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04-04-2009, 12:52 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 13,739
|  Re: Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic $44.99 - Good deal?
There will be a difference. Maybe not nearly as much as from high-end speakers, but it should be noticable.
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04-04-2009, 01:20 AM
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True Techie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 176
| Re: Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic $44.99 - Good deal?
Wow three moderators replied. I feel special =). Thanks all I'll pick up the Xtreme Music Deal for $44.99. Can't go wrong =)
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04-04-2009, 10:36 AM
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| Re: Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic $44.99 - Good deal?
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Originally Posted by philbar71  i was talking about the Xtrememusic. i was orignally planning on getting a Xonar but for $45 the Xtrememusic looks good. | Easily.. The Xtreme Audio is just a rebranded Live! card and doesn't' even have an X-Fi Processor on it
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04-04-2009, 01:37 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 13,739
| Re: Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic $44.99 - Good deal?
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Originally Posted by vernong1992 Easily.. The Xtreme Audio is just a rebranded Live! card and doesn't' even have an X-Fi Processor on it | Yeah, Creative just made the effects run in software for the XtremeAudio, so it uses more CPU power - mind you, some of the effects you don't want turned on anyway, because they only make the sound quality worse (they claim to increase it, such as the Crystalliser)
That, and the sound quality is lower in general on the XtremeAudio
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04-04-2009, 02:15 PM
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World record q9300 owner Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Suffolk, VA Posts: 4,015
| Re: Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic $44.99 - Good deal?
i think i am going to get it.
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Reason: forgot the T in get
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04-04-2009, 02:28 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 13,739
| Re: Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic $44.99 - Good deal?
I'd still recommend the Auzentech cards
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04-04-2009, 02:45 PM
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World record q9300 owner Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Suffolk, VA Posts: 4,015
| Re: Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic $44.99 - Good deal?
well i mainly want this to do the "X-FI mod" on it. anybody know of a good tutorial?
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04-07-2009, 08:49 PM
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010011010110000101111000 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Leicester, England Posts: 3,659
| Re: Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic $44.99 - Good deal?
I'm looking at a new soundcard, I would LOVE the Xonar Essence STX soundcard because of it's built in headphone amplifier to go with the HD555's i'm getting, but funds do not alow, noway near.
My next best hope is the Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro 7.1 because it has a EMI shield. I know all to well how annoying interference can be, so the EMI shield coupled with the quality audio is very attractive to me.
But realisticly, i'm gonna have to settle with a ExtremeMusic :mad:, because whilst i will not settle with any lesser of a headphone than the HD555 i can make do with a lower quality soundcard, because i will also be using the headphones on my dads amp.
I hate money.
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04-07-2009, 10:39 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 13,739
| Re: Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic $44.99 - Good deal?
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Originally Posted by Oreo I'm looking at a new soundcard, I would LOVE the Xonar Essence STX soundcard because of it's built in headphone amplifier to go with the HD555's i'm getting, but funds do not alow, noway near.
My next best hope is the Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro 7.1 because it has a EMI shield. I know all to well how annoying interference can be, so the EMI shield coupled with the quality audio is very attractive to me.
But realisticly, i'm gonna have to settle with a ExtremeMusic :mad:, because whilst i will not settle with any lesser of a headphone than the HD555 i can make do with a lower quality soundcard, because i will also be using the headphones on my dads amp.
I hate money. | If you want an X-Fi, I'd still suggest an Auzentech card over the Creative ones.
While the X-Fi audio processor is quite good, the other components of the Creative cards aren't.
though you can get the Essence STX for ~$166 here
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04-08-2009, 12:29 AM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Island, NY, USA Posts: 878
| Re: Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic $44.99 - Good deal?
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Originally Posted by Apokalipse If you want an X-Fi, I'd still suggest an Auzentech card over the Creative ones.
While the X-Fi audio processor is quite good, the other components of the Creative cards aren't.
though you can get the Essence STX for ~$166 here | Huge difference from 45 to 166 though. 
Wait but I'm confused. Is it worth it to buy the Creative XtremeMusic? I'd be upgrading from onboard sound.
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