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Win 10 Install and Upgrade-Preview Future Release 1703. Aka Creators Edition.

Found my own answer - Win 10 continues to support legacy bios installations.
- wiyosaya
- Post #355
- May 13, 2016
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Win 10 Install and Upgrade-Preview Future Release 1703. Aka Creators Edition.

I have two PCs running ASRock 870 Extreme3 motherboards and Windows 7 X64. This model of motherboard does not have a UEFI bios, so neither PC's Win 7 installation is UEFI. I want to upgrade both to Win 10 before the free deadline. Will the upgrade to 10 work even though the installations are...
- wiyosaya
- Post #354
- May 13, 2016
- Forum: Operating Systems
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The end of an era - Slysoft closes its doors for good

And a new site - https://www.redfox.bz/ Can't buy new licenses yet...
- wiyosaya
- Post #18
- Mar 24, 2016
- Forum: Audio Components
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The Audiophile Myths and delusions thread

911 is a good bet. :D Amps can sound different. What is important is do they sound good enough to you. Of course, you can always push back to them and ask them if they are willing to buy you a good amp with their money! :D
- wiyosaya
- Post #131
- Mar 24, 2016
- Forum: Audio Components
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The Audiophile Myths and delusions thread

I see these kinds of argument in many places. They consist of people with real-world measurement data, and those with claims that are not backed by real-world measurements. In cases like these where it is possible to accurately measure effects with equipment designed to make those measurements...
- wiyosaya
- Post #130
- Mar 24, 2016
- Forum: Audio Components
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Soundblaster ZxR and CrystalVoice

I just purchased a Soundblaster Zx and I am running it on an ASRock X79 Extreme6 MB. When using the microphone on the ACM along with CrystalVoice with only noise reduction enabled (I do not have effects or anything else enabled in CrystalVoice), anything coming through the microphone sounds...
- wiyosaya
- Thread
- Mar 23, 2016
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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The Audiophile Myths and delusions thread

Paradigm is one of the few companies that give specs for both an anechoic chambers and expected performance in a real room. I'm not saying they don't have marketing crap, just they apparently do make measurements that are applicable to real rooms. That is why their frequency response specs...
- wiyosaya
- Post #121
- Mar 23, 2016
- Forum: Audio Components
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The Audiophile Myths and delusions thread

The thing about hearing is that each person hears differently. Audioholics relied on measurements with a stated "opinion" that what they measured was a difference that could not be heard. For a long time, I kept my turntable when CDs came out because I thought vinyl sounded better, and that the...
- wiyosaya
- Post #85
- Mar 15, 2016
- Forum: Audio Components
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The Audiophile Myths and delusions thread

Well those who are saying that the audio is better are likely reviews that should be filed under false reviews. False reviews are a big problem for retailers that offer online reviews.
- wiyosaya
- Post #84
- Mar 15, 2016
- Forum: Audio Components
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The Audiophile Myths and delusions thread

Many speaker manufacturers (including my fav Paradigm) do talk about speaker burn-in, but the info at http://www.gr-research.com/myths.htm is the kind of info that makes the sciency/nerdy part of me cringe. They seem to be throwing around a lot of terms that sound as if they are important, but...
- wiyosaya
- Post #82
- Mar 15, 2016
- Forum: Audio Components
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The Audiophile Myths and delusions thread

Anyone who wants a set will have to go to their site and request the price. ;) Apparently, only six sets in each of small, medium, and large are being made. Being more on the nerdy end myself, I am intrigued by their "field coil compression drivers". ;)
- wiyosaya
- Post #65
- Mar 11, 2016
- Forum: Audio Components
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The Audiophile Myths and delusions thread

:\ Where can I get me a set of those??? :biggrin: Thanks for the welcome. I've been around for a while, I just have not posted much.
- wiyosaya
- Post #60
- Mar 11, 2016
- Forum: Audio Components
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The Audiophile Myths and delusions thread

For anyone interested, here is the latest in audio - http://www.wheel-fi.com/
- wiyosaya
- Post #59
- Mar 11, 2016
- Forum: Audio Components
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The Audiophile Myths and delusions thread

100% agree with this. Personally, I think the problem comes when people do not understand the technical details of cables. If they have a lot of money, I would not be surprised to see those who do not understand those technical details spend a large amount of money for something they could have...
- wiyosaya
- Post #55
- Mar 10, 2016
- Forum: Audio Components
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The Audiophile Myths and delusions thread

One of the things that cracks me up is a car with a massive subwoofer, then all you hear is everything that is loose in the car rattling. Some people do not make a comparison when they are shopping for things like speakers. There's a mentality out there that whoever has the most is the best...
- wiyosaya
- Post #40
- Mar 9, 2016
- Forum: Audio Components
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The Audiophile Myths and delusions thread

As I see it, the thing with Bose is that they have a massive marketing engine to support. It used to be the case, and I suspect it still is today, for what you might pay for one of Bose' subwoofer/satellite "cube" systems, shopping around a bit used to reveal that for the money you would spend...
- wiyosaya
- Post #28
- Mar 8, 2016
- Forum: Audio Components
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The Audiophile Myths and delusions thread

Audioholics is a pretty good place, IMHO, that dispels a lot of myths. Here's a pretty good article on why audio amplifiers can sound different. http://www.audioholics.com/audio-amplifier/audio-amplifiers-sound I just went through a speaker upgrade. I did audition the speakers I was...
- wiyosaya
- Post #26
- Mar 8, 2016
- Forum: Audio Components
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Sound Blaster ZXR UEFI problems?

Thanks everyone. To be honest, I was not aware of this option. I have an HTPC (not the machine where I will put this sound card) that I have booting UEFI, and in the bios, I have an ASRock FM2A88X Extreme6+, I have "Fast Boot" enabled, and this is fast enough. I'll have to check to see if "Fast...
- wiyosaya
- Post #6
- Mar 8, 2016
- Forum: Audio Components
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Sound Blaster ZXR UEFI problems?

Thanks for your reply. It is helpful for me to know that you are not having problems. Here is a link to a Creative Labs support forum post that reiterates what I said. - http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?t=709614&p=611471&viewfull=1#post611471 Perhaps there is something going on in...
- wiyosaya
- Post #3
- Mar 7, 2016
- Forum: Audio Components
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Sound Blaster ZXR UEFI problems?

I am considering getting a Sound Blaster ZXR, but I note that many owners of this card say that Windows sometimes drops recognition of the card requiring those who experience this problem, to shut the computer down, pull the power plug, let the system sit, then power up again. According to...
- wiyosaya
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- Mar 7, 2016
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Audio Components
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Kaveri and 4K support

Thanks for all the replies. It is helpful to sort out the various capabilities in advance. As an HTPC build, this machine will be tasked with videos, music, DVD and BR playback, OTA DVR, and a few other things, but not games, and most of the tasks will not run simultaneously, except, perhaps...
- wiyosaya
- Post #10
- Jan 9, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Kaveri and 4K support

Thank you for your helpful reply. Is it not always the case that when you post a question to a board, you find the answer a few seconds later?? :oops: In the rumor mill around the beginning of December, I found this that specifically states that Kaveri will support 4K Ultra HD Video - assuming...
- wiyosaya
- Post #3
- Jan 8, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Kaveri and 4K support

Does anyone know whether the A10-7850K will support 4K over HDMI? I am in the process of buying the components for an HTPC build, and I have been specifically waiting for the 7850K. However, while there is considerable talk of the speeds of the part, how many CPU / GPU cores, cache, HUMA...
- wiyosaya
- Thread
- Jan 8, 2014
- Replies: 22
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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