x-fi card for these speakers or not worth it??

alphaqforever247 · 12-18-2005, 01:04 AM

Im thinkin of getting an x-fi card but i juss want to know if its worth getting with having an older model of cambridge soundworks 5.1 dts 2200 i belive it is. its had 5 channels at 5 watts each and a sub at 17 watts with a total of 42 watts. i have a live 5.1 card makes a diff compared to my on board. soo what do u all think x-fi card or naw.

Ku-sama · 12-18-2005, 01:21 AM

i dont think it would be worth it... not with thoes watts

Hairy_Lee · 12-18-2005, 02:14 AM

pure power doesn't make a difference; what you need is clarity. you need to look out for how much noise the speakers themselves generate. my speakers aren't that good and at high volumes i can hear a little bit of white noise.
however, i have been told that the x-fi is benefitial to system performance in games etc, this is something to bear in mind; however i dont know exactly how beneficial it would be to a given pc

X24 · 12-18-2005, 03:15 AM

Unless u really like ur audio to be perfect, i'm betting your current card there should work fine. But on the hand that maybe you are a music freak and need it to sound perfect, then i'd recommend the X-fi for sure.

BTW, Whitenoise? that movie sucked bawls.

suprasteve · 12-18-2005, 03:52 AM

do you know offhand or can you look up the sensitivity (aka SNR) rating of your speakers? If they aren't at least in the mid to upper 90's it's probably not going to matter much.

Ku-sama · 12-18-2005, 03:59 AM

actully White Noise isnt just a movie, turn your speakers all of the way up and your hear silence static named White Noise

vortmax · 12-18-2005, 06:29 AM

actually....that static isn't even white noise. White noise is defined as equal energy at all frequencies. Your speakers don't generate all frequencies equally, so it's not true white noise. True white noise is VERY hard to generate

Hairy_Lee · 12-18-2005, 02:40 PM

what about pink or brown noise.... they do exist, but i'm not sure of the exact definitions of each although they do sound similar to white noise

mat2317 · 12-22-2005, 01:14 AM

I heard brown noise can actually do something to ure stomach and make u crap ureself. The germans expermented with it apparantly. Useful info ther :p

Hairy_Lee · 12-22-2005, 01:19 AM

i remember seeing a science program a few years ago and brown noise in a room of a particular size causes major abdominal pains but thats all i remember

12-18-2005, 01:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
alphaqforever247 Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 34	x-fi card for these speakers or not worth it?? Im thinkin of getting an x-fi card but i juss want to know if its worth getting with having an older model of cambridge soundworks 5.1 dts 2200 i belive it is. its had 5 channels at 5 watts each and a sub at 17 watts with a total of 42 watts. i have a live 5.1 card makes a diff compared to my on board. soo what do u all think x-fi card or naw.

12-18-2005, 02:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 25 Posts: 2,553	pure power doesn't make a difference; what you need is clarity. you need to look out for how much noise the speakers themselves generate. my speakers aren't that good and at high volumes i can hear a little bit of white noise. however, i have been told that the x-fi is benefitial to system performance in games etc, this is something to bear in mind; however i dont know exactly how beneficial it would be to a given pc __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

12-18-2005, 03:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
X24 Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 967	Unless u really like ur audio to be perfect, i'm betting your current card there should work fine. But on the hand that maybe you are a music freak and need it to sound perfect, then i'd recommend the X-fi for sure. BTW, Whitenoise? that movie sucked bawls. __________________ AMD 4200+ X2 Foxconn A7GM-S 2gb Wintec AMPX+2gb OCZ gold 80gb windows+320gb storage Nvidia 8800GT Antec NeoPower 550W 19"WS Hanns-G lcd

12-18-2005, 06:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
vortmax Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Age: 26 Posts: 619	actually....that static isn't even white noise. White noise is defined as equal energy at all frequencies. Your speakers don't generate all frequencies equally, so it's not true white noise. True white noise is VERY hard to generate __________________ Asus A7N8x delux Nforce 2 AMD Athlon 2800+ (barton core) 512 meg Corsair DDR 400 Gainward G-force FX 5200 Dell 6000i Intel Pentium M 725 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/400MHz FSB) ATI MOBILITY RADEON X300 64MB HyperMemory 1 gig DDR2 PC2-3200 Music server: AMD K6 500 MHz 128 Meg RAM Onkyo HT-R520 Reciever 6.1 DTS ES & Dolby Digital EX

12-18-2005, 02:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 25 Posts: 2,553	what about pink or brown noise.... they do exist, but i'm not sure of the exact definitions of each although they do sound similar to white noise __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

12-18-2005, 01:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ku-sama banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Computer Cave. AKA: King Computer Inc. Age: 18 Posts: 5,312	i dont think it would be worth it... not with thoes watts

12-18-2005, 03:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
suprasteve Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,355	do you know offhand or can you look up the sensitivity (aka SNR) rating of your speakers? If they aren't at least in the mid to upper 90's it's probably not going to matter much.

12-18-2005, 03:59 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ku-sama banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Computer Cave. AKA: King Computer Inc. Age: 18 Posts: 5,312	actully White Noise isnt just a movie, turn your speakers all of the way up and your hear silence static named White Noise

12-22-2005, 01:14 AM	#9 (permalink)
mat2317 Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: UK,Essex Age: 19 Posts: 539	I heard brown noise can actually do something to ure stomach and make u crap ureself. The germans expermented with it apparantly. Useful info ther :p __________________ CPU: P4 LGA775 3.4ghz @ 3.5ghz HSF: Zalman CNPS9500 RAM: 2GB corsoir xms DDR2 666mhz -PC5400- HDD: 250GB WD HDD Sata II 16MB cache GPU: BFG 8800GT OC Mobo: MSI P4N Diamond Case: Antec 900 Sound Card: X-FI Xtreme Music

12-22-2005, 01:19 AM	#10 (permalink)
Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 25 Posts: 2,553	i remember seeing a science program a few years ago and brown noise in a room of a particular size causes major abdominal pains but thats all i remember __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

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