Something to ask... what sound card is more suitable for sh895?
if want a cheaper sound card ...Audigy4 value can or not?

av710+amp..or get prodigy 7.1lt. Audigy4 value is expensive, better get prodigy

AV-710 + buffered amp offers better value for money, imo. The gap between the prodigy LT and av-710 is kinda small

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finish update the list of philip can owner

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long time din on9 d

suggestion get. Philips aurillium PC805.. =P or audiotrak OPTOplay. sound really sweet when paring up with my HP890.
=)
who said HP890 lack in treble???
i will say, they never power it up properlly.. =P

sorry don't flame me ya.. just my 2 cent, powering HP890 with AKM chip built in aurillium and PC805 really sweet. even without amp already the sound is quite balance. nice treble, tight bass (not bloated). and if i use optoplay + cmoy buffered amp... hehe of course it "must" sound good...
never tried Pc805 with an amp, IMHO i think pc805 have enough power to drive HP890 already. so i didn't quite like to go through it to amp... too messy on table..

This post has been edited by PcWork: Mar 6 2006, 12:28 AM

the PSC805 might be a lil bit hard to get right now. so the other viable option is to use the Chaintech AV-710 and a headamp.
i find that the Chaintech AV-710 is quite good actually. the soundstage is narrower compared to the EMU0404, with lack of details and the sheer excitement, but still it's a good card for budget buyers.

the Chaintech AV-710 + dedicated headamp has my vote.

^ a quick glimpse through the datasheet shows that the AKM AK4353 DAC used in the Aurilium is on par with the Wolfson WM8728 used in the Chaintech AV-710. in fact, the Wolfson WM8728 (Chaintech) is a tad better than the AKM4353 (Aurilium) according to the specs.

and judging from the internal pic mikechai posted in his review, i would say the Chaintech has more or less the same DAC implementation as the Aurilium. but the Chaintech uses suckier cheaper caps in it (G-LUXCON compared to Panasonic).

how is the noise cancelling for 890 and 895???
should a normal sound card be enough to push both the headphone??
or i should get an amp? any recommendation??

how much is audiotrak OPTOplay?
is it nice to match with 890 or 895 headphone only?
or i need an amp?
any amp recommendation?

890 & 895 is open type headphone. Only lower down the ambient sound but have no passive or active noise cancelling features.

Yes, the Aurilium has 2 DACs, AK4353 and Philips UDA1338H.

I found that the sound quality from the line out which uses the UDA1338H is superior than the headphone out.

So bear that in mind.

This post has been edited by mikechai: Mar 6 2006, 10:20 PM

i missed that.
comparison is based entirely on the AKM4353 for the amplified headphone out. if that's the case, then most probably you're right, then Aurilium is on par with the EMU0404. didn't know the multichannel output is superior than the stereo output.

I got SHP895, bought it from mikechai last year, so fully burn in I think. Now pairing it with Audigy2 ZS. Love its ability to produce clear sound, widestage, enough bass for trance, romantic songs. BTW, does it improve a lot by pairing with headamp, where can I find it, how much the cost.

looking for amp?
u can either diy or try to pm thedoctor
he got selling the cmoy amp
coz around 200+-

bump up this thread
hehe
actually i not yet own this nice stuff
so shy o
hehe
nw saving money to buy

i din state it in my selling thread cos it is such a letdown..the aurilium line out is far better than the headphone amp..the head amp out sux so much..n i still wonder...a multi channel dac under philips is that great? wow..but to no extenet is it near to the 1212m..still quite far..212m is significantly better!

of course lah, brother. the price of 1212 also far away from aurillium sound card....

some more, even 0404 already twice the price of aurillium loh.. =P
hm..
i should say : Philips aurillium is best soundcard, below RM 500, for notebook.
=P


This post has been edited by PcWork: Mar 16 2006, 07:41 PM

HP1000 ,HP 895 ,HP890

major diff is what???
anyone can tell me?

major diff is model
waha
joke man

i heard smbody say hp 1000 is good for listening jazz
and HP895 good for game
no idea with 890

SHC HP-1000 = RM430
HP 895 =RM180

how abt HP 890 ?

I hrd tht last time its also somewhere ard RM180 ?

can any sifu tell me what diff ah?(especially between 890 and 895)