so who mants the HDA x-plosion then? :D

[james.miller]

its been a while in the making. I said it would come sooner or later when i posted details about the c-media chip with the DTS capabilities, and now its nearly here. THe HDA x-plosion with 1.5mb/sec DTS encoding, and DTS neo:6 aswell as DDLive. I want one and i want it now.


when are OCuk getting these in?

* C-Media CMI8770 PCI chipset (8CH audio single chip with DTS® Connect and Dolby® Digital Live Real-Time Content Encoder)
* 8CH codec embedded PCI audio single chip
* Full-duplex 8CH 24bit/96kHz DAC / 2CH 16bit/48kHz ADC
* Intergrated S/PDIF input/output supports 44.1kHz/48kHz/96kHz sample rate and 16/24bits resolution
* The world's first DTS® Connect logo program certificated PCI audio board
* DTS® Interactive : A real-time 5.1 encoder that takes any 2 or more channel and encodes it into DTS® bitstream. DTS® Interactive provides a single cable connection via S/PDIF digital audio output to a DTS® enabled surround sound system by encoding all audio into a DTS® compatible bitstream at 1.5Mbps
* DTS® NeoC : An upmixing matrix technology that turns any 2 channel audio into 7.1 surround sound. DTS® NeoC, based upon DTS® Neo:6 matrix surround technology, transforms any stereo content such as MP3, WMA or CD audio, into a 7.1-channel surround sound experience
* Dolby® Digital Live(DDL) Real-Time Content Encoder converts PC audio into a 5.1 channel Dolby® Digital bitstream
* Swappable dual DIP type OPAMP controlled preamp circuit (4pcs output control OPAMP IC with DIY socket, 2pcs MIC input control OPAMP IC with DIY socket)
* Max 2.8Vrms full swing analog output gain by unique preamp circuit / incredible powerfull analog output, improve dynamic range / SNR
* Proper OPAMP control circuit (+8V, -8V dual power supply circuit) for high quality audio quality, prevent audio distortion at high volume level
* Package content: HDA X-PLOSION 7.1 DTS Connect Audio Card / MPC to MPC(2pin-2pin) CD S/PDIF audio cable / TOSLINK fiber optic digital cable / installation CD / warranty card / owner's manual

Gimme Gimme Gimme!

edit: could a mod please correct the thread name? lol

 

[bledd]

OOOH,

will be getting this instead of my creative elite pro!

-edit, just setup my z5500's yesterday, atm i've only got it going into my mp3 player's lineout, i'll be getting my Game Theatre XP this weekend when my flat mate brings it down for me

they ROCK so far!

 

[Psypher5]

I knew it was fate. Making me forget to get a soundcard everytime they came in stock. Hoorah for him upstairs. OCUK get these in now. Thanky.

~Psy

 

[bledd]

i've just emailed them to find out a release date

 

[james.miller]

jan2006 in america. when we get them here i dont know:s

 

[bledd]

can you pre-order them now anywhere?

you got msn mate?

[email protected]

 

[The IPB]

My X mystique blew me away so I think this with that name should do the same

 

[Apatche64]

is this gonna be better than the x-fi then? at what price point? i'm contemplating the £80 quid one

 

[james.miller]

an american site has them on bacvk order for £121 dollars. That's $68 over here, so expect it to be around £80 really..


if your reciever does DTS, i think this is going to be fantastic. Otherwise id probably stick with the x-fi

 

[Apatche64]

so you need a set of speakers with dts decoder yeah?, is this gonna only be better for dvd's then?, or will games and music be better?

 

[james.miller]

the card has a DTS encoder, meaning it can turn your games or regular windows sounds into 5.1dts, just like the old soundstorm and the x-mystique do DDlive. It doesnt effect material that is already encoded like dvd's for instance.

Games would be better, music....dont know yet. The best music is always 2 channel pcm, period, and i cant see DTS encoding changing that.

 

[Apatche64]

i think it's a wait and see job for me then. hopefully i'll be able to wait till january, although my meageworks 250d and audigy 2 are really wanting to be sold, they told me. no they did.

 

[snedger]

Hello
My X-Mystique has gone a bit crazy. Tried out Skype 1.4 and half way through the phone conversation the sound went like an electric drill, the PC rebooted and since then my X-Mystique is not always detected. Not bad lasting nearly 10 months.
So, this new souncard could be perfect timing! But I'll wait for a price drop this time before I buy.
Cheers
snedger

 

[helpimcrap]

does anyone actually notice the difference with this when put through home stereo or headphones? aside from pro sound mixers obviously.

 

[james.miller]

ummm. headphones no - show me a pair of DTS headphones lol. Home stereo's? depends. DDlive encoding is great for games, but it does have its shortfalls. Higher than ideal distortion levels beign one of them. Lossless DTS encoding should overcome all of that, but we wont know untill some reviews start appearing

 

[Phil99]

Hello
My X-Mystique has gone a bit crazy. Tried out Skype 1.4 and half way through the phone conversation the sound went like an electric drill, the PC rebooted and since then my X-Mystique is not always detected. Not bad lasting nearly 10 months.
So, this new souncard could be perfect timing! But I'll wait for a price drop this time before I buy.
Cheers
snedger

Just RMA the X-Mystique, it has a 12 month warranty with the retailer.

 

[bledd]

so james

xfi or this

on z5500's

 

[james.miller]

honestly? x-fi, assuming it isnt significantly more expensive than the x-plosion. Wether its really that good or not, ill be getting the x-plosion. I've waited for a lossless encoding solution since i had my old nf2 soundstorm board

 

[Reppyboyo]

Wish they would update their damned drivers for the x-mystique.

Id probably buy this new card though, as my receiver can do DTS encodeing.

 

[cokecan]

oooooooo, new HDA

so not only does it do DDL like the current one, but it ALSO does DTS???

the only thing that will make this even better is the cheap-ass price tag that the x-mystique had

think ill have my name down for one of these

EDIT: so whats the Xraider card all about, cos it looks almost identical to the Xplosion card