Any thoughts on Extigy?

Yeti · Aug 12, 2002, 04:01 PM

I'm not looking for a "Creative Labs Sucks!" reply... jic

I was wondering if anyone out there owned one and would like to share their experiences. That or if anyone would care to suggest another external DSP solution. I will be out hunting for info on the subject in the meantime.

Thanks for the help!!

Malus · Aug 12, 2002, 04:51 PM

How many other external solutions are out there?

e-Seeker · Aug 12, 2002, 05:08 PM

Well, you just might get lucky with that "Creative Labs Sucks!" reply, but only as far the Extigy goes...

I still have it, but def. don't use it anymore, and believe me it's hard to sell it!
Was all happy 'bout obtaining it, bought my speakers first and waited for Extigy... Finally it came, so I hooked it up to the USB and speakers and went on with the SW installed... Passed without any problems and was now ready to nJoy music... And then: SnapCrackle&POP!... oK, figured it must have something to do with the on-board USB controller, so the next day I bought a PCI USB 2.0 controller, but still there was some crackling when opening menus and scrolling through text...

Eh, thought I'll do nothing while I'm listening to music, which kinda kills every thought of multitasking... The next disappointment was not being able to get a simple four sp. output on this thing - was stuck with either 2 sp. or with enabled CMSS (which was more than chaotic - terrible); I think I shouldn't even start with 'gaming experience'... I'm not even sure if I'd use it with a notebook... The DD decoding was good from time to time, but never did I watch a movie with no sound interruptions...

Also, forget 'bout the 24/96 output and the 100dB SNR, it's all just a coverUp... The only thing remotely good is the new Zoran's decoding chip...
Enough said, still gives me high blood pressure...

Another 'external sollution' I used to own was the Microsoft's Digital Sound System 80... I was amazed with the quality it provided for a reasonable price... True, it was some years ago, but my friend still owns them (I sold them to him), and they just keep on working, without any defects over the years...

Yeti · Aug 12, 2002, 05:33 PM

Yeah... there are actually quite a few "externals" out there... Abit... Microsoft... and i think ... Altec Lansing. (probably more :/ ). I know all about the Audigy/Extigy 24/96 cover up

. As for the crackling - i think thats system dependent :/. I've experienced that before and it doesn't seem to be related to the sound card... maybe the motherboard though

. Ah well... if you're interested in selling that extigy - name a price. I've got some ideas for it and if the price is right ... i might just take it off your hands. - (don't read too much into that... i may or may not be needing it :/)

e-Seeker · Aug 12, 2002, 06:59 PM

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Originally posted by Yeti
Yeah... there are actually quite a few "externals" out there... Abit... Microsoft... and i think ... Altec Lansing. (probably more :/ ). I know all about the Audigy/Extigy 24/96 cover up . As for the crackling - i think thats system dependent :/. I've experienced that before and it doesn't seem to be related to the sound card... maybe the motherboard though . Ah well... if you're interested in selling that extigy - name a price. I've got some ideas for it and if the price is right ... i might just take it off your hands. - (don't read too much into that... i may or may not be needing it :/)

I don't think it's worth getting yourself anything external yet, since none of the devices support the functionality of the USB 2.0 bus... That seems to be the greatest problem with the Extigy... Suffice to say I've tried it on several computers with the same crackling effect...

And yeah, I've been wondering how you'd take it off my hands; happen to be in the neighborhood?

Necrosis · Aug 13, 2002, 12:30 AM

I've said it a millions times..when your dealing with audio/video Firewire is the way to go....

e-Seeker · Aug 13, 2002, 01:05 AM

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Originally posted by Necrosis
I've said it a millions times..when your dealing with audio/video Firewire is the way to go....

...and thank you for reminding us again...
And let it be said for eons to come... I mean it...

Yeti · Aug 13, 2002, 12:59 PM

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And yeah, I've been wondering how you'd take it off my hands; happen to be in the neighborhood?

