X-Fi treble setting

[StrangerGuy]

It is just me or is the default (knob exactly at the middle) treble volume makes music sounds way too bright? Using Klipsch Promedia GMX 2.1, disabled EAX, CMSS and Crystallizer.

 

[lenjack]

Will sound different on other speakers. Speakers are the most important item in any sound system.

 

[Googer]

It is just me or is the default (knob exactly at the middle) treble volume makes music sounds way too bright? Using Klipsch Promedia GMX 2.1, disabled EAX, CMSS and Crystallizer.

Horn speakers are very bright to start with; especially Klipsch. I quit using speakers made for pc multimedia a few years ago and now use hi-fi headphones almost exclusivly. I find my AKG-K702/701's have better positional tracking, provide a much more accurate, articulate, detailed, and balanced sound (they're light years better). On the rare occasion I dont use headphones I will use my paradigm mini-monitors connected to an Integra DTR-5.5 receiver.

Back to your question. I leave my eq settings alone; treble and bass are set to default level of 0. Even on my AKG's the X-Fi Fata1ty Pro makes them sound rather bright. Using the front panel headphone jack causes a loss of sound (I blame the IO bay dac), so my headphones are plugged in to the rear with volume controlled digitally.


*X-Fi driver is set to headphone mode

 

[borisvodofsky]

1st

Mod those op-amps (totalllly WORTH IT) and those op-amps can be obtained for FREE. "NOT ILLEGAL"

2nd

short the muting transistors,, These things are easily damaged by static shocks, so if you're a user of in-ear buds, chances are you've already damaged them.

3rd

Replace the main power cap so your card lasts longer.
If you look at the board, the place where the main power cap is soldered to was CLEARLY spaced for a MUCH larger cap. DO NOT use ultra low esr caps, they'll RING, and drive you nuts. Just find a nice japanese one. "yea WWII, but they make good caps"

The muting transistors produce a great deal of distortion and increases the noise floor of the card quite a bit.

A fully modded card is extremely silent and CRISP. you won't have to worry about ANY settings, just put it to Audio creation mode, enable bit match,, and forget yourself.

 

[Googer]

1st

Mod those op-amps (totalllly WORTH IT) and those op-amps can be obtained for FREE. "NOT ILLEGAL"

2nd

short the muting transistors,, These things are easily damaged by static shocks, so if you're a user of in-ear buds, chances are you've already damaged them.

3rd

Replace the main power cap so your card lasts longer.
If you look at the board, the place where the main power cap is soldered to was CLEARLY spaced for a MUCH larger cap. DO NOT use ultra low esr caps, they'll RING, and drive you nuts. Just find a nice japanese one. "yea WWII, but they make good caps"

The muting transistors produce a great deal of distortion and increases the noise floor of the card quite a bit.

A fully modded card is extremely silent and CRISP. you won't have to worry about ANY settings, just put it to Audio creation mode, enable bit match,, and forget yourself.

Where do you get free op-amps?

 

[borisvodofsky]

Where do you get free op-amps?

Because you're a stuck up know it all who is also too lazy to google, I won't tell you.

OP, pm if you decide to mod ur x-fi

 

[Googer]

Because you're a stuck up know it all who is also too lazy to google, I won't tell you.

OP, pm if you decide to mod ur x-fi

Stuck up?

Lazy?

 

[borisvodofsky]

Stuck up?

Lazy?

In addition to both, You sux at google

 

[corkyg]

OK - enough of the juvenile trash talk. Play nice or I'll terminate the thread.

 

[Googer]

OK - enough of the juvenile trash talk. Play nice or I'll terminate the thread.

:thumbsup:
Forums are meant to be helpful and constructive. I see we have a few members who wish not to comply with these basic principals.