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Deleted member 24505 · Dec 23, 2011

Millennium said:
It's an old quote, yes, but strangely...

I have the exact same amp connected to a Xonar DX by optical It works well, and while dolby digital live is great, DTS passthrough from movies (which you might already be able to do) is better. DTS is backwards compatible so you can throw any version of DTS data at the amp and it will decode nicely.

Bear in mind the analog outputs are muted in DD live mode, digital only. Also the analog sound is a lot better then realtek onboard if you are going to use it.

I got the Asus xonar dx today

Connected via optical digital to my amp.

Bo$$ · Dec 23, 2011

tigger said:
I got the Asus xonar dx today

Connected via optical digital to my amp.

I might be thinking of getting a DX or a D1

im trying to find one less that £50!

FreedomEclipse · Dec 23, 2011

Bo$$ said:
I might be thinking of getting a DX or a D1
im trying to find one less that £50!

I think a UK member or someone might be selling a Creative Titanium Pro or the Fatality Pro model somewhere in the FS section, Might be worth a look.

The Xonar DX sounds a lot better then the creative, but older/newer EAX games might suffer compatibility issues with Xonars emulated EAX.

I use modded/custom drivers so I pretty much have all the bugs ironed out. but my old EAX games (like guildwars) used to crash like a motherfucker when i enabled EAX in game.

Its always good to have the hacked version of Creative Alchemy around as that really helps some games when Xonars emulation fails.

On the plus side, not many games use EAX anymore. but you might be able to get the Titanium card for around the same price or less. XFi cards are still bad ass.

Deleted member 24505 · Dec 23, 2011

cheesy999 said:
I don't think weight has much to do with it as I'm far heavier then that and at this precise moment i'm still not 100% sure i'm even bullet proof

I think it's more to do with build quality

Maybe i should have made it more clear, i wasn't been literal

Two words-

Fuck creative

Two more-

Fuck EAX

Deleted member 24505 · Dec 23, 2011

FreedomEclipse said:
I think a UK member or someone might be selling a Creative Titanium Pro or the Fatality Pro model somewhere in the FS section, Might be worth a look.

The Xonar DX sounds a lot better then the creative, but older/newer EAX games might suffer compatibility issues with Xonars emulated EAX.

I use modded/custom drivers so I pretty much have all the bugs ironed out. but my old EAX games (like guildwars) used to crash like a motherfucker when i enabled EAX in game.

Its always good to have the hacked version of Creative Alchemy around as that really helps some games when Xonars emulation fails.

On the plus side, not many games use EAX anymore. but you might be able to get the Titanium card for around the same price or less. XFi cards are still bad ass.

What driver for the dx are you using?, i will have a try of it.

FreedomEclipse · Dec 23, 2011

tigger said:
What driver for the dx are you using?, i will have a try of it.

It's in my Sig :toast:

MoonPig · Dec 23, 2011

I'm using the Unified ones too. The official ones don't even install for me :mad:

NdMk2o1o · Dec 23, 2011

FreedomEclipse said:
It's in my Sig

Any install instructions? or just uninstall and delete official ones and install from scratch?

FreedomEclipse · Dec 23, 2011

Uninstall the old/official ones, run the latest version of driver sweeper and select the 'asus -sound' option. click ok. restart and just install the ones downloaded from brainbit. those drivers should work no matter which Xonar soundcard you have.

afaik there are some teething issues with the new driver pack installing on a 64bit O/S - driver signing and whatnot but there are instructions on how to get around that located on their website. If not then the previous driver pack which is what im running now still works great for me and i havent had any problems with any game since I started using brainbit drivers.

NdMk2o1o · Dec 23, 2011

FreedomEclipse said:
Uninstall the old/official ones, run the latest version of driver sweeper and select the 'asus -sound' option. click ok. restart and just install the ones downloaded from brainbit. those drivers should work no matter which Xonar soundcard you have.

afaik there are some teething issues with the new driver pack installing on a 64bit O/S - driver signing and whatnot but there are instructions on how to get around that located on their website. If not then the previous driver pack which is what im running now still works great for me and i havent had any problems with any game since I started using brainbit drivers.

Didnt have to do anything aside from reboot after uninstall official Asus drivers, F8 disable signed driver thingy, install modded drivers and reboot as normal, works fine, though have only tested with the start up sound lol phones will be coming out in a bit

FreedomEclipse · Dec 23, 2011

well thats just me - whenever i need to do a new driver install, I ALWAYS run driversweeper

NdMk2o1o · Dec 23, 2011

FreedomEclipse said:
well thats just me - whenever i need to do a new driver install, I ALWAYS run driversweeper

Ah, I was referring more to the unsigned driver method as opposed to the driver sweeper part, but yea I didn't run it :eek:

couldn't be bothered tbh hope it don't bite me in the ass. TBH I generally only run driver sweeper if I have a specific driver issue I am trying to fix, touch wood Win7 seems to handle driver updates incredibly well compared to previous versions and the "delete all driver software" option helps too. I also really don't update drivers a lot as I typically reinstall Windows every other month for one reason or another (sometimes my own fault being a tinkerer) so always have the latest drivers installed.

Bo$$ · Dec 24, 2011

too many ASUS users!!!
I need to buy one really soon

FreedomEclipse · Dec 24, 2011

I wouldnt, the Audigy 2 ZS still an amazing card. I still have one, but my dads using it in his rig.

Tatty_Two · Dec 24, 2011

Happy with my Elite pro TBH..... Merry Xmas all! :toast:

Bo$$ · Dec 24, 2011

FreedomEclipse said:
I wouldnt, the Audigy 2 ZS still an amazing card. I still have one, but my dads using it in his rig.

im getting some popping with it. It is on the way out...

FreedomEclipse · Dec 24, 2011

Mines been going strong for over 10years. I think i bought it in 2000, - I can barely remember that far back but it was definitely the time i was started college because that was the time i really started putting my own rig together,

I remember i bought one from C.E.X. first, but it was a dead card. they offered to swap it for another they had instock but i just demanded a refund. After that I went and bought it brand new and its been working great for me all through to i think it musta been 2005 or 2006 when I got myself an XFi Xtreme Music.

Have you tried using the D.K drivers with it??

Fourstaff · Dec 24, 2011

Merry Christmas peeps!

HUSKIE · Dec 25, 2011

Merry X-mas guys!

Deleted member 24505 · Dec 25, 2011

Merry xmas guys n gals

Bo$$ · Dec 25, 2011

MErry christmas guys!

(FIH) The Don · Dec 25, 2011

not really from the UK, from Denmark, but i know one guy there, and he is pretty awesome

+ we make the good bacon, who dont like bacon, its bo$$

Merry christmas guys, HF

cheesy999 · Dec 25, 2011

Merry Christmas guys

(FIH) The Don said:
not really from the UK, from Denmark, but i know one guy there, and he is pretty awesome

+ we make the good bacon, who dont like bacon, its bo$$

Merry christmas guys, HF

I've come to the conclusion that with bacon it's how it's cooked that makes the most difference, good cooking can make even the worst Bacon taste excellent

LifeOnMars · Dec 25, 2011

Hope everyone has had a great day, Merry Xmas UK TPUers

cheesy999 · Dec 25, 2011

Do any of you guys know much about surround sound?

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