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It's the original release from 2001, no SP1 or SP2 inside, gold release. You need it to slipstream/integrate SP3 Pre-Beta. My "Master Volume" is at 85% and "Wave" at 80%, I don't experience any distortion. I wish I could record the crackling/rumbling I had, It sounded worse than BSODed PC while playing loud music.Quote:
Originally Posted by Helmore
I am STILL waiting for NCIXUS to ship my Prelude!
Ordered 9/17! :mad:
They weren't even available directly from Auzen until this week :rolleyes: .Quote:
Originally Posted by Soulburner
Dated Oct 24, 2007 at 05:05 PM reply from Ncix Support
Hi Eric,
We have not since received stock has there have been numerous delays with the manufacturer. However, our purchaser has indicated that we should be recieving a shipment of the sound card around October. 31st. Once it has indeed arrived, yours will be automatically forwarded and shipped out for you and an email with shipment and tracking information will be provided. Thanks!
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Thanks for choosing NCIX!
David Gold
Customer Care
Netlink Computers Inc./NCIX.com
Got mine from Auzentech yesterday. I had it overnighted, so people should be receiving theirs soon who were preordered from them or elsewhere.
Please update us?Quote:
Originally Posted by speedfreak86
For those guys who are interested in the Driver. The Dolby Digital Live driver works great in both XP and Vista. According to testing.:yepp:
What would you like to know? I'm not much really into audio, but it sounds great to me. No crackle or anything and seems as though it puts out some serious sound without the distortion of the onboard audio. Just what I thought I was getting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Donnie27
I've talked to others who did agree that the X-Fi Prelude sounds better but not a Day and Night difference as others have said. I and everyone I talked said X-Fi sounds better=P Though clearly I think the X-Fi Prelude sounds better than X-FI too, there were other things "I" had a higher priority on. Hell I need a video card more than I need a sound card. If I owned an 8800 GT right now, then X-Fi Prelude would look a lot better to me. If I were building a new system, Ditto:)Quote:
Originally Posted by speedfreak86
I've NEVER had any SCP on my current system. I had problems only on one out of 7 systems I tested Myself.
The card sounds better. Simple.
The cards also cost over twice as much and everyone will NOT think the extra costs are worth it.
Everybody I know that bought one thinks the card is was WELL worth the money. Most of those guys moved from Creative cards... You get what you pay for. Opinions vary...
Of Course Rob but I can't say the same. I bought a 3870 instead of a Sound Card since I thought my replacing my 1800XT was a Higher priority:) So don't count me in on the "Worth it" croud. Yes I still think it is a very SWEETcard though.Quote:
Originally Posted by ROBSCIX
Buy what you need, Of course. Nice GFX card BTW..
Thanks Rob! I'm still on the prowl for Prelude or might even Do a trade for a XMeridian if the opportunity presented itself.Quote:
Originally Posted by ROBSCIX
You can always use the X-Meridian and the X-fi together using our Velbac software.
Without a Doubt, they'd be used together;)Quote:
Originally Posted by ROBSCIX
Unfortunately, The X-Meridian's are probably about the same as price as the Preludes if you can find one.
Not used ;) Or swap.Quote:
Originally Posted by ROBSCIX
I just popped mine in, got the software installed and hooked it up to my Yamaha 6030.. fantastic, sound is wonderful. Only slight annoyance is the 2.1 over digital output, half of my speaker system goes to waste.
You can change the setting on you receiver to play through all speakers while only getting 2.1 from the Card. Just set the receiver to any of its surround modes. This will Matrix or Spread the sound to the other speakers. It works for me. But, I personally like 2.1 for Music listening but Surround for play-alongs with my Bass;)Quote:
Originally Posted by apexracing
I'm going to try that now, thanks. Just getting started with this stuff, only got it hooked up tonight!Quote:
Originally Posted by Donnie27
EDIT: Figured it out finally, had to switch to 48khz output. Now it's working beautifully. :D
Yepp but my receiver works with 96 or 48bit:DQuote:
Originally Posted by apexracing
Neither of us have ears sensitive enough to notice the difference. :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by Donnie27
Oh sure you can if your stuff is good enough. Once you compare an original sourced 24bit/96KHz or 192KHz source material, like the separate track on the DVD Audio Version of Hotel California, you'll never make that statement again. The problem and mistake many folks make is NOT upgrading their source material. I'd take my X-FI and 24bit- 96KHz over anything out there in 16bit. Now if you want the best, I just got through listing to a 200 grain Album Steely Hi-FI recording. All analog Turn Table and Tube Pre and Power Amps.Quote:
Originally Posted by apexracing
One of my favorite places for this stuff is Acoustic Sounds. When you can't spend 3 to 10K for just the Turn Table, it nice to have friends who can:)
My Sub shipped out today.
My Video card is waiting for me:)
Top Bid (Local) on my SM 120 is $200. The speakers I want to build cost twice as much!
I think audio addiction is worse than OCing. So much to learn and its very rewarding to hear improvements in sound quality on stuff you fix / build through DIY.
Got a pair of hand-me-down Infinity Monitor Juniors that havnt been used in 30 years! The surrounds are all rotted away, so i'll be replacing them & the dustcaps with a kit from Partsexpress. I should probably recap the crossover, but I havn't ordered the parts required yet. Still need to get a meter that measures capacitance, and even better ESR....but that will probably cost a pretty penny.
And ... I also have to clean-up my 3870 voltmod by making it tidyer, replace my Ceramique with Coolaboratory Liquid Pro, tweak Airflow on the Accelero S1, then start retesting 24/7 speeds again. Hopefully 1GHz 24/7 (not just benching) artifact free should be attainable with the better TIM / lower temps
I havn't even begun to restore the HK730 Twin I just got, or get around to recapping my current PM655. So much to do, not enough time!!!!!
Absolutely:up: I remember building my first pair of Speakers in the Local Boys-club (before it was the Girls and Boys Club). The RCA Woofer and Horn were from a discarded Stereo Console that had a broken Turn Table and blown out Amp. Got two 2-Cross-overs from Radio Shack. WOW! That was about 38 years ago:) I can still remember the sense of accomplishment like it was yesterday, been hooked since. The person I sold them too when I joined the Army about 8 years later had them another 15 until they were lost in a Fire.Quote:
Originally Posted by Miwo
Then many years later I do my first Surround and Dust Cap replacement I've saved myself a lot of money:) My SM-120's cost me $68, some old school BOSE 301 (Wooden) cost me $20 Spks + $6 surrounds. Classic Optimus Mach-1's for the $38 or the cost of the Grill cloth, surrounds and glue. Folks were throwing the speaker a way.
OK, enough of that. It is worse than Computers.