I am interested in getting clean sound from my new laptop using Grado
headphone.

Anyone using the box?

thanks,

gychang

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I am interested in getting clean sound from my new laptop using Grado
headphone.

Anyone using the box?


"Clean sound" and "SoundBlaster" (even internal Live!, without the
limitations of a USB device) are not phrases often heard in the same
sentence....

geoff

"Geoff Wood" wrote in message
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"Clean sound" and "SoundBlaster" (even internal Live!, without the
limitations of a USB device) are not phrases often heard in the same
sentence....

Especially not from those who have never tried one.
I've never measured the box mentioned so I won't offer an opinion.
I'm betting you haven't either :-)

TonyP.

any actual users want to render an opinion?

gychang

Interesting question. These external boxes are pretty cheap, but I'm a
MIDI user, and I don't know if Cakewalk will trigger them or not.

I will be interested in listening to high quality CD/mp3, and not delve
into midi.

gychang

Since they were selling for $49, I ran out and bought the box. I have
uploaded some large soundfont files into it, no problem. No latency,
either. Ten years ago, I would have paid $1000 for sounds like this.

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Since they were selling for $49, I ran out and bought the box. I have
uploaded some large soundfont files into it, no problem. No latency,
either.

Let me put it this way - the 16 bit version of this device was really pretty
good as a device for better quality listening.

Ten years ago, I would have paid $1000 for sounds like this.

Nahh, just a a really good $200 CD player would suffice from a raw sound
quality standpoint. But, it might not be as convenient to use for editing!
;-)

10 years ago one of the top audio interfaces was probably some flavor or
predecessor of the Turtle Beach Pinnacle. It was around $500 as I recall.

"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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"Explorer" wrote in message
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Since they were selling for $49, I ran out and bought the box. I have
uploaded some large soundfont files into it, no problem. No latency,
either.

Let me put it this way - the 16 bit version of this device was really
pretty good as a device for better quality listening.

Ten years ago, I would have paid $1000 for sounds like this.

Nahh, just a a really good $200 CD player would suffice from a raw sound
quality standpoint. But, it might not be as convenient to use for editing!
;-)

10 years ago one of the top audio interfaces was probably some flavor or
predecessor of the Turtle Beach Pinnacle. It was around $500 as I recall.

AFAIK the first ever PC "pro" sound card was the Turtle Beach Multisound,
then Tahiti/Fiji, and by the time Pinnacle came out there were quite a few
other good quality card appearing.

geoff (who has justchanged his beloved Pinnie for an Audiophile 2496)

"Geoff Wood" wrote in message

"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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"Explorer" wrote in message
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Since they were selling for $49, I ran out and bought the box. I
have uploaded some large soundfont files into it, no problem. No
latency, either.

Let me put it this way - the 16 bit version of this device was really
pretty good as a device for better quality listening.

Ten years ago, I would have paid $1000 for sounds like this.

Nahh, just a a really good $200 CD player would suffice from a raw
sound quality standpoint. But, it might not be as convenient to use
for editing! ;-)

10 years ago one of the top audio interfaces was probably some
flavor or predecessor of the Turtle Beach Pinnacle. It was around
$500 as I recall.

AFAIK the first ever PC "pro" sound card was the Turtle Beach
Multisound, then Tahiti/Fiji, and by the time Pinnacle came out there
were quite a few other good quality card appearing.

geoff (who has justchanged his beloved Pinnie for an Audiophile 2496)

I guess that means you dumped your last computer with an ISA slot. My
recollection is that the AP2496 does not have that much performance
advantage over the Pinnacle/Fiji other than the high sampling.

http://www.turtlebeach.com/site/kb_ftp/6006003.asp is an interesting trip
down memory lane for me. I still have one of each boxed up somewhere in a
storage container.

http://www.pcavtech.com/soundcards/tbfiji/index.htm

http://www.pcavtech.com/soundcards/TB_Pinn_2/index.htm

"Arny Krueger" wrote in message \


I guess that means you dumped your last computer with an ISA slot. My
recollection is that the AP2496 does not have that much performance
advantage over the Pinnacle/Fiji other than the high sampling.

No, still got the ISA slot. But Somewhere between the VIA mobo and the
driver weird stuff would happen, like BSODs in msfs.sys ( the Winders
MAILSLOT driver !!!! ) in some apps, and occasional 5 sec auio pb pauses in
another. Yes, fresh installs, etc.

Now the problem is what to hang my DB50XG on. may convert it to a hardware
box. It always works straight off on good midi files - little tweaking
needed usually.

Yes, the Pinnie sounds/ed great, even by current standards.

geoff