HT Omega is quite nice, but definitely more for a media computer, forget about gaming with that. If you use your pc mainly for music and video, then stick with the HT Omega. If you game, then something with a x-fi chip is essential. You have a Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro for 100$, a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 USB for 55$, and a Auzentech X-Fi Bravura for 120$ with improved components. Do you listen to music, movies, games? If you really want to start little by little, I would advise on getting the X-Fi Surround 5.1, as it has digital connections for your speakers, much better opamps than what you have at both your desktop and laptop, and that would help you train your ears for better things to come... Besides being the cheapest alternative that would get you a much better sound than onboard crap, you would actually be able to listen to good quality sound on your laptop. Seriously, you don't know how crappy onboard sound is until you listened to a discreet soundcard or DAC :)
I'm sorry to say, but your headphones are low end (not dirt cheap, though:) ), more or less between my Philips SHP2000 and my Technics RP- F290. You got those Sennheisers because you liked the sound signature of them, or for other reason? What kind of things do you like in music, a wider sound (like if the sound came from speakers), better low end (bass), midrange, treble? On 5 Jan, 04:28, UncleFerassi <[email protected]> wrote: > I was just looking for a low-end starter sound card for now and later > upgrade to a more higher end one. I use speakers (digital) but > occasionally use headphones (mid-end Sennheiser DJs HD202) when > company come over..... > I was looking at this sound card for my > desktophttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829271001 > I don't really mind my lappy using a integrated sound card, I mostly > just use it for work and such. > > On Jan 4, 8:12 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > What kind of soundcard were you looking for? Do you listen through > > speakers (analog or digital?), headphones (IEMs, full size, dirt > > cheap, low, mid, high, ultra, insane end?), do you want to use the > > same soundcard on both your desktop and your laptop? > > > On 5 Jan, 04:10, UncleFerassi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I know, if it was slapped with a mid-end discrete gpu, it would be > > > classified a low-end gaming laptop lol. > > > Damn I still need a soundcard for my desktop :( > > > On Jan 4, 8:04 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Oh, and those soundcards also have modded drivers, both lightweight > > > > and with sound mods :) > > > > > On 5 Jan, 04:03, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Ah, your cpu is a very different story :) that explains the > > > > > performance you get on several games. > > > > > Software wise, FMOD is the best software renderer. Hardware wise, > > > > > OpenAL is the better option. Games went through a rough time between > > > > > the end of DS3D and the first version of OpenAL, but now with both > > > > > FMOD and refined OpenAL, gaming audio is quite fine. > > > > > I still recommend anyone who wants much better audio than those > > > > > onboard chipsets, to get a x-fi go usb, or a x-fi surround 5.1 usb for > > > > > both optical and 5.1 output. Any of those makes a world of difference > > > > > in audio, be it games, music or movies. > > > > > > On 5 Jan, 03:58, UncleFerassi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > @Tribal > > > > > > My specs are on my profile :) > > > > > > I have the 1.0 so I'm all good :D > > > > > > @Espi > > > > > > Thanks for the retexturing link :) I'll be sure to reinstall UT GOTY > > > > > > for my comp and try this sucker out. > > > > > > To the sound renderer topic, I prefer OpenAL because its 3D audio > > > > > > positioning work better than FMod. FMod however has a very good > > > > > > quality and has a really good working audio library. > > > > > > On Jan 4, 7:11 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > The difference is that OpenAL enables audio acceleration. Of > > > > > > > course > > > > > > > that the quality of both the audio hardware/chipset as well as the > > > > > > > driver, do make a lot of difference. Don't forget that some > > > > > > > onboard > > > > > > > chipsets don't resample audio so well, so windows audio settings > > > > > > > might > > > > > > > have to be lowered to gain both some fps and better audio overall. > > > > > > > > On 5 Jan, 03:09, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Meh I think OpenAL and FMOD sounded about the same to me, but I > > > > > > > > forget > > > > > > > > what the conditions