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post #11 of 2180
5/13/11 at 3:00pm
might want to mention a few of the diy options as far as dacs such as the grubdac or others.

other than that it's looking nice so far.
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post #12 of 2180
5/13/11 at 3:12pm
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Originally Posted by ZHoob2004 View Post
might want to mention a few of the diy options as far as dacs such as the grubdac or others.

other than that it's looking nice so far.
Yup, if you have the skill to do so. Very cheap (lower end DACs) and effective.
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5/13/11 at 3:21pm
How are you planning on separating the headphones? Obviously price and gaming/music but beyond that there are great headphones that sound completely different - maybe based on general music genres?
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5/13/11 at 3:24pm
Nice thread. I plan on buying a sound card soon so this is great. Thanks!

Will you be adding speaker recommendations as well?
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5/13/11 at 3:29pm
"Creative XtremeGamer/Music"
Is that the same as Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio?
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5/13/11 at 3:45pm
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"Creative XtremeGamer/Music"
Is that the same as Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio?
No it's not.

The XtremeAudio is actually a rebranded Audigy SE. The XtremeGamer and XtremeMusic have an actual X-Fi chip and not software emulated like the XtremeAudio.
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5/13/11 at 3:49pm
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might want to mention a few of the diy options as far as dacs such as the grubdac or others.

other than that it's looking nice so far.
Excellent point. Will add that.
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How are you planning on separating the headphones? Obviously price and gaming/music but beyond that there are great headphones that sound completely different - maybe based on general music genres?
So far I've put them into the following categories: Strictly Gaming, Compromised Gaming, Bassy, Rock/Metal, Classical & Jazz

After that, I'll simply have to stop and allow people to post if they have interest in any other genres/types. Can't post them all. Good question.

After that, I can no lo
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Nice thread. I plan on buying a sound card soon so this is great. Thanks!

Will you be adding speaker recommendations as well?
Yes, I will, but only up to a certain point. There are many many speakers you could honestly buy and I won't at all get most of them, but according to the thread, I will recommend the most recommended.

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"Creative XtremeGamer/Music"
Is that the same as Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio?
No, it's not. I would not recommend the Xtreme Audio.
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5/13/11 at 4:01pm
So when is this getting stickied?
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5/13/11 at 4:10pm
Great post so far. I look forward to reading the headphones section.
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5/13/11 at 5:57pm
Thread Starter 
Added the Headphone/Headset and Speakers Section to the second post. I am in the process of adding/making all the changes you have brought up and I've agreed are a necessary point to this thread.

I've pretty much been doing nothing but typing this up for all these hours. Only took a 20 minute break for dinner.
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