Re: Creative X-Fi is out
- From: "BillL" <billc1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:46:37 GMT
"Magnulus" <Magnulus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> The driver interface is good, but yes, it does look like it was inspired
> by audio hardware, and it could use a few tweaks. There is also an
> alternative audio console that looks more like traditional driver
> interfaces with tabs, but I find it less useful. The way the card has
> "modes" might seem odd at first, but once you get used to it, you can
> setup a "game" mode that has seperate settings from the "entertainment"
> mode, and just switch between the two modes- it also reconfigures the
> hardware to perform differently- listening to music in the game mode for
> instance, even with similar settings, doesn't have the same effect it does
> when using the music mode.
>
> One thing I would do differently is have the tray icon have a mode
> selector, similar to NVidia's tray settings icon- currently it takes a few
> clicks more than it should to switch modes. But overall it is a better
> design than the early Audigy drivers, where features very often were
> scattered around.
>
Hmmm I understand it hasn't got a 3.5 mm line out so how do I connect it to
my (analogue) NAD Amp? I haven't got enough room for a discrete
2.1/5.1/6.1/7.1 speaker setup and the sound quality through the amp & Kef
speakers is excellent so I guess I wont be buying this.
.
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