Using X-fi + Z680 speaker. How come no sound from the center speaker? Only when i change to DTS mode then only got sound from the center speaker. I tested with DTS audio file, all got sound but not the center speaker . Is it a known issue, cause i see many complaining about it in the creative forum

Check the speaker settings via the console, sometimes when you play certain games the settings may accidentally tweak from a 5.1 to 2.1 .

If that's not the case, I am not too sure myself.

I have SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Music with a Logitech Z5500 speakers.

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guys...do you turn on your 24bit crystalizer?

I just changed my speakers to AegoM and crystalizer is just too harsh, even on minimum settings. High and low really are too exaggerated, especially the high, till ear piercing...

now i turn it off..but it's not as punchy as b4...

Whats the different between the old x-fi and new x-fi?My friend said the old ones better.

mmm...not sure bout that...the old ones doesn't have heatsink. the new ones do. Old one more energy efficient and produce less heat?

anyway, i just read a few days ago, newer x-fi, they reduced the problems with clipping,cracking sound.

The Old use Samsung 2MB memory chip.......the new one (mine) uses Hynix chip 2MB memory.....
Samsung is better in terms of memory chipset

Or he mean XtremeGamer/XtremeAudio (new) vs XtremeMusic (old)?

Turn on crystalizer is same as u increase ur bass and treble knob on ur speaker, no big deal...i turn off this feature in al time...useless for me..

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Added on March 28, 2008, 8:07 pmya, maybe the old one that use samsung chip can OC higher...

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Added on March 28, 2008, 8:10 pmthe xtemeMusic got two "version", old one no heatsink, new one got heatsink...

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Added on March 28, 2008, 8:13 pmno "old ones better" issue...

This post has been edited by coolkwc: Mar 28 2008, 08:13 PM

coolkwc........ i wonder if anybody OC the sound card?? Funny though.....

OC the soundcard? this is new to me...

no la..ppl change Opamp to improve the sound signature, not OC..

That just pure sarcasm, if you can't catch it. Obviously no one overclock their soundcard. And your comment doesn't make sense, whatever the memory chip that used in soundcard will make ZERO difference in audio quality

ya i turned off crystalizer completely. I think if you have good speakers, crystalizer just makes the sound even worse..

now, my music sounds warmer and more realistic without the occasional ear piercing sound and exaggerated lows.

just depends on the speaker used...below i do a simple test by using RMAA 6.0.6 to compare the Crystallizer function and the EQ and Bass/Treble knob...

1. Frequency Respond Curve between Crystalizer, EQ and Bass/Treble knob...


EQ setting to simulate 50% crystalizer level


Bass 60%/Treble 58% to simulate 50% crystalizer level


So, crystalizer is just the function that can simply simulated by using EQ and Bass/Treble knob...

@coolkwc

very nice experiment! wah...i can't believe Creative got away claiming their crystalizer "restore" back the quality lost quality. maybe this is true to certain extend with lower bitrate mp3s or lower end speakers..

Hahha......some idiot try to flame me........
I also being sarcasm also........im not that stupid that OC the soundcard can gain quality in sound........
Read between the lines.........and if you dont like my comment........just don't read it......

I turn off crystalizer if i listening to the music..........and because of my loudspeaker consider old and maybe have lousy drive in it.......even i set it to full it does not produce any distortion.........wait for my speaker kong then consider to change the loudspeaker......maybe Edifier s5.1 mk2......

Don't call people idiot. And don't try to spam, if you don't have anything to say better keep it to yourself

Actually lost data can't be restored anymore, crystalizer restore compress audio back to audio cd quality is just a commercial slogan by Creative, crystalizer boost the low and high frequncies and pull down the mid range as the graph before, thats why the "dynamic range" seems like boosted also...nevertheless, crystalizer still is a good feature that suitable for the user who don't want to mess around with the EQ parameter, for the user who no need EQ, they won't need the crytalizer also...

This post has been edited by coolkwc: Mar 29 2008, 03:37 PM

Its my right whether to keep it to myself or express it here....let the mod be the judge.....dont try to flame anyone if you dont understand how to read between the lines.........

I read reviews that Crystallizer works better on the Prelude than on Creative own X-Fi

If you talking about rights, its my right to tell you so too I don't want to crap the thread. Anymore of your garbage talk I will just ignore

Is it? got link or not?