new sound card time :/

[Digital Viper-X-]

ok so I've been looking for a sound card that will do both optical out and have good quality dacs(better then onboard anyway) for when I use the PC, I have klipsch 5.1 ultras so I Was thinking about getting
(keep in mind I'm using Vista X64)

this
http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=16&product=1780
with
http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=209&subcategory=669&product=14066
or
http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=209&subcategory=669&product=15854

or

http://www.pccanada.com/viewitem.asp?id=6228

does the Xram help at all? can I just leave the I/O panel in the back of the pc dangling instead of in the front?

and one last option would be
http://www.infonec.ca/site/main.php?module=detail&id=351088


so cliffs
-Is the Prelude worth getting over the plat/f4t in terms of sound Q
-Is the platinun f4t worth getting over the xtreme music for the X-RAM?
-what to expect with drivers with both the prelude and the regular xfi cards

 

[Digital Viper-X-]

ttt store closes in 2 hours !!

 

[spaceman]

prelude. you can use the analogue outs on that one for the best sound. if you had a high end outboard dac like me then I would use the fatality with the digital out.

 

[Digital Viper-X-]

prelude. you can use the analogue outs on that one for the best sound. if you had a high end outboard dac like me then I would use the fatality with the digital out.

so I will be able to tell the diff on the 5.1 ultras from the xfi and prelude-xfi?

also how about drivers are they the same for the prelude as they are for all other XFI cards

 

[GreenGoose]

Get the Prelude. AuzenTech modify Creative's drivers for their cards. They have been doing a good job updating them. I love my Prelude. Traded a X-Fi Fatal1ty for it!

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=23788&vpn=PRELUDE&manufacture=AuzenTech

 

[Digital Viper-X-]

Get the Prelude. AuzenTech modify Creative's drivers for their cards. They have been doing a good job updating them. I love my Prelude. Traded a X-Fi Fatal1ty for it!

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=23788&vpn=PRELUDE&manufacture=AuzenTech

have you used the little coax - > Toslink adapters? and do they work well?

 

[spaceman]

have you used the little coax - > Toslink adapters? and do they work well?

I have one and yes they do.

 

[Digital Viper-X-]

damnit I was trying not to spend too much but if so many say its worth it then so be it!

 

[GreenGoose]

I use the Toslink on it and it works great! Buy now!

 

[Digital Viper-X-]

bought it, pc porn to come soon

 

[Digital Viper-X-]

shamless klipsch plug

didnt actually work in this pci port, i switched to top one, works fine now

sorry bad pics i know but phone cam ^^

btw wow, the crystalizer makes a huge diff, I <3 it so far

amazingly enough it makes my damn ht system sound better too, even the sub sounds clearer now, the treble hits so much harder