What Sound Card To Get? HT Omega Striker, AuzenTech XPlosion 7.1, Chaintech AV-710



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Originally Posted by mrted46 /forum/post/0


I am taking a chance on the auzentech with upgraded opamps. Seems like alot of people here are raving about it and is a great price (price does not matter to me either).

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Just be careful if you plug a coax cable into it's connector or you may find the connector in your hand.

Either the HT Omega Striker


or


the HT Omega CLARO plus+


Specs:


The C-Media Oxygen HD CMI8788 Audio Processor is main engine


AD8620BR OPAMP for Front Channel output


4 pcs 24-bit/192kHz AK4396VF (120dB-part spec.) DACs for 7.1channel output. (24-bit/192kHz in 7.1channel playback)


1 pc 24-bit/192kHz WM8785G (110dB-part spec.) ADC input (24-bit/192kHz recording)


CMI9780 AC'97 2.3 CODEC for AUX input, CD input, MIC input (16bit/48kHz playback/recording)


Integrated up to 192k/24-bit S/PDIF high grade special Optical and Coaxial connectors for 44.1kHz,48kHz, 96kHz, 192kHz SPDIF output. (work simultaneously)


Integrated up to 192k/24-bit S/PDIF high grade special Optical receiver for 44.1kHz,48kHz, 96kHz, 192kHz SPDIF input.


Supports onboard Coaxial or CD Digital input connector for up to 192kHz SPDIF input. (Optional Cable need for Coaxial input)


Standard 10PIN Front Panel Audio supports connectivity for stereo audio output and a microphone input from PC case


DTS® Interactive - A real-time 5.1 channel encoder.


DTS® NeoC - An upmix matrix technology.


Dolby® Digital Live (DDL) - A real-time 5.1 channel encoding.


Dolby® ProLogic IIx surround processor spreading stereo audio into 7.1 channel surround sound.


Dolby® Headphone technology, conveying 5.1 surround and 3D gaming audio over stereo headphones.


Dolby® Virtual Speaker solution, bringing amazing virtual surround sound fields via general two speakers.


C-Media FlexBass - LFE channel crossover frequency setable from range 50 to 250Hz in Small speaker mode and Small/Large speaker selectable.


C-MediaMagicVoice;popular feature for disguising your tone in online chatting. C-Media Xear 3D 7.1 Virtual Speaker Shifter technology.


C-Media's unique Karaoke functions: Microphone Echo, Key-shifting.


Individual 10-band EQ for each channel 27 global reverberation environments.


Supports most industrial standards of 3D sound for PC gaming, including EAX 1.0 & 2.0, A3D 1.0, and DirectSound.


Supported operating systems:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3(SP3) / XP Service Pack 1(SP1) /

Server 2003 SP1/ XP Media Center Edition 2005 (MCE) / XP x64 Edition

Hey, ROBSCIX,


I am curious as to your comment regarding the analog quality of the X-Meridian. Do you think it would rival the analog output stage of my Denon 3805?


I think I am too lazy to hook up all those cables. The SPDIF is so easy



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Originally Posted by Mrkazador /forum/post/0


If this is strictly for movies your onboard sound is perfectly fine.

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Probably 75% movies and 25% music.

I'd also like to be able to play some 5.1 dts upmix audio files that I have and am anxious to here. The htpc will be hooked up to an Onkyo 605 receiver as soon as it gets here.


Thanks,


Keith