Hey guys.. just bought a xfi titanium sc OEM. messed around with settings to get the sound to my likings.

and i seriously must say i love the sound produced by it.. even my RM60 crappy logitech headphones sounded so much nicer. Solid bass, and treble, vocal clarity. all is above average.

played cs source with getting alchemy force EAX on it, sounds so so different.

here's a question, do u guys think it's worth it to get a sennheiser HD600 for this sound card? very tempted get it.

bring up my post, guys

I bought my X-Fi Titanium Fatality Pro PCIe from Singapore. Using it with Aego M at the moment. i like the entertainment mode, but dislike the game mode....

Alchemy work with none of the games. Kinda dissapointed though.

This post has been edited by presto86: Apr 2 2009, 01:55 AM

simply because the game no need any kind of hardware acceleration...only few games support EAX, thats why.

This post has been edited by coolkwc: Apr 5 2009, 12:21 AM

Fellow X-Fi users, may I know if any of you are previous users of a Realtek ALC889A onboard audio? Is there any major improvements in terms of sound quality in music/movies?

I'm currently tempted to get one of those OEM Titaniums from Garage Sales, but this review is giving me doubts:
http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-373-2.htm

The last time I made a switch from an Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro to this ALC889A, I immediately find the sound muffled and... Well... Terrible I would have stick with the A2 if not for the lousy Creative driver/software support in Vista.

Thanks!

RMAA doesn't shows how it sounds like, I have tested ALC888 vs X-Fi, the Realtek is not even at the same league as the X-Fi. DAC, capacitor quality, opamp and DSP is what matters in sound quality in music. About movies, well, maybe coolkwc can answer that as I don't bother with movies, I just game and listening to music

My onboard soundcard, dunno wat its called, i'm using a Asus P5N-D. The sound is horrible compared to my older Audigy ES.

X-Fi > Audigy ES > *Any soundcard* > On board = This is from my experiences and soundcards which i've owned.

This post has been edited by presto86: Apr 6 2009, 02:13 AM

Dear all,

Looking to upgrade my current Audigy 1 card. Main usage is only music and sometimes movies. No gaming though. Among the cards below, which one is more suitable?

1) PCI Express X-Fi Titanium OEM (new, RM200)

2) X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 (used, RM180)

3) Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS (used, RM100)

Thanks

i might go for the SB A2 ZS....

thanks for ur comments

If your budget is not the problem, go for 1 or 2 and stay away from 3. Audigy2 ZS used old chipset and the old resampling problem will plague the SQ of the songs. Yu won't waste the sound card even you don't play game.

That's right, furthermore, X-Fi Titanium is just X-Fi on PCIe bus. One thing is, why choose X-Fi if you don't game? For pure music, there is a lot of better cards out there aimed for simply that, like Audiotrak cards

thanks. between 1 and 2, which one is better?

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Added on April 24, 2009, 9:17 amany recommendations for budget less than rm200?


This post has been edited by atah: Apr 24 2009, 09:17 AM

I think you can't get new Audiotrak for less than RM200. maybe you can find the 2nd hand one...otherwise PCI Express X-Fi Titanium OEM (new, RM200) is a good choice.

ayyoh to many X-fi model on the market.....confuse which one to buy.....ive read is some website they say it all the same....just get the cheapest one...izzit true..?? they suggested to get the low profile XtremeGamer....

help....tq

GTG

Do you plan to modify it ? At least swap the caps if you don wanna risk changing the opamp, which is quite risky i reckon with normal solder gun

sound blaster x fi xtreme audio or asus xonar better?

Is EAX still relevant?? I know the latest is EAX5.0, during Windows XP era many game have feature of EAX in the game sound setting..but new game nowaday all i see is Dolby Surround which is built in the game instead of EAX hardware acceleration.

hey all, need little help here,
i am selling my surround 5.1 usb so i can upgrade for better one.
since my desktop got some issue with usb thing.

anyway, im in singapore now, and let me tell u the x-fi cards im offered in forums.

x-fi xtreme audio - new 80sgd
x-fi titanium pcie - 90-110 sgd (2nd)
x-fi titanium fatality pro - 150 sgd (2nd)

all got warranty until end of this year. and i use it for music and movies.
no gaming, since my desktop using integrated graphic card.

so which one u'll say is best bang for bucks? i dont expect significant upgrade from my x-fi usb 5.1, but the price for upgrading must not be so high. thanks.

If you planned to modify it, then it doesn't matter which one you're buying