Ive had a 2496 for about 18 months now and its been perfect the whole way, no issues at all . Might try something higher up the m-audio ladder in future but for now the 2496 will do me fine :)
The problem is you've had 3 different people handle the case who obviously don't communicate. As others have said, just call them on the hellophone and start yelling, works all the time.
I'm pretty sure that the RCA speaker wires were used with the original batch of z5500s but they removed them and went back to normal black/red speaker wire so people could cut it to length.
If you order one youll most probably get one with red/black speaker wire (like i did).
could always...
I had the original/XT ratpad and then the GS but wasnt all that impressed.
The original/XT was very good, a thick piece of plastic that didnt bend and took ages to wear down, mine lasted around 12 months before the wearing down became noticeable.
The GS was the biggest piece of crap. They...
Who the hell buys an mp3/video player for those features anyway? Thats what phones are for
As for the Zune, i'm in Aus and they havent even announced a release date yet which sucks but i'll be getting one the day they come out (mainly due to its sound quality)
The general rule with heatsinks IMO is the more surface area the better, mass of the fins doesnt weigh in nearly as much as the amount of surface area they provide.
Damn OSU lol, posted while i was writing :p
No factions, no neon and no etherals? sounds like you spent most of your time in Trammel at the bank prancing around in Daemon Armour on a Nightmare with a Glacial Staff.
Sorry, but factions and ridiculous haircuts were the basically the only good things in UO.
I dont care how much people will complain that these results are 'stupid cause its done with LN' and 'not an every day system' but 23,000 in 3dmark06 is friggin crazy :p
Another big reason to get a Dell is warranty. If you get 1 dead pixel you can get an advanced replacement monitor within 2 - 3 days pretty much no questions asked. Plus, the Dell looks nicer :)
Simple answer: A cheaper card (AV-710 for less than $40 for example) is able to output just as good if not better digital signal than the X-Fi.
The Z5500 has just as good if not better DAC (digital-analog-converter) than the X-Fi plus your minimising the possible interference the signal...