- Oct 10, 1999
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so on a whim today i decided to get a new sound card. ive been using an xfi titanium fatility something or other (pci, xram, IODrive). i though it was decent and was better than the on-board crap. only thing i didnt like was it didnt have a front panel audio connector so i had to use the IODrive thing with its big ribbon cable and both the card and IODrive required power. so i got a new case yesterday and im wiring it up and it just finally bugged me too much. went over to microcenter after work today and grabbed an Auzentech Bravura 7.1. its based around an xfi chip but supposedly uses better components, better drivers, etc. this card has a headphone pre-amp to which is kinda cool. its also pci-e not that it really matters i dont think.
the sound quality knocked my socks off. first thing i noticed is my klipsch 4.1's dont hiss any more when no sound is playing and they sound fantastic. my headphones are razer carcharias, nothing special but decent. they sound great too. i really didnt think i would see such a huge difference. plus i got rid of the whole iodrive thing and just have a simple front panel connector. no power hookups required. case cleaned up nicely and the card sounds great! music was phenominal, games were great. dont watch movies on the computer so cant say if dvd/bluray is good or not but i dont see why it wouldnt be with the great music and games. anyways, auzentech is a great alternative to creative. glad i finally got away from them.
the sound quality knocked my socks off. first thing i noticed is my klipsch 4.1's dont hiss any more when no sound is playing and they sound fantastic. my headphones are razer carcharias, nothing special but decent. they sound great too. i really didnt think i would see such a huge difference. plus i got rid of the whole iodrive thing and just have a simple front panel connector. no power hookups required. case cleaned up nicely and the card sounds great! music was phenominal, games were great. dont watch movies on the computer so cant say if dvd/bluray is good or not but i dont see why it wouldnt be with the great music and games. anyways, auzentech is a great alternative to creative. glad i finally got away from them.