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dragosmp · 04-02-09

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyberspyder

NO it isn't..the SNR is different and so is the frequency response...this cannot be changed through a simple driver upgrade...it's the electronics (physical).

I agree with that, the SNR is somewhat better for the X-Fi Xtreme Audio then for the modded X-Fi. The frequency resmonse is though very similar, they didn't change that many components on the card. Still, what does this bring a potential low end sound card user and reader of this thread?
You'll probably agree that the difference in signal quality between the stock x-fi and the modded x-fi is small. It's so small that you'd have to put some pretty decent sound system and liaison cables just to notice it. Then the question is, since you've spent this much on the sound system, wouldn't it make sense to get at least a 90$ Xonar?
Cheers

lunan1t4 · 04-02-09

well...as far as i know...the modded driver works and enable all the goodies (albeit its running on your processor power instead of the soundcard)
for example : SB X-Fi Go. do this deliver great sound?yes, but in expense of CPU processing. its just impossible to actually create sound as good as X-Fi titanium (but still branded X-Fi nonetheless)

X-Fi is just a label from creative saying that their soundcard is good. it doesnt specify whether the inside are just p17 chip or the actual X-Fi chip. even my soundcard has the X-Fi label (those sticker)

just my opinion, the difference between Audigy and X-Fi is just down to the processing power of the chip and the ability to filter noise and clean audio. X-Fi capacitor are top notch, audigy is lower quality. nonetheless, creative software and driver are quite smart. those with lower processing power of the chip, get their actual software processing in the CPU, and the one who use X-Fi chip, will process it in the card itself.

btw for those who dont like crystallizer, or cmss-3d, well its comes down to the preference and... your audio file. i listened to various digital song i have, with crystallizer and cmss-3d on, and i can say this. the quality of the enhancement depends on the song. some song are turning bad if you enhance them (ex:josh groban song, rely heavily on vocal, ugly if you turn on the enhancement >.>) but some song benefits from them (ex: the last remnant "Reversal"

song. i just...

on the increased fidelity )

just fine tune it to your liking really

edit:look at EAX too. all audigy emulate eax in the CPU instead, X-Fi uses its own chip to accelerate EAX

another edit:check your song too. i recently notice on my headset that some song are just "Mono" albeit stereo package. (means that you getting same sound on the left and right.). this kind of song ruin the CMSS 3D. (try...you will notice immediately..)

Cheers

cyberspyder · 04-02-09

Quote:

Originally Posted by lunan1t4

well...as far as i know...the modded driver works and enable all the goodies (albeit its running on your processor power instead of the soundcard)
for example : SB X-Fi Go. do this deliver great sound?yes, but in expense of CPU processing. its just impossible to actually create sound as good as X-Fi titanium (but still branded X-Fi nonetheless)

X-Fi is just a label from creative saying that their soundcard is good. it doesnt specify whether the inside are just p17 chip or the actual X-Fi chip. even my soundcard has the X-Fi label (those sticker)

just my opinion, the difference between Audigy and X-Fi is just down to the processing power of the chip and the ability to filter noise and clean audio. X-Fi capacitor are top notch, audigy is lower quality. nonetheless, creative software and driver are quite smart. those with lower processing power of the chip, get their actual software processing in the CPU, and the one who use X-Fi chip, will process it in the card itself.

btw for those who dont like crystallizer, or cmss-3d, well its comes down to the preference and... your audio file. i listened to various digital song i have, with crystallizer and cmss-3d on, and i can say this. the quality of the enhancement depends on the song. some song are turning bad if you enhance them (ex:josh groban song, rely heavily on vocal, ugly if you turn on the enhancement >.>) but some song benefits from them (ex: the last remnant "Reversal"

song. i just...

on the increased fidelity )

just fine tune it to your liking really

edit:look at EAX too. all audigy emulate eax in the CPU instead, X-Fi uses its own chip to accelerate EAX

another edit:check your song too. i recently notice on my headset that some song are just "Mono" albeit stereo package. (means that you getting same sound on the left and right.). this kind of song ruin the CMSS 3D. (try...you will notice immediately..)

Cheers

Quote:

Originally Posted by dragosmp

I agree with that, the SNR is somewhat better for the X-Fi Xtreme Audio then for the modded X-Fi. The frequency resmonse is though very similar, they didn't change that many components on the card. Still, what does this bring a potential low end sound card user and reader of this thread?
You'll probably agree that the difference in signal quality between the stock x-fi and the modded x-fi is small. It's so small that you'd have to put some pretty decent sound system and liaison cables just to notice it. Then the question is, since you've spent this much on the sound system, wouldn't it make sense to get at least a 90$ Xonar?
Cheers

I agree with both cases...its more of a Cover Your Ass incase someone comes running and complains his Audigy/Live! is not a X-Fi, like the last thread about this very topic...

linkinparkfan007 · 04-04-09

well the winodws 7 drivers for 64 bit work completely fine

elderfoster · 04-11-09

Hey guys I clicked on the very first link to download the mod for Audigy SE -> X-fi Xtreme, but the website says that the download is not available since the maximum number of downloads has been reached.

Does anyone know of an alternate method of downloading this mod? Or is it possible to email it to me perhaps? I don't think the file is very big and I've downloaded it before but reformatted and lost the file.

Let me know, thanks.

http://rapidshare.com/files/21545038...ivers.exe.html

dragosmp · 04-11-09

Hey mate, I'm working on it. By tomorrow a link should be available. The problem is that the original drivers that hold all the goodies are no longer available from the original sources, so I have to improvise.

Mr. Stroker · 04-11-09

I just tried earlier today and got the same. You can find some on demoniod. That is what I am using.

elderfoster · 04-11-09

Sounds good guys thanks

dragosmp · 04-12-09

Hey guys, timw4mail is kind enough to host the driver on his file server, here's the link:

http://timshomepage.net/downloads/Au...MODdrivers.exe

I'll update the first post with this link and another mirror that hopefully will hold for a while.

elderfoster · 04-12-09

Yea that worked thanks guys

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