OT: M Audio Revolution 7.1

Anyone have one of these? I've read it's an exceptional Sound Card except for 1 thing. I've read it's processor-bound, and causes frame rate drops in games. Any experience out there? I'm considering a new Sound Card (Turtle Beach seems to have lost interest - a bummer of incredible magnitude), and given my past experiences with them I have a hard time considering a Creative Card. Thanks :) -Larry

Yes be nice to get some reviews of some new decent non CL cards. The yare becoming less and less of an option to many. A few days reading in their support groups is enough to drive you away. "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:lEALb.70619$hf1.2525@lakeread06... > Anyone have one of these? > > I've read it's an exceptional Sound Card except for 1 thing. I've readit's > processor-bound, and causes frame rate drops in games. > > Any experience out there? > > I'm considering a new Sound Card (Turtle Beach seems to have lostinterest - > a bummer of incredible magnitude), and given my past experiences with themI > have a hard time considering a Creative Card. > > Thanks :) -Larry > >

Have you been there today? "Harvey and the Fanboys" just told somebody that he can't run his computer at 100% CPU utilization without a very high risk of a lockup. Huh??? The depth of their ignorance would be shocking under the best of circumstances, but the fact that they are supposedly the CL support group is just plain disgusting. Honestly, if I do end up with any non CL card it will probably have more to do with them then for any technical reasons. "Schooner" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:4KBLb.354$[email hidden]... > Yes be nice to get some reviews of some new decent non CL cards. The yare > becoming less and less of an option to many. A few days reading in their > support groups is enough to drive you away. >

Yup, the last few days the nonsense is really getting out of hand there. A few self proclaimed "experts" trying to shutup anyone that even raises the slightest concern with a CL product. Really sad and it seems the higher ups at CL don't even care what Harvey or the others say or do. I'd be really interested to find a better soundcard. As is in NR2003 I get the typical pops, cracks, and static that CL is well known for with my Audigy 1 card. Can't say it is any better than the onboard sound I had, just adds more headaches. "Haqsau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Have you been there today? "Harvey and the Fanboys" just told somebodythat

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> he can't run his computer at 100% CPU utilization without a very high risk > of a lockup. Huh??? The depth of their ignorance would be shocking under > the best of circumstances, but the fact that they are supposedly the CL > support group is just plain disgusting. Honestly, if I do end up with any > non CL card it will probably have more to do with them then for any > technical reasons. > > > "Schooner" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:4KBLb.354$[email hidden]... > > Yes be nice to get some reviews of some new decent non CL cards. The

yare > > becoming less and less of an option to many. A few days reading intheir > > support groups is enough to drive you away. > > > >

The Audigy 2 seems fine, as to pops, clicks, etc. Also have a Revo 7.1. It's great if you have a lotta headroom (running NASCAR 2003 w. a 2.8-GHz P4 and an ATI 9800, say, should leave you with a lotta spare horsepower), but it does eat into the frame rate. It also lacks optical/digital output, altho the sound is very clean (excellent signal-to-noise ratio and dynamic range). "Schooner" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:iqRLb.649$[email hidden]... > Yup, the last few days the nonsense is really getting out of hand there.A > few self proclaimed "experts" trying to shutup anyone that even raises the > slightest concern with a CL product. Really sad and it seems the higherups > at CL don't even care what Harvey or the others say or do. > > I'd be really interested to find a better soundcard. As is in NR2003 Iget

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> the typical pops, cracks, and static that CL is well known for with my > Audigy 1 card. Can't say it is any better than the onboard sound I had, > just adds more headaches. > > "Haqsau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Have you been there today? "Harvey and the Fanboys" just told somebody > that > > he can't run his computer at 100% CPU utilization without a very high

risk > > of a lockup. Huh??? The depth of their ignorance would be shockingunder > > the best of circumstances, but the fact that they are supposedly the CL > > support group is just plain disgusting. Honestly, if I do end up withany

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> > non CL card it will probably have more to do with them then for any > > technical reasons. > > > > > > "Schooner" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:4KBLb.354$[email hidden]... > > > Yes be nice to get some reviews of some new decent non CL cards. The > yare > > > becoming less and less of an option to many. A few days reading in > their > > > support groups is enough to drive you away. > > > > > > > > >