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arrsoo

Oct 1 2007, 11:27 AM

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try this translated link

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools

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Oct 2 2007, 02:49 AM

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QUOTE(arrsoo @ Oct 1 2007, 11:27 AM)

try this translated link

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools

I dont think anyone can understand.

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Oct 2 2007, 01:04 PM

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QUOTE(jasonkwk @ Oct 2 2007, 02:49 AM)

I dont think anyone can understand.

still consider???

Thrust

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I got the card from Akabane last weekend. I must say I am impressed with it. Sound quality improved a lot compared to my old SoundBlaster Live! Value.

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Oct 3 2007, 12:47 AM

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QUOTE(Thrust @ Oct 2 2007, 10:55 PM)

I got the card from Akabane last weekend. I must say I am impressed with it. Sound quality improved a lot compared to my old SoundBlaster Live! Value.

heh...wait till you do opamps rolling.....stim ohhh

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Oct 3 2007, 01:14 AM

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QUOTE(Akabane@DrJackel @ Oct 2 2007, 01:04 PM)

still consider???

how about listening to jpop? got improvement over onboard sound?

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Oct 3 2007, 01:32 AM

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QUOTE(jasonkwk @ Oct 3 2007, 01:14 AM)

how about listening to jpop? got improvement over onboard sound?

Dude, with this card upgrade.....anything will sound great!

That is, unless your source is a crapppy low bit MP3

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Oct 3 2007, 03:38 PM

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QUOTE(jasonkwk @ Oct 3 2007, 01:14 AM)

how about listening to jpop? got improvement over onboard sound?

QUOTE(damieneo @ Oct 3 2007, 01:32 AM)

Dude, with this card upgrade.....anything will sound great!

That is, unless your source is a crapppy low bit MP3

for the best sound quality and difference can be tested is using a high bit rate source like looseless/flac..i'm a jpop freak man....i got almost 3 thousand titles of cds....

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Oct 4 2007, 01:13 AM

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QUOTE(damieneo @ Oct 3 2007, 01:32 AM)

Dude, with this card upgrade.....anything will sound great!

That is, unless your source is a crapppy low bit MP3

is 128 bit mp3 consider low?

Akabane@DrJackel

Oct 4 2007, 12:34 PM

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QUOTE(jasonkwk @ Oct 4 2007, 01:13 AM)

is 128 bit mp3 consider low?

128 is a very low quality mp3 if you want to use mp3 as a source, then use it at 320 bit

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Oct 5 2007, 02:36 PM

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btw, I just received my package

Been in poslaju office for 1 week, too busy to pick up, will test it tonight.

Also, the nice packaging hehe thanks!

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Hey Guys, I had this card for almost 3 weeks now...been listening and testing the settings for the best possible quality.

No doubt, this card is really superb in playback quality

. Like I said in my previous post, I seldom had that much pleasure listening to music on a PC compared to normal Audio equipment, so having this card finally allows me the sheer joy of rediscovering all my music collection again.

Anyway, what is the experience you guys had with this card? I swap my OPAMPS to National Semiconductor's LME 49720NA (after reading yuheng's experiences swapping them on his zhaolu

) on all three sockets and did get better sound - clearer highs, more body to the mids and tighter bass.

At the same time, I was curious about a setting in the Control Panel for the Card under the Advanced section - Sampling Rate Optimization. There was no documentation at all in the manual so I googled it up. The only explanation I found was in the Korean manual for the card which roughly means : Setting this will allow QSound to automatically sample the data correctly??....But anyway, I thought...since I don't use the Qsound functions, I manually uncheck the setting (it always load automatically) and select the Enable High Frequency setting ... listen to playback again...

Audio quality seems to have improved even more! Especially on instrumentals...ie...you can hear the whack of the pedal on the bass drums, the sliding of the violin bow and the sound coming from the violin body, the hint of resin as the string slide, the ambience of the studio....actually that much more resolution to the detail, more presence and wider soundstage....

Hmmm...I wonder....definitely High Definition audio.....

Urm...anyway, how about starting a new thread to talk about our experiences with this card?

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Oct 5 2007, 06:25 PM

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wanna ask..
comparing this with AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 HIFI..which is better??
pairing for AegoM...

lotta poison here.

BTW. what it means by can be exchanged for tuning & customization OPamp. got close up pic?
does it mean no need addition tools or solder to do that?

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Oct 5 2007, 06:29 PM

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if I only know how to read Korean......

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Oct 6 2007, 07:52 PM

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QUOTE(daze @ Oct 5 2007, 06:25 PM)

wanna ask..
comparing this with AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 HIFI..which is better??
pairing for AegoM...

lotta poison here.

BTW. what it means by can be exchanged for tuning & customization OPamp. got close up pic?
does it mean no need addition tools or solder to do that?

stereo is a best combination for aego. if you own aego m get this hd2 otherwise you get hifi for above 5.1 channel...

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Oct 8 2007, 06:54 PM

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BTW. what it means by can be exchanged for tuning & customization OPamp. got close up pic?
does it mean no need addition tools or solder to do that?

and i need a RCA > 3.5mm (female) converter to pair with my Aego M?

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Oct 9 2007, 10:29 AM

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QUOTE(daze @ Oct 8 2007, 06:54 PM)

BTW. what it means by can be exchanged for tuning & customization OPamp. got close up pic?
does it mean no need addition tools or solder to do that?

and i need a RCA > 3.5mm (female) converter to pair with my Aego M?

Opamp is only change it without shouldering...

No need to do any converter as the RCA cable is provide (retail box is included)

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Oct 10 2007, 12:58 AM

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hi, may i know what are the OPamp use in this sound card? and what is the different this Prodigy HD2 u bulk compare with Prodigy HD2 Gold?

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Oct 10 2007, 01:27 AM

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QUOTE(Venomancer @ Oct 10 2007, 12:58 AM)

hi, may i know what are the OPamp use in this sound card? and what is the different this Prodigy HD2 u bulk compare with Prodigy HD2 Gold?

I've told this here:
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/287056/+20

The opamp that come with the standard HD2 is NE5532, all three of them. On the HD2 Gold, try to Google around. I found it uses one JRC 5532D plus two OPA2134
http://www.audiotrak.co.kr/audiotrak/prodigyhd2gold.php
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....showtopic=44503

Further checking, I see the normal one is named "Special" on their Korean sites, while the JRC +OPA one is named "Gold"
http://www.audiotrak.co.kr/audiotrak/products/products.htm#

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Oct 10 2007, 01:32 AM

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QUOTE(Najmods @ Oct 10 2007, 01:27 AM)

I've told this here:
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/287056/+20

The opamp that come with the standard HD2 is NE5532, all three of them. On the HD2 Gold, try to Google around. I found it uses one JRC 5532D plus two OPA2134
http://www.audiotrak.co.kr/audiotrak/prodigyhd2gold.php
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....showtopic=44503

Further checking, I see the normal one is named "Special" on their Korean sites, while the JRC +OPA one is named "Gold"
http://www.audiotrak.co.kr/audiotrak/products/products.htm#

what i can see with the different is the opamps different from each model HD series...

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