View Full Version : got more to spend on sound card
vcstrike
11-03-05, 02:11 AM
i was thinking about this sound card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102178
and these headphones http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16826106328. i game and listen to music a lot. is this combo good?
vcstrike
11-03-05, 03:42 AM
also, how do i hook up the sound card? do i have to put jumpers on the pins like i did for my onboard sound or do i just have to plug it in and install drivers and it should work?
andyl33t
11-03-05, 02:09 PM
plug it in and install the drivers.
vcstrike
11-03-05, 06:09 PM
is the sound card and headphones i picked out any good?
zematis
11-03-05, 06:47 PM
yes.
vcstrike
11-03-05, 06:50 PM
i'm gonna be ordering it tomorrow this is why i'm kind of being impatient :)
KEVOROCKER
11-04-05, 08:59 PM
Could have gotten a soundblaster for cheaper but hey, if you need the features...
vcstrike
11-04-05, 09:12 PM
well i didn't order it today i'm gonna wait till monday... will i notice a difference between the SB Live! and the audigy 2 zs?
well i didn't order it today i'm gonna wait till monday... will i notice a difference between the SB Live! and the audigy 2 zs?
The Audigy 2 is better, but they both have the same core. You have to go up to the X-fi (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102188) to get a really improved card. I hear they work particularly well with headphones.
vcstrike
11-05-05, 12:06 AM
i think it's a little out of my budget. so i shouldn't notice a big difference between the audigy 2 and sb live?
Soundwise, I think their is some difference particularly in low end sounds. The A2 has considerably more features. Having owned an SB Live, an original Audigy and the A2 ZS, I can say that sound improvements have been in modest increments at least to my ears.
vcstrike
11-05-05, 02:07 AM
hmm. yeah i guess better lower sounds would be better for games. (right?)
Celeron_Phreak
11-06-05, 03:48 AM
http://www.compuplus.com/i-Sennheiser-HD-280-PRO-Professional-Stereo-Headphones-Black-1004080~t-HD%20280-sid-9342sx04t6380b5-track-searchViewed.html
The headphones are cheaper there. That's where I ordered mine. I'm using mine on a home build CMOY at my desk right now and I need to go to the office supply store to get some sticky tack to mod these. Then I'll install my custom headphone cable to see if there's any noticible difference.
www.head-fi.org
^^That's a good website to. I'm virax over there.
Hey_Its_Cole
11-06-05, 04:27 AM
Stay away from head-fi, they will drain your wallet quickly lol. I have a love hate relationship with that froum. I did just order some hf-1s the other day so i am pretty stoaked. Should be quite different from my SA5000s as these are my first set of grados.
Celeron_Phreak
11-06-05, 04:50 AM
Cole has a good point there. If you are tempted to purchases by pictures and good comments, don't visit the DIY forums with the DIY projects and cables picture threads. It's the reason why I've spent about $45 on cable and connectors in the past month. o.O
Stay away from head-fi, they will drain your wallet quickly lol.
They will also fill your head with audiophile hogwash. Don't buy into things like headphone or power cables affecting sound. It's a bunch of rubbish, bad science is what it is.
That's good advice. People who claim that they hear a difference are fooling themselves. (I spent all that money it must sound better)
That's good advice. People who claim that they hear a difference are fooling themselves. (I spent all that money it must sound better)
this is perhaps the most retarded and ignorant statement ive heard
this is perhaps the most retarded and ignorant statement ive heard
Echo, feel free to disagree all you want, but I find that statement an affront. That is not the way people discuss things in this forum.
People make a lot of claims about what they can hear that are surely not based on the acoustic realities of the human ear. Hearing minute differences on PC sound gear is something my dog isn't capable of doing and his ears work a lot better than ours. You may think otherwise and that's your right, but I suggest you do that in a respectful way.
Echo, feel free to disagree all you want, but I find that statement an affront. That is not the way people discuss things in this forum.
People make a lot of claims about what they can hear that are surely not based on the acoustic realities of the human ear. Hearing minute differences on PC sound gear is something my dog isn't capable of doing and his ears work a lot better than ours. You may think otherwise and that's your right, but I suggest you do that in a respectful way.
do you have any experience in high end audio?
what gear have you listened through?
its not too hard to tell the differences between some gear and others.
maybe if it was bose gear id understand your statement, but to come out and say that you cannot hear differences when using different cables is stupid. especially when i assume you do not have any experience in that area.
if you do have experience i still disagree with you and maybe you need to clean ouot your ears.
sorry if i came off bluntly. its not personal.
edit: any many times when comparing cables etc the more expensive is not better so your point does not make sense there
do you have any experience in high end audio?
what gear have you listened through?
its not too hard to tell the differences between some gear and others.
maybe if it was bose gear id understand your statement, but to come out and say that you cannot hear differences when using different cables is stupid. especially when i assume you do not have any experience in that area.
if you do have experience i still disagree with you and maybe you need to clean ouot your ears.
sorry if i came off bluntly. its not personal.
edit: any many times when comparing cables etc the more expensive is not better so your point does not make sense there
LOL...Maybe you are right. Maybe I do need to clean out my ears.:) As a member of the Woodstock generation, I no doubt have damaged them along the way. I do have experience with different cables and I do honestly believe it's a scam, but I can agree to disagree. I might add that I am a professional musician with a 25 thousand dollar music studio in my home, but none of that means I'm right and you are wrong. Like you said, maybe I don't hear so well, but my glasses are brand new. I should be able to hear just fine.:confused:
And thanks for the the apology, it is graciously accepted. I find that people are more passionate about sound than any other topic in the Forum which is just great. It means that people love music and so do I. Have a great night, Echo.
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