HT Omega CLARO 7.1-Channel Sound Card

DJShamrock · Feb 20, 2007, 04:01 AM

I had an X-Fi Xtreme music. I had to RMA it because of the SCP (snap crackle pop) and freeze skreech issues in XP. I have upgraded to Vista Ultimate. They sent my a X-FI extreme gamer to replace the Xtreme music card. I guess they stopped making the card alltogether.

Well I am still having crashing issues using the X-FI. IRQ errors I think. The new Creative drivers come out in March 7-8, 2007. Or so they are saying.

Anyways, I have been looking for a card. I have had it with Creative. I just want to give my money to a company that cares about their customer support enough to drop a new driver every now and then. The HT Omega CLARO 7.1-Channel Sound Card looks great on paper, and the review sites are praising it. It's like $139.99 at Newegg! I am thinking about getting this or the X-Meridian. Anyone have the HT Omega CLARO 7.1-Channel Sound Card? Is it stable?

Here's a review I found.
Bjorn

GeneralClaymore · Feb 20, 2007, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJShamrock

I had an X-Fi Xtreme music. I had to RMA it because of the SCP (snap crackle pop) and freeze skreech issues in XP. I have upgraded to Vista Ultimate. They sent my a X-FI extreme gamer to replace the Xtreme music card. I guess they stopped making the card alltogether.

Well I am still having crashing issues using the X-FI. IRQ errors I think. The new Creative drivers come out in March 7-8, 2007. Or so they are saying.

Anyways, I have been looking for a card. I have had it with Creative. I just want to give my money to a company that cares about their customer support enough to drop a new driver every now and then. The HT Omega CLARO 7.1-Channel Sound Card looks great on paper, and the review sites are praising it. It's like $139.99 at Newegg! I am thinking about getting this or the X-Meridian. Anyone have the HT Omega CLARO 7.1-Channel Sound Card? Is it stable?

Here's a review I found.
Bjorn

I have Oxygen HD based card the Razer AC1, I not having any problems with it. I using beta drivers for vista X64,I know HTomega and X-merdian cards has vista drivers.

Either way both are good cards and I know people with X merdian that loved it. I would go with the HT omega if you cant afford the X-merdian.

DJShamrock · Feb 20, 2007, 05:19 PM

They have Vista 64 drivers for this card? I only saw x86 on the website.

GeneralClaymore · Feb 20, 2007, 11:58 PM

station-drivers.com has the 64bit betas for Vista which what I'm using.

DJShamrock · Feb 21, 2007, 04:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeneralClaymore

station-drivers.com has the 64bit betas for Vista which what I'm using.

Thanks. I am going to wait till March 8 and see how the x-fi driver works. If I still crash, I am getting this card.

DJShamrock · Feb 22, 2007, 02:30 AM

The X-Meridian is on sale for 169.99 at Newegg.
Newegg.com - AuzenTech AZT-XM71 Auzen X-Meridian 7.1 Sound Card - Retail

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 22, 2007, 03:10 AM

I like the Omega - It would be my first choice for a very high end card.

But it is VERY spendy.

There is the Turtle Beach Montego DDL at Amazon for like $55:

Amazon.com: TURTLE BEACH TBS-3300-01 Montego DDL Sound Card: Electronics

Here's the product page:

Turtle Beach - Montego DDL 7.1 Sound Card In Detail

Specs look good - only seems to lack a Coax connector. Might be worth a look.

Whatever you do end up getting, please do a follow up thread so we can learn how awesome other cards can be.

Best of luck, and enjoy.

Nightowl225 · Feb 22, 2007, 06:53 AM

The HTOMEGA Claro 7.1 is a CMEDIA Oxgen 8788HD based soundcard. I'm thinking about getting this card myself, or the Bluegears b-Enspirer.

GeneralClaymore · Feb 22, 2007, 12:40 PM

the turtle bearch one isnt oxygen HD its a older chipset. but if he couldnt even afford the Claro. Striker would be another choice but its based the same chpset the X-posion uses.

NpGreg04 · Mar 21, 2007, 04:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeneralClaymore

station-drivers.com has the 64bit betas for Vista which what I'm using.

I installed the Beta Driver but it will not work, getting an error message saying these drivers are not digitally signed by Microsoft. Is there any way around this?

GeneralClaymore · Mar 21, 2007, 03:48 PM

You have to turn off UAC and driver signing. otherwise it will not install.

NpGreg04 · Mar 21, 2007, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeneralClaymore

You have to turn off UAC and driver signing. otherwise it will not install.

Can you tell me step by step on how to turn off UAC and driver signing?

NpGreg04 · Mar 22, 2007, 04:29 AM

So I installed the HT Omega Claro x64 Beta Driver but I get an error message in the device manager.

It says:

"Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)

Click 'Check for solutions' to send data about this device to Microsoft and to see if there is a solution available."

