You guys should probably make sure you're running on the same scale (F/C/K) first.
I have to recommend the MS Natural series. God I love it so much.
I'm looking for something that has good functionality, minus the pain of installing Gentoo. Is Slackware for me?
Cheaper than a 6800GT (for the X850XT)? Gobble the X850 up quick.
I don't think you'll want encoding as much as decoding, and the Revo 7.1 does Dolby Digital and DTS hardware decoding.
M-Audio Revolution 7.1 would be my preference ($~95 US, or ~$120 CAD).
I'm just saying that not all 5.1 headsets suck. Of course, a good set of Sennheiser headphones + mic would kill the Medusa (I personally have some...
Maybe if you like to call yourself an audioplile, and by "all" 5.1 headphones you meant "Zalman" headphones, you'd be right. THG gets most of...
Above 1600x1200? What, are you using teh best monitor evar?
The BSODs were probably because AMD CPUs run at 2.5-x-x-x, and running it at CAS 2 can cause instability.
Your headphones should provide a good quality boost. However, iPods aren't really top-notch in portable sound quality; Creative players seem to be...
As stated above, your onboard sound just sucks. I would aim for a good Envy24 based sound card, particularly the M-Audio Revolution 5.1. If you're...
I play the cello. $2500 paid for cello imported from my strings teacher who takes trips to Romania; should be worth $5000 in the U.S. I'm thinking...
Go for one of those Medusa 5.1 headsets. THG thought both the mic and the overall sound quality was better than the PC160 (Sennheiser), plus it...
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