Recent content by fryea

I've heard the "digital audio is digital audio" discussion before, but the difference between the Envy24 and my onboard digital sound is night and day. The source signal may be the same, but the envy24 allows much more "coloring" and alteration of the signal before it gets to the amp, making the...

It is definately not the distance between the receiver. When I plugged into the receiver with my onboard audio, it was perfectly in sync (but the sound quality was horrible) I upgraded to a Via Envy24 chipset sound card, and now the sound quality is GREAT, but the lag is there. I'll try...

I am currently using an Envy24 PCI audio card, connected via optical SPDIF to an onkyo receiver. My problem is that ALL sound coming from my computer is up to half a second late than the video. Doesnt matter if its hulu, DVD's, or games. I've refreshed to the latest VIA drivers for the...

Are there any PCI or PCI-E cards out there that can come AT LEAST up to the standards of the soundstorm without breaking the bank?

I just upgraded from an nvidia Soundstorm (found on the NFII motherboards, amd athlon xp era) to an onboard realtek (ALC1200) which is on the newer ASUS boards. Using the same SPDIF coax connection to my receiver, there is a HUGE sound difference. The realtek is flat, muddy, and has limited...

Hello I just posted in the "forget expensive soundcards" thread about my dismay with the realtek ALC1200 that is found onboard newer ASUS boards. I just upgraded my system, but in the process lost my beloved nVidia Soundstorm that was found on my NFII-Ultra board. The realtek has horrid...

I gotta say I disagree with alot of the things said in this thread. I am not going to get into technical details, as I know very little, but I can appreciate good, quality sound. My Setup is a digital receiver to 2 very large tower speakers. I just upgraded my computer and noticed a HUGE...

Hello All I have some important orthophotos for a remote sensing company on a Maxtor OneTouch III external raid 1 array. Inside the box are 2, Seagate 7200.10 500gb drives (1TB). The problem is that the actual controller within the external box has failed. It does not talk with the...

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Hello, i recently bought a NEC DVD burner, 8x methinks, and when i try to play a CD or import a cd or burn a cd in itunes it plays each song for like .1 seconds and goes to the next song. Is this a common problem with itunes and DVD burners? it played fine in my other CD burner.... thanks for...

I am looking at my receipt for it right now! i wonder if applecare covers assclowns on [H]....

ha.... boy do i feel like a dumbass http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=783512&page=1&pp=20&highlight=orange+shirt+mafia has his myspace info as well. he is currently at his dads house. Have not received an email with tracking number in it either.... calling grandparents to get his...

although im one of the involved parties (im short a powerbook thus far) i am not considering any personal threats. Things happen and irresponsible people will always infect credible boards such as this one. I dont think its in the best interest to be "stopping by" or even making an assumption or...

*insert the noise of the akira beast dying here*