X-Fi MusicXtreme with wharfedale diamond 8.1 or a new 5.1/7.1 set?
- Thread starter DHR
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Hi m8 i would stick with what you got because there is no pc speaker systems that i know of will touch your amp and speakers, i got a denon A/V amp with the wharfedale diamond speakers myself and the sound is pretty decent with the x-fi card.
i will second that
i use a pair of mordant short
with a crappy pioneer amp and i havent come accross a set of comp speakers that will compare
FYI and wallet !! are you aware of the "rice crispy" problems with x-fi's
i wasnt and im not too happy
im not getting crackling like most people but only when i use asio 24bit 96,000
with my mk449c usb keyboard .... if i touch the pitch bend wheel the sound thats affected cuts off and then the crackling starts ... very low at first but gets very very loud if left for too long , usually shutting the program down fixes it , however if i use 24bit 48000hz i get no issues
newest drivers have not fixed the problem either
still a great card and the software type architecture of the chip looks promising for future sofware updates..... just hope they fix the crackling
i use a pair of mordant short
with a crappy pioneer amp and i havent come accross a set of comp speakers that will compare
FYI and wallet !! are you aware of the "rice crispy" problems with x-fi's
i wasnt and im not too happy
im not getting crackling like most people but only when i use asio 24bit 96,000
with my mk449c usb keyboard .... if i touch the pitch bend wheel the sound thats affected cuts off and then the crackling starts ... very low at first but gets very very loud if left for too long , usually shutting the program down fixes it , however if i use 24bit 48000hz i get no issues
newest drivers have not fixed the problem either
still a great card and the software type architecture of the chip looks promising for future sofware updates..... just hope they fix the crackling
Was looking to grab an X-Fi myself.
Have read post after post, and webpage after webpage of x-fi problems across the board, some are mobo related and get fixed in bios updates, others are x-fi issues, which take Creative forever to fix.
Read on the Creative forums, far far too many unlucky customers, and Creative's stance isnt really a 'make the customer happy' kind of stance.
I know having a seperate card helps performance, but with the numerous problems i read about just put me off.
Have read post after post, and webpage after webpage of x-fi problems across the board, some are mobo related and get fixed in bios updates, others are x-fi issues, which take Creative forever to fix.
Read on the Creative forums, far far too many unlucky customers, and Creative's stance isnt really a 'make the customer happy' kind of stance.
I know having a seperate card helps performance, but with the numerous problems i read about just put me off.