X-Fi Titanium HD question

[Bean Counter]

Originally Posted by Jackquelegs

What speakers are you using them with?

Also don't worry about what Slik said. Doesn't really apply to you

.....hey Jack....seems to me that by reading your previous posts re: what slik has to say....you seem to have it out for him. This is a forum and all opinions\comments should be welcomed. They may not matter to you but they may matter to others who read the thread.

[Jackquelegs]

Originally Posted by Bean Counter

.....hey Jack....seems to me that by reading your previous posts re: what slik has to say....you seem to have it out for him. This is a forum and all opinions\comments should be welcomed. They may not matter to you but they may matter to others who read the thread.

Problem is the OP was concerned about what he said, which was absolutely irrelevant without inquiring into what the OP's setup is. I dislike him, but I won't go out of my way to question what he recommends to other people if that's what they're looking for.

So please, sit down and have a cup of milk

[Slik]

Originally Posted by lowfat

It does.

I meant 5.1 analog surround.

[Slik]

Originally Posted by Jackquelegs

Problem is the OP was concerned about what he said, which was absolutely irrelevant without inquiring into what the OP's setup is. I dislike him, but I won't go out of my way to question what he recommends to other people if that's what they're looking for.

So please, sit down and have a cup of milk

I don't think the OP was as concerned as YOU seem to be. All I wanted to do was point out the fact that the Creative HD does NOT have 5.1 analog surround. Not everyone picked up on that, when considering a purchase. For the price,that HD card should have included 5.1 analog. Whether or not you like me is of no concern to me or anyone else in this Forum. Like and dislike are very strong emotions,not unlike love and hate. It's nice to see that your emotions are stimulated by my comments. I must be a hell of a lot better at getting peoples attention than I thought. I for sure got yours! And that was EASY! Take care bud.

[lowfat]

It is marketed as a 2 channel card. It is no different than cards like the Xonar STX in this matter.

[Jackquelegs]

Originally Posted by lowfat

It is marketed as a 2 channel card. It is no different than cards like the Xonar STX in this matter.

I was waiting for him to find out for himself, but thanks

[Slik]

Originally Posted by lowfat

It is marketed as a 2 channel card. It is no different than cards like the Xonar STX in this matter.

I know this lowfat, it's just that not everyone reads ALL the promotional info and it is very easy to believe that the card comes with a dongle or other connection for 5.1 analog surround. I did when I first looked at it. Every other Creative card has 5.1 analog outputs and in my opinion,the HD should as well.

[tianfeng]

I am confused about this debate over analog vs digital. Digital sound will be better. There are no high level 5.1 sets that use analog. Maybe for gaming but not for high quality Home theatre or surround sound audio. SPDIF to a good av receiver and a nice set of speakers will kill any logitech 5.1 set up for sound. All sound is eventually being converted to analog and quality is relative to the DAC used, watts produced and the quality of the speakers. If you think there is digital degradation from the use of a 6 foot optical cord you don't know what you are talking about. Lossless audio transmission over spdif or hdmi is the best sound quality available depending on what it is hooked up to.

[lowfat]

Originally Posted by tianfeng

I am confused about this debate over analog vs digital. Digital sound will be better. There are no high level 5.1 sets that use analog. Maybe for gaming but not for high quality Home theatre or surround sound audio. SPDIF to a good av receiver and a nice set of speakers will kill any logitech 5.1 set up for sound. All sound is eventually being converted to analog and quality is relative to the DAC used, watts produced and the quality of the speakers. If you think there is digital degradation from the use of a 6 foot optical cord you don't know what you are talking about. Lossless audio transmission over spdif or hdmi is the best sound quality available depending on what it is hooked up to.

Exactly this. And I am willing to bet the DAC used on the Titanium HD is better than most mid range receivers. This is exactly why using analog w/ a high quality soundcard is the best choice.

Plus the fact that SPDIF is heavily compress for 5.1.

[zoob]

Originally Posted by lowfat

Plus the fact that SPDIF is heavily compress for 5.1.

I think this is what Slik is all hung-up over.

SPDIF can only do 2 channel lossloess. Multichannel on SPDIF is compressed in a lossy format like AC3.

Only HDMI can do 6+ channel uncompressed LPCM.