DEAD - M-Audio Revolution 7.1 Sound Card - $65 AR @ CompUSA - (** NEW DRIVERS! **)

[aphex]

Originally posted by: NFS4
Just got mine installed. Took me about an hour and half b/c it WOULD NOT work at first. I ended up having to do the PCI slot shuffle and it FINALLY started working. All I can say is that the music is MUCH clearer even compared to my Santa Cruz. :music: DVD's sound even better (gun fight sequence in Ronin). Can't beat this for $65 And no way in hell was I going to put up with Creative's sh!tty drivers.

Awesome news! Sorry to hear about the shuffle, seems as if some people have been reporting the same.... Have you tried any games or anything with her yet?

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: NFS4
Just got mine installed. Took me about an hour and half b/c it WOULD NOT work at first. I ended up having to do the PCI slot shuffle and it FINALLY started working. All I can say is that the music is MUCH clearer even compared to my Santa Cruz. :music: DVD's sound even better (gun fight sequence in Ronin). Can't beat this for $65 And no way in hell was I going to put up with Creative's sh!tty drivers.

Awesome news! Sorry to hear about the shuffle, seems as if some people have been reporting the same.... Have you tried any games or anything with her yet?

I'll try Battlefield 1942 when I get a chance, but I'm kinda tired now.

 

[aphex]

Oh my lord! This thing sounds GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD

 

[abaez]

How are the drivers for this card? I mean will I have any incompatibilities with directx or games or programs?

 

[UncleWai]

can someone who has it try Counter-strike out?
I think I will give the card a try tomorrow.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: aphex
Oh my lord! This thing sounds GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD

You got one??

 

[yellowperil]

Thanks for the deal. I was looking for a decent home recording card. First I had the M-Audio Audiophile 2496, then sold it to go USB on my laptop (Edirol UA-20), but with all the problems with USB audio it wasn't worth it. I figure I'll use this on my desktop and look for a PC Card audio interface for my laptop.

 

[MmmmmBeef]

This sound card sounds great! Noticable difference over my Fortissimo II.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: aphex Oh my lord! This thing sounds GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD

You got one??

Yea, picked it up today to replace my onboard nforce2 sound.... Wow, quite the difference....

BTW, to those of you having latency issues. Download the newest driver from m-audio.net, it has the ability to set the latency down to 60 (only very SLIGHLY behind now, in all honstly its barely noticable)

 

[Infos]

From the Digital Connection Site

" ***DVD-Audio support not available at this time***"

Could someone translate this for me??

 

[Ballsack]

All I can say is WOW!

I didn't think there would be THAT noticeable of a difference between this card and the SB Live Value that it replaced. But I just took the chance and drove down to my local CompUSA to grab this card and I do not regret it at all!

I have it hooked up to my Videologic Digitheatre DTS via a digital coaxial cable and the sound is simply marvelous. Even MP3's sound noticeably different!

Thanks to the contributors in this thread for convincing me to get this card, it is the best $65 I have spent on my system in a long time.

BALLSACK

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Ballsack
All I can say is WOW! I didn't think there would be THAT noticeable of a difference between this card and the SB Live Value that it replaced. But I just took the chance and drove down to my local CompUSA to grab this card and I do not regret it at all! I have it hooked up to my Videologic Digitheatre DTS via a digital coaxial cable and the sound is simply marvelous. Even MP3's sound noticeably different! Thanks to the contributors in this thread for convincing me to get this card, it is the best $65 I have spent on my system in a long time. BALLSACK

Glad to hear you like it, i am totally loving mine as well!

 

[render]

What codec does this card use?

Does it support ASIO 2.0 ?

 

[Balael]

Is it possible to buy two sets of 4.1's, and hook 7 out of the 8 speakers up to this and use that as a 7.1 setup? Or no? I was curious.

Balael

 

[kauffmbe]

Just got mine the other day. The sound quality using the 5.1 (thats the only amp I have) analog outs to my amplifier then to my main speakers is simply amazing! I had an Acoustic Edge which is not a bad card at all, but the differences in stereo seperation and clarity is really stunning!!! Highly recommended for anyone looking for a sound card,

 

[Dug]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: aphex Oh my lord! This thing sounds GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD

You got one??

Yea, picked it up today to replace my onboard nforce2 sound.... Wow, quite the difference....

BTW, to those of you having latency issues. Download the newest driver from m-audio.net, it has the ability to set the latency down to 60 (only very SLIGHLY behind now, in all honstly its barely noticable)

MMM.... that's odd. Most people that I have heard said the oposite. What sound sources are you comparing?

For analog out to a receiver for dolby digital only, the Revolution will sound better than an Nforce2. (Subjective as some say they can't tell the difference.)
For games the Nforce2 should sound better.
For cd's there shouldn't be any difference.
For digital out- there will be no difference between the two because it passes the signal straight through.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Dug

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: aphex Oh my lord! This thing sounds GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD

You got one??

Yea, picked it up today to replace my onboard nforce2 sound.... Wow, quite the difference.... BTW, to those of you having latency issues. Download the newest driver from m-audio.net, it has the ability to set the latency down to 60 (only very SLIGHLY behind now, in all honstly its barely noticable)

MMM.... that's odd. Most people that I have heard said the oposite. What sound sources are you comparing? For analog out to a receiver for dolby digital only, the Revolution will sound better than an Nforce2. (Subjective as some say they can't tell the difference.) For games the Nforce2 should sound better. For cd's there shouldn't be any difference. For digital out- there will be no difference between the two because it passes the signal straight through.

Are you refering to regular nforce2, or nforce2 with soundstorm? As they can sound quite different.

 

[dpk777]

anyone try this with a TV Tuner card?

I wonder what the latency would be like.

 

[huesmann]

Report quickly before the deal is over!

 

[Dug]

Are you refering to regular nforce2, or nforce2 with soundstorm? As they can sound quite different.

With soundstorm.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: dpk777
anyone try this with a TV Tuner card? I wonder what the latency would be like.

I am currently using this with a video capture card (runnin in digital cable from an external box). As for latency? None for me (and my sound is being run into the line-in jack). My only complaint is that in order to hear any sound through the line-in, is that you have to load up the control panel for the soundcard. Im gonna call them up though and request a fix in the next driver update, as this would not be hard to fix at all.\

As for the card? It sounds AMAZING! There is a new clarity there now that i never knew existed. So far i've tried it with mp3's & cd's, and both sound fantastic. Gonna try it out with games in a little bit, but so far this card is a dream!

 

[Infos]

From the Digital Connection Site

" ***DVD-Audio support not available at this time***"


I repeat my question.
Does this only apply to an external DVD player?
An internal drive would have no problem?

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Infos
From the Digital Connection Site " ***DVD-Audio support not available at this time***" I repeat my question. Does this only apply to an external DVD player? An internal drive would have no problem?

DVD-Audio are Audio-only discs recorded in multi-channel on a dvd disc. (I.e. not a regular DVD) Im 99% sure its only refering to straight up DVD-Audio discs as many people have reported amazing quality results using their dvd drives for movies.

Your best bet to ask this question however wouldnt be here,

Check the following:

AVS Forums

Klipsch Forums

 

[aphex]

For those of you who have purchased the card, make sure to check out this STREAM

Wow! Sounds an order of magnitude better than it used to

Make sure to turn it up loud too!

 

[vmrao]

Damn you guys are really tempting me! I would like to replace my santa cruz, they are not good enough for my sennheiser hd580 headphones anymore...