Turtletraxs' "Go Broke" TJ-07 Dual Loop

[turtletrax]

Ahh, dilemmas! One of these days I need to send you a card for some serious modding action. Prelude still kicks all the others, even though its PCI eh?



Taking a bit longer than I expected...as usual. I am getting some numbers that are slightly different than I expected, so I want to retest one or all from the first round to verify my results. Just want to be sure. However, I need to get cracking on these i7 CPU blocks though, I think I can see the torches and pitchforks in the distance.

I'm 23 skidoo for tonight, take care mate.

I would love to mod a card for you! Most of my mods are for a analog improvement, unless you want a crystal clock mod (reduce jitter), but they can get really pricey and are really easy to do (basic desolder/resolder, one component). It is removing 4 or more OpAmps and replacing them and looking like a robot did it that is hard.

You can also spend a mint on recapping as so on, so the sky is the limit.

The main reason I would like to keep the prelude in my rig is that it fully hardware supports EAX 5 and still has fantastic sound and stunning quality of its components. I really do like the Xonar but like most sound cards the drivers leave much to be desired. I can forgive Asus as they are fairly new, whereas Creative needs a beating and there inlies the thing that I dont like about the Prelude. The dont have their own drivers and rely on Creative for that... so, what does a guy do

I for one will never pull out the pitchforks on you, unless the Couplex DI is not in your i7 round-up

Just kidding m8. I am sure I speak for many when I say I am gratious for all your hard work. Many thanks

I am out too.

Ttyall l8r

[ShoNuff]

TT your build is coming along nicely. I gotta say I really like the AC block!

Picking up on your sound card discussion with Skinnee, I am also using the Prelude and found it to be the best card I've ever heard. Unfortunately it won't work with my current build. It looks like my only other option is a PCI-E soundcard. I want an EAX 5.0 capable card for gaming purposes so that puts me back in bed with Creative. What do you think of the components Creative uses on the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium?

[turtletrax]

TT your build is coming along nicely. I gotta say I really like the AC block!

Picking up on your sound card discussion with Skinnee, I am also using the Prelude and found it to be the best card I've ever heard. Unfortunately it won't work with my current build. It looks like my only other option is a PCI-E soundcard. I want an EAX 5.0 capable card for gaming purposes so that puts me back in bed with Creative. What do you think of the components Creative uses on the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium?

Thanks ShoNuff!

I am not too sure about the Titanium, but I have not been a fan of Creative PCB or components. I dont really think that they will ever change either.

Perhaps the Auzen Forte or the Asus Essence. I know you are going to trade EAX support but you get quality of product and a decent sound stage in the deal.

A well put post on the subject

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...35&postcount=7