x-fi

[AeriaGloris]

I currently have an audigy 2 zs and im looking to upgrade.
I'm interested in this model http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/st...bIndex=1&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null
I like the fact that it has a header for the front audio on my case, no more scrabling round the back to plug in a headset. I have heard, though that the half height cards are somehow worse than their full height bretheren? Can sombody tell me a bit more about that?

 

[AeriaGloris]

bump

 

[ta addict#2]

I had the zs and got the x-fi extreme music platinum one went they first came out,the sound quality improvement is noticable
I use the analog outputs to a 380 rms watt per channel carver amp/bose 901 series 4 for front and a svs ultra 2 for lows,I want the new prelude:

http://www.auzentech.com/site/products/x-fi_prelude.php

 

[Menelmarar]

XtremeGamer is perfect.

The only bad one is the XtremeAudio, stay away from it.

The XtremeGamer is very similar to the XtremeMusic that was originally released.
Released later, it is a newer revision PCB, more compact.
Uses the same X-Fi CPU, so full hardware acceleration.
Uses the same Cirrus Logic output DAC, and the same Wolfson input ADC. with the same 24bit and 96khz/192khz playback for stereo.
Supports the same 7.1 audio and digital output.

Does not have the connectors for the 5.25" bay nor the external break-out box thingamajig.
Does not have all the extra creative branded bloatware (software dvd player, audio recording/mixing tools).