cards instead for best results.
 
Im using Altect Lansing 995 ATM.
My first 5.1 Setup was their 251 ( Which are still in use on my AMD upstairs and are still doing a lovely job ). My kids all have Altec Lansings of sorts except my daughter... Hers is a Fujitsu Seimens 2.1 setup that is certainly a hellishly powerful and loud affair, and to be honest, the quality is fairly impressive too.

I am very much an Altec lover however.

Until my last headphones and speakers... I was so upset by those that I actually emails Altec about them. Sad though that is!
 
DF1986 said:
lol ^^ i did have the Creative HS-450 Headset but ive switched to the Asus Vulcan ANC Noise Cancelling ROG Gaming Headset and the difference is amazing :p
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TBH neither of those are good enough to really show the difference between onboard and a decent soundcard.
 
Are those JVC's bettter though?

I do agree that Sennheiser's headsets are overpriced, but they are good. 360's are pretty much the headset version of the 595's. Hell, a lot of Sennheiser's headphones are overpriced too! :p

I suppose one has to ask the question, are those Sennheiser's that much better than the JVC's, that they are worth that much more? Probably not, but then, that will vary person to person.

Look at Goldring DR150's at £40. Many a person has rated them more highly than Sennheiser HD555's, yet the DR150's are half the price. People have paid £90 for the 555's, and thought they were better and good value.

Unless someone can visit a shop and try these headphones out, it's impossible to say what any given headphone will be worth to that person.

It's fairly easy to find a shop to compare TV's, but to find a shop to compare headphones, is much harder sadly.
 
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