High-end audio

[Kenjura]

I've outgrown anandtech for audio. I need a site like it that reviews good audio cards (NOT the live, read: soundblaster 16) and speakers (I've outgrown my digitheatre DTS). Anyone know of any good sites? I'm not talking audiophile, I'll keep it under $1000 per speaker. ^_^


thanks ^_^

-Kenjura
kenjura@mediaone.net

 

[squirrelman]

If you find any sites could you please post them here of pm me, i am specifically looking for a higher end sound card that can drive headphones better than my lousy soundblaster live.

 

[Radboy]

here

there are many. search google.

 

[Noriaki]

www.3dsoundsurge.com for sound card and PC speaker reviews. You won't find much in the way of real speakers, but they are good for sound card reviews.

If you are looking for Multimedia speakers then they are a good sight...but the Video Logic DTS would be the best speakers they'd review (well they did the Sirocco Pro 2 channel professional monitors but I don't think you want those so much a home theatre setup).

 

[MrWhiteUK]

I think your best bet would be to ditch the typical 'PC' sub/sat combo and get a proper 2 (or even 5+) system up and running, you can then (check my sig) connect your card digitally to the receiver pretty much bypassing all the parts in the sound card. Connect all drives digitally to the card (or through the ide would be best) So your machine is basically just chucking out a digital signal (all the quality comes in the conversion which is handled by your quality external equipment) Get a big HD, ditch mp3's and just use .WAV A 44,100 16bit wav file will stay digital all the way to the 2 channel rig and be converted by the DAC in the receiver giving you CD quality audio. If you can't place the 2 channel setup equidistant in front of the PC (which most can't) and imaging is important get a quality set of headphones and run them from the 2 channel rig. All this is expensive but you'll never go back to the typical setup.

Hope that helps.