Hi...Just wanna say that I also have this card. Its a 2 channel stereo card. Sound quality is pretty good out of th box, far better than the Prodigy 7.1LT which I had earlier.

Had this for about a week now and have been playing all kind of music just to evaluate...

It's been a long time since I can listen to music on a PC and this card comes very very close to what I hear from a MAC G5 with a Blackmagic Design Link card. There are details in the music that I can hear. Used to be hidden. And what's important for me is that the pitch of the music is closer to what I can hear....

Details are clear though I am waiting for the National Semiconductors LME49720NA to swap the Fairchild NE5532 OpAmps. Personally, I didn't like the sound coming from the NE5532. So waiting to swap the OPAMPs..

(Note: The card I had is from Europe. The version from Korea is shipped with different OPAMPs tho....OPA2134 + JRC5532. The European version uses 3 Fairchild NE5532 Opamps. Lastly, the Korean card uses standard VIA drivers..)

As far as music is concerned it is really a first class card and I never regret getting this card. I run a Post-Production facility and am happy that this card helps alot in my sound mix.

Straight out of the box, its clear and musical, for most people ...and you can modded it to get even better sound to your tastes! Hahaha...no...I'm not a customer...just glad that this card is now within reach fro most people...

And the Price is really, really worth it....RM390 is a steal.

This post has been edited by damieneo: Sep 22 2007, 08:10 PM

bro thanks for you thought here...this card i personally tested and do ab with others card. is really a reference should share to music lower or a audiophile members...

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Added on September 22, 2007, 8:33 pm

Use converter bro....haha best pairing is AEGO M





Yuheng, arsoo and myself has been tested last week. this card is really impress me if conpare with prodigy 7.1 hifi with Aego M. This HD2 more bright, warm soundstage wider. Overall HD2 Reference card is a cheaper version for pairing Aego M. I can say this card is potential than Juli CARD.

This post has been edited by Akabane@DrJackel: Sep 22 2007, 08:33 PM

OK lah, 1 unit for me... but I am not available till Monday, so just PM me if anything. I guess for now I can use the headphone line out to my PC speaker haha, after all, it won't spoil

what is the difference between with the HIFI version?

ok bro thx let me know went u make a payment (pm me after bank in)





Hifi is support 7 channel but this card is more to Stereo but if you use optical you can use it up to 5.1 channel but is not my recommended this card is good in stereo or 2.1 channel level.

This post has been edited by Akabane@DrJackel: Sep 22 2007, 10:07 PM

Bro Akabane, you have any jalan to get Aego M speakers?

haha you may pm yuheng/walabies for this ....nice to keep nice to try man...aego m no regret lar..

what type of speaker you should pair with this sound card except aego m?

what does the word "reference" means in the product name?

this card only support 2.0 not 2.1?

any bundled software?

sorry if I ask too much question

This post has been edited by jasonkwk: Sep 23 2007, 10:27 PM

reference = detail/hifi

this card support 2.0, 2.1 & 5.1 channel(digital)

no bundled sotware only a driver cd



This post has been edited by Akabane@DrJackel: Sep 24 2007, 07:58 PM

will this card make normal mp3 sound much better or more "warm", I tried it with Prodigy 7.1LT no difference at all.

Yes even mp3 can hear a different (320kbps source )

dude...does the Hifi has a big diffrence compared to dis one?cuz i wana connect it to my HT...thnx dude

yes, different more detail

just paid. Sent you pm.

ok thnx

I don't know if I can tumpang to talk about this card's features but thought I give a feedback on my experiment swapping the stock OPAMPS with the LME49720NA.

Details are clearer, much more warmer sound signature...and on classical music, the strings sound so much more like real instruments and the cymbals clash have a ringing metallic sound...overall the sound signature is really seductive...perhaps after burning in the sound may be better..?????

Yuheng, arsoo, Akabane@DrJackel....what do you think guys? Any thoughts on this?

Thanks....

you use this card to play classical music only? how about other kind of music? got any big difference?

So far i can say pretty much good card can change opamps. but we never try to change any opamps we tested using a stock ab test with other sounds..

Not only classical music, but pop, jazz, rock. But since I work with a real orchestra at the Philharmonic Hall KLCC...I can hear what a real orchestra or instrument sound like, their timbre, dynamics, etc....so I tested more often with classical music. But anyway, it is a a matter of preference. You may pretty much like the colorful sound from the stock OPAMP..

You will definitely HEAR a big difference with any other other card.

This card is really REFERENCE out of the box, so just plugin n enjoy the great sound with a great speaker like Aego M (BTW, I used a pair of Alesis M1 MK II to audition the card.... ...I normally hooked it up to an Altec Lansing 621)...

This post has been edited by damieneo: Oct 1 2007, 03:38 AM

somone pls translate this