Oh, the closer to 100$ you are for M50's, the better the deal. It's interesting that people that own M50's and headphones costing 10x more, still listen to their M50's without any regret or frown when coming from their more expensive ones. I would compare them to computers, but computers have less price ranges :S
On 5 Jan, 05:19, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > The thing is that creatives still rule when it comes to gaming, but > for music and video they're not the best choice. Overall, it's a good > and not expensive upgrade, I do recommend it. If you get it, mail me > and I'll show you how to mod it :) > > Those sennheisers are nice, but their build quality is not so good, > they tend to break a bit too often. If you can, try to get a pair of > Audio-Technica ATH-M50, you will literally crap your pants with their > sound :) If you really want sennheisers, and you can find them cheap, > the Sennheiser HD25 SP II are quite good, though getting them at the > price of both HD280 and M50 can be difficult. I really recommend the > M50 though, it will blow your mind :D > > On 5 Jan, 05:07, UncleFerassi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I use my PC for music, media, and gaming lol. I'll probably take your > > advice on the Surround 5.1 even though it's out of stock at NewEgg :(. > > I'll still wait for it though. Thanks for the help! Concerning my > > headphones, it's all because of the slaps :D. I'll probably just get > > these > > headphoneshttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826106328 > > if my budget allows me, headphones aren't really my priority. > > On Jan 4, 8:56 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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! > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> > -- > > ... > > mais informações » -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