Whatever happened to UPS? Or Fedex? LOL... well no problem. As for what i was gonna use it for? >> It's still just as 'good' as an audigy... and i thought if could get the right price i would make a gift of it.

Necrosis · Aug 22, 2002, 10:34 AM

http://www.audiotrak.net/eng/maya71u.html

The World´s First USB Soundcard with 7.1 Channel Support

Yeti · Aug 22, 2002, 07:16 PM

Now where do i get 8 speakers from eh?

Malus · Aug 22, 2002, 08:09 PM

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Originally posted by Yeti
Now where do i get 8 speakers from eh?

A store?

e-Seeker · Aug 24, 2002, 11:05 AM

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Originally posted by Malus
A store?

ROTFLMAO! Thank you for the laughs!

reno · Aug 24, 2002, 08:18 PM

7.1...

Well hopefully it's done in hardware as Sony Dynamic Digital Sound or else you'll NEVER be able to use it without buying PowerDVD XP 4.0 AND it's respective expanded audio packs. Oh, and DVD's that support SDDS, which are almost none.

gibbon565 · Sep 24, 2002, 06:25 PM

[quote]Originally posted by dEykeé
[b]I still have it, but def. don't use it anymore, and believe me it's hard to sell it!

I disagree when it comes to selling the card as they appear to be selling rather well on Ebay at the moment, maybe you should try selling it on that. As ppl still pay ridiculous money for the original sound blaster live platinum

e-Seeker · Sep 24, 2002, 10:56 PM

[quote]Originally posted by gibbon565

Quote:

Originally posted by dEykeé
I still have it, but def. don't use it anymore, and believe me it's hard to sell it!

I disagree when it comes to selling the card as they appear to be selling rather well on Ebay at the moment, maybe you should try selling it on that. As ppl still pay ridiculous money for the original sound blaster live platinum

Nah, it's gone, I managed to sell it, just a few days ago...

gibbon565 · Sep 24, 2002, 11:05 PM

Nice to hear you got it sold m8

Aug 12, 2002, 04:01 PM	#1
Yeti DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 662 Rep Power: 0	Any thoughts on Extigy? I'm not looking for a "Creative Labs Sucks!" reply... jic I was wondering if anyone out there owned one and would like to share their experiences. That or if anyone would care to suggest another external DSP solution. I will be out hunting for info on the subject in the meantime. Thanks for the help!! __________________ --Oh lord not again

Aug 12, 2002, 04:51 PM	#2
Malus BSD SMASH! Join Date: May 2002 Location: A rabbit hole. . . Posts: 1,170 Rep Power: 0	How many other external solutions are out there? __________________ quad (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel Q6600 - Asus P5E-VM HDMI - 2x2 GB Kingston PC6400 DDR2 Ram - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - 2xSeagate 1TB 7200RPM HD in RAID 1 via ZFS - Lite-On 20x DVD Multi Recorder - Coolermaster Centurion 5 router (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel E4500 - Intel D945GCNL - 2 GB PC6400 Mushkin Ram - Lite-On 48x24x48x16 - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - Silverstone SST-SG02-F wanderer (FreeBSD/i386 7-CURRENT): Lenovo Thinkpad T61p mini (OS X 10.5): Intel Core 2 Duo @ 1.8Ghz, 4 GB Mushkin PC5400 Ram - Headroom MicroDAC Portable sound: Rockboxed iPod Video -> Westone UM2's Not-So-Portable Sound: Headroon MicroDAC -> Singlepower PPX3-SLAM -> Grado RS-1's or Beyerdynamic DT-880's Very-Not-Portable-Sound: Squeezebox v3 -> Denon AVR-1507 -> B&W 683's & Sunfire HRS-10

