So is an X-Fi really worth it now?

[nomunk]

Originally posted by: zerocool84
The onlt reason to go with an X-Fi is if you have a thousand dollar speakers where you can ehar the difference or need the extra connections. For 99% of people onboard is fine. You already have the card so why not use it?

Disagree strongly, I dont no anyone that even like onboard sound, i'm sure there are some people that do, but when u say 99% for people onboard is fine, this is not true at all and too much exaggeration

 

[faxon]

i didnt really read the thread, but as i am a hardware enthusiast, i am also an audiophile, as well as a gamer. a lot of people say gamer marketed sound cards cant be used in audiophile applications. NAY I SAY! and so, i bring you all the X-Fi Hotrodding discussion

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/...s-guide-no-56k-226975/

 

[nerp]

Originally posted by: faxon
i didnt really read the thread, but as i am a hardware enthusiast, i am also an audiophile, as well as a gamer. a lot of people say gamer marketed sound cards cant be used in audiophile applications. NAY I SAY! and so, i bring you all the X-Fi Hotrodding discussion

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/...s-guide-no-56k-226975/

For listening to music, OK, fine, but for serious audio production, it makes more sense to buy a reasonably priced pro card than "hot rodding" a consumer card.

 

[Davegod]

is xfi still semi-pointless on vista? I used to have an audigy back when I used XP and certainly appreciated it, excellent directional audio and easily able to pick out footsteps and so on in gaming. This Realtek onboard chip, while surprisingly passable for music, in Left 4 Dead I've no idea where sounds are coming from.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: faxon
i didnt really read the thread, but as i am a hardware enthusiast, i am also an audiophile, as well as a gamer. a lot of people say gamer marketed sound cards cant be used in audiophile applications. NAY I SAY! and so, i bring you all the X-Fi Hotrodding discussion

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/...s-guide-no-56k-226975/

lol, that kinda proves its cr@p though

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: Davegod
is xfi still semi-pointless on vista? I used to have an audigy back when I used XP and certainly appreciated it, excellent directional audio and easily able to pick out footsteps and so on in gaming. This Realtek onboard chip, while surprisingly passable for music, in Left 4 Dead I've no idea where sounds are coming from.

It's still useful. You just need to use Alchemy on Source engine games.