were, but when trying to use Hardware audio > > > > > > > > on one > > > > > > > > of the 2 audio renders, it would have a (lot) higher pitch on > > > > > > > > all > > > > > > > > sounds (I'm thinking this was on XP on my 950GMA laptop with > > > > > > > > Realtek > > > > > > > > HDA) > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 10:03 PM, tribaljet > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Last time I played it, OpenAL wasn't an option yet. I always > > > > > > > > > recommend > > > > > > > > > OpenAL for most users, as well as me when using my DAC > > > > > > > > > instead of x- > > > > > > > > > fi. How's the quality of the OpenAL renderer? And I do > > > > > > > > > understand you > > > > > > > > > using FMOD instead of the default audio renderer, it was kinda > > > > > > > > > finnicky :) > > > > > > > > > > On 5 Jan, 03:00, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > >> Yea, UT99 or the Goty version of it, also I cant use the > > > > > > > > >> Galaxy > > > > > > > > >> (default) audio render cuz it plays corrupted audio for some > > > > > > > > >> reason on > > > > > > > > >> 7 for me (other option is OpenAL also) > > > > > > > > > >> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:40 PM, tribaljet > > > > > > > > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > >> > Luckily I was able to get a first version :) But anyway, > > > > > > > > >> > if any of you > > > > > > > > >> > guys have a second version, I posted a downgrade patch a > > > > > > > > >> > few days ago > > > > > > > > >> > here, on the first topic about gta sa online. > > > > > > > > > >> > Espi, is that for UT99?? That big of a pack must have > > > > > > > > >> > kickass > > > > > > > > >> > textures :D I only disagree with FMOD, that while being > > > > > > > > >> > quite nice, > > > > > > > > >> > still isn't match for audio hardware renderers, which can > > > > > > > > >> > be emulated > > > > > > > > >> > by now, at least at those audio hw tiers. > > > > > > > > > >> > On 5 Jan, 02:34, Espionage724 <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > >> > wrote: > > > > > > > > >> >> I downloaded san andreas a few days ago (I'm pretty sure > > > > > > > > >> >> its the first > > > > > > > > >> >> edition DVD) but yea steam/direct2drive/version 2.0 dvd's > > > > > > > > >> >> dont work I > > > > > > > > >> >> heard > > > > > > > > > >> >> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:26 PM, tribaljet > > > > > > > > >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > >> >> > Hey Espi, do you happen to know about any high quality > > > > > > > > >> >> > texture packs > > > > > > > > >> >> > for UT 99? Despite me being a quake fan, it kinda went > > > > > > > > >> >> > downhill for > > > > > > > > >> >> > quite some time ago, and that UT, as well as 2004 are > > > > > > > > >> >> > great :) > > > > > > > > > >> >> > Which version do you guys have of gta sa? Because > > > > > > > > >> >> > multiplayer only > > > > > > > > >> >> > works with the first version. > > > > > > > > > >> >> > On 5 Jan, 02:23, Espionage724 <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > >> >> > wrote: > > > > > > > > >> >> >> Yea I could host a server (my server pc is doing > > > > > > > > >> >> >> nothing at the moment > > > > > > > > >> >> >> cept hosting teamspeak 3 lol) > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> I was thinking about hosting a CS:S server or Gmod, or > > > > > > > > >> >> >> maybe > > > > > > > > >> >> >> OpenArena, UT Goty, etc idk lol > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:18 PM, MAD_BEAST > > > > > > > > >> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > yeah men i always wanted to play something with the > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > brothers i > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > remember few months ago uncle wanted to join us in a > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > KILLING FLOOR > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > game unfortunatly it fails for the lack of cracked > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > servers.... > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > thats why i have been looking for COOL and FREE > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > games where we all > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > could have fun it would be awesome! > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > -- > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > > > > > > >> >> > -- > > > > > > > > >> >> > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > > > > > > >> > -- > > > > > > > > >> > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