Aug 12, 2002, 05:08 PM	#3
e-Seeker AKA e-Seeker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Zagreb Posts: 943 Rep Power: 0	Hmmmm... Well, you just might get lucky with that "Creative Labs Sucks!" reply, but only as far the Extigy goes... I still have it, but def. don't use it anymore, and believe me it's hard to sell it! Was all happy 'bout obtaining it, bought my speakers first and waited for Extigy... Finally it came, so I hooked it up to the USB and speakers and went on with the SW installed... Passed without any problems and was now ready to nJoy music... And then: SnapCrackle&POP!... oK, figured it must have something to do with the on-board USB controller, so the next day I bought a PCI USB 2.0 controller, but still there was some crackling when opening menus and scrolling through text... Eh, thought I'll do nothing while I'm listening to music, which kinda kills every thought of multitasking... The next disappointment was not being able to get a simple four sp. output on this thing - was stuck with either 2 sp. or with enabled CMSS (which was more than chaotic - terrible); I think I shouldn't even start with 'gaming experience'... I'm not even sure if I'd use it with a notebook... The DD decoding was good from time to time, but never did I watch a movie with no sound interruptions... Also, forget 'bout the 24/96 output and the 100dB SNR, it's all just a coverUp... The only thing remotely good is the new Zoran's decoding chip... Enough said, still gives me high blood pressure... Another 'external sollution' I used to own was the Microsoft's Digital Sound System 80... I was amazed with the quality it provided for a reasonable price... True, it was some years ago, but my friend still owns them (I sold them to him), and they just keep on working, without any defects over the years... __________________

Aug 12, 2002, 05:33 PM	Thread Starter #4
Yeti DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 662 Rep Power: 0	Yeah... there are actually quite a few "externals" out there... Abit... Microsoft... and i think ... Altec Lansing. (probably more :/ ). I know all about the Audigy/Extigy 24/96 cover up . As for the crackling - i think thats system dependent :/. I've experienced that before and it doesn't seem to be related to the sound card... maybe the motherboard though . Ah well... if you're interested in selling that extigy - name a price. I've got some ideas for it and if the price is right ... i might just take it off your hands. - (don't read too much into that... i may or may not be needing it :/) __________________ --Oh lord not again

Aug 22, 2002, 07:16 PM	Thread Starter #10
Yeti DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 662 Rep Power: 0	Now where do i get 8 speakers from eh? __________________ --Oh lord not again

Aug 13, 2002, 12:30 AM	#6
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	I've said it a millions times..when your dealing with audio/video Firewire is the way to go....

Aug 22, 2002, 10:34 AM	#9
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	http://www.audiotrak.net/eng/maya71u.html The World´s First USB Soundcard with 7.1 Channel Support

Aug 24, 2002, 08:18 PM	#13
reno Painlord of Ichor Join Date: May 2002 Location: bloinkin! Posts: 1,610 Rep Power: 0	dgfsh 7.1... Well hopefully it's done in hardware as Sony Dynamic Digital Sound or else you'll NEVER be able to use it without buying PowerDVD XP 4.0 AND it's respective expanded audio packs. Oh, and DVD's that support SDDS, which are almost none.

Sep 24, 2002, 06:25 PM	#14
gibbon565 Bouncy BOUNCY! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 316 Rep Power: 0	Re: Hmmmm... [quote]Originally posted by dEykeé [b]I still have it, but def. don't use it anymore, and believe me it's hard to sell it! I disagree when it comes to selling the card as they appear to be selling rather well on Ebay at the moment, maybe you should try selling it on that. As ppl still pay ridiculous money for the original sound blaster live platinum __________________ 3500 x64 ASRock Dual Sata 2 7900 GTO 512 1 gig OCUK HANNS-H HW13D

Sep 24, 2002, 11:05 PM	#16
gibbon565 Bouncy BOUNCY! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 316 Rep Power: 0	Nice to hear you got it sold m8 __________________ 3500 x64 ASRock Dual Sata 2 7900 GTO 512 1 gig OCUK HANNS-H HW13D