Quote Originally Posted by Sparrows78 View Post
This crackling problem is my biggest issue with my x-fi XtremeMusic. I've got crackling with two different cards and on two different systems! (and I have tried EVERY solution out there...) This is a major problem for thousands of x-fi users and it is adressed in a sticky-thread at Creatives own forum, with over 900 posts:
http://forums.creative.com/creativel...ssage.id=71962

So needless to say, your review is VERY interesting - if this new Prelude card is free from crackle, I'm buying it a.s.a.p! The best way to see if the card does'nt crackle is to try it out with Battlefield 2142, gaming mode, Ultra High quality, CMSS 3D on, EAX on and enjoy the artillery falling from the sky - this is where most people get the problem - if it doesn't crackle then, it'll never crackle!
right, the Artillery strikes result in a HUGE volume spike, which I think causes the X-Fi to start clipping/distorting like crazy. I still have BF2142 installed, so I will be sure to try this out hopefully sometime today when I get home from work. I am very confident that the Prelude won't crackle, since I havn't heard the slightest hint of it even when playing Bioshock. On my XtremeMusic, the crackling was a mess, and i had to lower in-game volumes + master volume to get it sounding right