BlueGears' XMYSTIQUE7.1 soundcard

[Ranulf]

What is the general consensous on this soundcard? It still seems to be impossible to get a decent gaming/music sound card these days with a digital out (toslink or coaxial).

I suppose I'll get a Audigy 2zs for my next system since it has coaxial digital out (the xfi seems to have that mini plug/multi port output for digital crap).

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Why do you want digital out? What are you hooking up to it?

My X-Mystique is working just fine, but if the X-Fi was out at the time when I was buying, I'd have a hard time not getting that instead.

 

[Ranulf]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Why do you want digital out? What are you hooking up to it?

My X-Mystique is working just fine, but if the X-Fi was out at the time when I was buying, I'd have a hard time not getting that instead.

logitech z-5500s are what I'm hooking it up to.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

You could just hook up with analog to those and with a good soundcard the results should be good for any source material.

 

[dabuddha]

I'm in the market for a new sound card for a new PC I plan on building in the next month or so. This will be one that I'm going to hook up to my TV and my reciever and i want to be able to game with it. I'd like to hook it up with a toslink cable to my reciever. Any suggestions on a soundcard? 🙂

EDIT: I don't care about top of the line sound. Need something affordable but good.

 

[McPudd]

Turtle Beach Montego DDL
http://www.turtlebeach.com/site/products/soundcards/mtgoddl/

HDA XMystique DDL
http://www.bluegears.com/soundcard_xmystique.html

Teratec Aureon PCI DDL
http://sounden.terratec.net/modules.php...modload&name=News&file=article&sid=237

All have S/PDIF optical digital OUTs
Ths HDA XMystique seems more elaborate but the extra electronics are for analog audio.
Terratec products in the beginning catered to musicians not gamers but quality will be very good.
Turtle Beach has a long-standing good name and likely the easiest to find.

The above are the only S/PDIF optical digital OUT cards I could find with good quality at a decent price.
All others I looked at either had digital coax only or involve a break-out external box with optical OUT
at a much higher price.

You can look at Creative if you like. I didn't. I don't go near them.

Happy trailz,

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: dabuddha
I'm in the market for a new sound card for a new PC I plan on building in the next month or so. This will be one that I'm going to hook up to my TV and my reciever and i want to be able to game with it. I'd like to hook it up with a toslink cable to my reciever. Any suggestions on a soundcard? 🙂

EDIT: I don't care about top of the line sound. Need something affordable but good.

Is getting true surround in games important to you?

If you want a DDL solution, McPudd went over some cards there, but if you could deal with 5/7 channel stereo or PrologicII or something, you could just get a basic digital out card and game that way.

 

[kleinwl]

To thread-jack:

What is a good musican (DJ) only card.
Turtle?

 

[dali71]

Even though I am very happy with my XMystique, I would be hesitant to buy one now based on what I just read on their home page:

"From February 1, 2006, BlueGears will not be liable for any past, current, and future of any sales, support, and RMA issues for HDA X-Mystique and VR-Fidelity. For sales, support, and RMA issues, please contact stephane@auzentech.com (Tel: 408-519-5825)."

That, and their inability to create a properly working 64-bit driver.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Yeah, they haven't exactly done a stellar job supporting this card.

 

[Excelsior]

Neither has VIA with their crappy driver support for cards such as the AV-710.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: Excelsior
Neither has VIA with their crappy driver support for cards such as the AV-710.

I don't know why they ruined the drivers for that one. Everything was working great last time I had it.

I don't think they've ever had the drivers quite right for this one.

Makes me nervous about possibly getting the DTS one.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: Excelsior
Neither has VIA with their crappy driver support for cards such as the AV-710.

I don't know why they ruined the drivers for that one. Everything was working great last time I had it.

I don't think they've ever had the drivers quite right for this one.

Makes me nervous about possibly getting the DTS one.

DTS one?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: Excelsior
Neither has VIA with their crappy driver support for cards such as the AV-710.

I don't know why they ruined the drivers for that one. Everything was working great last time I had it.

I don't think they've ever had the drivers quite right for this one.

Makes me nervous about possibly getting the DTS one.

DTS one?

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=234502

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: Excelsior
Neither has VIA with their crappy driver support for cards such as the AV-710.

I don't know why they ruined the drivers for that one. Everything was working great last time I had it.

I don't think they've ever had the drivers quite right for this one.

Makes me nervous about possibly getting the DTS one.

DTS one?

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=234502

I was waiting for that to come out, I hope people review it soon!

I would LOVE to get rid of my analog cables, god do they make a mess and sure are a pain.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: Excelsior
Neither has VIA with their crappy driver support for cards such as the AV-710.

I don't know why they ruined the drivers for that one. Everything was working great last time I had it.

I don't think they've ever had the drivers quite right for this one.

Makes me nervous about possibly getting the DTS one.

DTS one?

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=234502

Mmm..nice.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

I really don't have any reason to upgrade from the X-Mystique but I might do it anyway because I'm crazy.

I haven't played a 3d game in months.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
I really don't have any reason to upgrade from the X-Mystique but I might do it anyway because I'm crazy.

I haven't played a 3d game in months.

There is the X-raider too...quite a bit cheaper

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
I really don't have any reason to upgrade from the X-Mystique but I might do it anyway because I'm crazy.

I haven't played a 3d game in months.

There is the X-raider too...quite a bit cheaper

I could go back to my AV-710 and be happy still 😉

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
I really don't have any reason to upgrade from the X-Mystique but I might do it anyway because I'm crazy.

I haven't played a 3d game in months.

There is the X-raider too...quite a bit cheaper

I could go back to my AV-710 and be happy still 😉

I am looking to change as my Audigy 2 ZS gives me static and quiet pops through the digital connection...I don't know why.

 

[SonicIce]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
I really don't have any reason to upgrade from the X-Mystique but I might do it anyway because I'm crazy.

I haven't played a 3d game in months.

There is the X-raider too...quite a bit cheaper

I could go back to my AV-710 and be happy still 😉

So the latest drivers are not the best? What should I be using with my 710?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: SonicIce

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
I really don't have any reason to upgrade from the X-Mystique but I might do it anyway because I'm crazy.

I haven't played a 3d game in months.

There is the X-raider too...quite a bit cheaper

I could go back to my AV-710 and be happy still 😉

So the latest drivers are not the best? What should I be using with my 710?

I don't know, whatever the recent ones were in August because it was working great back then.

In other news, I just got my new monitor :evil:

My desk hates me
https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/spmclaughlin/web/1%20Current%20Room/DualMon.JPG

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: SonicIce

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
I really don't have any reason to upgrade from the X-Mystique but I might do it anyway because I'm crazy.

I haven't played a 3d game in months.

There is the X-raider too...quite a bit cheaper

I could go back to my AV-710 and be happy still 😉

So the latest drivers are not the best? What should I be using with my 710?

I don't know, whatever the recent ones were in August because it was working great back then.

In other news, I just got my new monitor :evil:

My desk hates me
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/spmclaughlin/web/1%20Current%20Room/DualMon.JPG">https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/spmclaughlin/web/1%20Current%20Room/DualMon.JPG</a>

I see theres no rats trying to turn the volume up anymore 🙁

 

[LED]

Review on one

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: LED
Review on one

I think we're all waiting on the reviews of the X-raider and X-plosion at this point