I want better audio quality.. Options please

Johnny|lucidcomposure

Johnny|lucidcomposure

Johnny|lucidcomposure

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I really admire my music more than anything. I have a large collection of mp3 music and I want to get the very best audio clarity from it.

Now, I have a Creative Audigy 2 ZS and I am wondering if these XFi things are really worth the yap you hear about them

How much better if any would a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - OEM be in place of what I have.

Now, I have been listening to my music for many years through the Cambridge Soundworks DTT3500 Digital system. Is there a lot better than this availiable for a reasonable price.

Thanks
 
Upgrade your speakers too, I had a speaker setup with identical cubes and they sound terrible. In fact I would buy speakers before the soundcard.

Stop using Mp3 and use high bit rate OGG or ideally FLAC, then buy a decent soundcard, not Creative Labs.
 
squiffy said:
Upgrade your speakers too, I had a speaker setup with identical cubes and they sound terrible. In fact I would buy speakers before the soundcard.

Stop using Mp3 and use high bit rate OGG or ideally FLAC, then buy a decent soundcard, not Creative Labs.
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as above, for any meaningful sound quality increase some new speakers would be needed and if you are talking hifi quality sould then some seperates would be the way to ( along with soundcard by M-Audio ) but we are talking £100's. Seach the bay for second hand, can be a few bargins. If you still want 5/6/7.1 sound then its more still.

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Well I live at home with my parents and until I move into my own place I am not looking for anything that will blow the socks off you. I do personally feel that it might not be the sound card suffering but as you all agree, the speakers. I only have playback through the central speaker as the others are so bad I think blasted out headphones would be better. Its suppose to be a 5.1 system but I have hardly set it up as one and would be quite happy to just have the same high quality audio playing out of just two speakers really
 
A Hi-Fi doesn't need to be big or especially loud (though they usually can be) but will invariably offer the best quality sound. As suggested, second hand kit and M-Audio card (the 2496 really, £50). Mission speakers are cheap second hand and NAD 3020 amps also tend to go cheap (oldie but goodie ;) ). Whole lot under £180 I reckon including cables.
 
may I suggest and second hand stereo amp and bookshelf speakers, only stereo sound but would be streets ahead of what you got atm. £200 quid sounds about right

:( got there second
 
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