How can I solve this?

GeneralClaymore · Mar 22, 2007, 05:41 AM

i turned off UAC in the controll panel in users. then i disable driver singing at boot up at the F8 screen.

I think the UAC is stopped it from installing. I got that error once. But I dont remember from what.

Feb 20, 2007, 04:01 AM	#1
DJShamrock DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tennessee but from NY Posts: 206 Rep Power: 35 System Specs	HT Omega CLARO 7.1-Channel Sound Card I had an X-Fi Xtreme music. I had to RMA it because of the SCP (snap crackle pop) and freeze skreech issues in XP. I have upgraded to Vista Ultimate. They sent my a X-FI extreme gamer to replace the Xtreme music card. I guess they stopped making the card alltogether. Well I am still having crashing issues using the X-FI. IRQ errors I think. The new Creative drivers come out in March 7-8, 2007. Or so they are saying. Anyways, I have been looking for a card. I have had it with Creative. I just want to give my money to a company that cares about their customer support enough to drop a new driver every now and then. The HT Omega CLARO 7.1-Channel Sound Card looks great on paper, and the review sites are praising it. It's like $139.99 at Newegg! I am thinking about getting this or the X-Meridian. Anyone have the HT Omega CLARO 7.1-Channel Sound Card? Is it stable? Here's a review I found. Bjorn __________________ My rap group. http://www.myspace.com/waxingpoetix

Feb 20, 2007, 05:19 PM	Thread Starter #3
DJShamrock DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tennessee but from NY Posts: 206 Rep Power: 35 System Specs	They have Vista 64 drivers for this card? I only saw x86 on the website. __________________ My rap group. http://www.myspace.com/waxingpoetix

Feb 20, 2007, 11:58 PM	#4
GeneralClaymore HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MI Posts: 431 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	station-drivers.com has the 64bit betas for Vista which what I'm using. __________________ Source: x-fi titanium hd 2x LME49720NA + 2x LME49710NA > Fiio E9(OPA2111AM)> DT880 pro 250ohm

Feb 22, 2007, 02:30 AM	Thread Starter #6
DJShamrock DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tennessee but from NY Posts: 206 Rep Power: 35 System Specs	The X-Meridian is on sale for 169.99 at Newegg. Newegg.com - AuzenTech AZT-XM71 Auzen X-Meridian 7.1 Sound Card - Retail __________________ My rap group. http://www.myspace.com/waxingpoetix

Feb 22, 2007, 12:40 PM	#9
GeneralClaymore HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MI Posts: 431 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	the turtle bearch one isnt oxygen HD its a older chipset. but if he couldnt even afford the Claro. Striker would be another choice but its based the same chpset the X-posion uses. __________________ Source: x-fi titanium hd 2x LME49720NA + 2x LME49710NA > Fiio E9(OPA2111AM)> DT880 pro 250ohm

Feb 22, 2007, 03:10 AM	#7
~~DudeBoyz~~ banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,677 Rep Power: 0	I like the Omega - It would be my first choice for a very high end card. But it is VERY spendy. There is the Turtle Beach Montego DDL at Amazon for like $55: Amazon.com: TURTLE BEACH TBS-3300-01 Montego DDL Sound Card: Electronics Here's the product page: Turtle Beach - Montego DDL 7.1 Sound Card In Detail Specs look good - only seems to lack a Coax connector. Might be worth a look. Whatever you do end up getting, please do a follow up thread so we can learn how awesome other cards can be. Best of luck, and enjoy.

Feb 22, 2007, 06:53 AM	#8
Nightowl225 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 139 Rep Power: 0	The HTOMEGA Claro 7.1 is a CMEDIA Oxgen 8788HD based soundcard. I'm thinking about getting this card myself, or the Bluegears b-Enspirer.

Mar 21, 2007, 03:48 PM	#11
GeneralClaymore HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MI Posts: 431 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	You have to turn off UAC and driver signing. otherwise it will not install. __________________ Source: x-fi titanium hd 2x LME49720NA + 2x LME49710NA > Fiio E9(OPA2111AM)> DT880 pro 250ohm

Mar 22, 2007, 04:29 AM	#13
NpGreg04 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	So I installed the HT Omega Claro x64 Beta Driver but I get an error message in the device manager. It says: "Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39) Click 'Check for solutions' to send data about this device to Microsoft and to see if there is a solution available." How can I solve this?

Mar 22, 2007, 05:41 AM	#14
GeneralClaymore HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MI Posts: 431 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	i turned off UAC in the controll panel in users. then i disable driver singing at boot up at the F8 screen. I think the UAC is stopped it from installing. I got that error once. But I dont remember from what. __________________ Source: x-fi titanium hd 2x LME49720NA + 2x LME49710NA > Fiio E9(OPA2111AM)> DT880 pro 250ohm