The Crab rules again!

[cranky]

Analog Devices bails on SoundMAX, PC audio - The Tech Report

I never loved onboard audio, but here's why it slipped down one notch.

Of course, those with cloth ears don't get affected anyway, so WTH.

 

[Chaos]

Thats the state with most PC parts these days... mediocrity wins :-(.

 

[_pappu_]

why does realtek get so much of the market anyways
my old system with cmedia sounded so much better

 

[Gannu]

I prefer Azalia to Realtek;

 

[RiO]

I prefer Azalia to Realtek;

Wow, and you can tell the difference?

 

[Gannu]

Wow, and you can tell the difference?

Sorry, I dont have sharp ears like urs to make out a day-night difference or neither M I an Audiophile;

Nor do I pursue a career in something related to Audio;

But anyhow the environment/pitch shift/virtualisation effects are a tad better in Azalia;

After using the Azalia in Asus boards and Realtek in my present abit board, I could say that;

Not to mention the user interface is a tad better with Azalia;

 

[RiO]

But anyhow the environment/pitch shift/virtualisation effects are a tad better in Azalia;

Not to mention the user interface is a tad better with Azalia;

My dog agrees.... on the first point.

 

[Gannu]

Wow; Ur dog has some awsum ears; Cheers; :thumb:

 

[SunnyBoi]

I guess gannu has dog ears :lol:

 

[Gannu]

Damn;

Now dont start off with corollaries abt the same; :bleh:

 

[cyberjunkie]

Seriously though..virtualization effects are the best way to determine quality? I think you should keep safe distance from sangram. Who knows what kind and form of hatred he'll spew for saying that?

 

[cranky]

OK, Azalia is a standard, not a chip.

Realtek ALC HDA solutions are also 'Azalia' chips, as are ADI and any other HD-compatible chipsets.

HD Audio - Intel in Standards

There is a world of difference between the two things, and they are not comparable against each other...

 

[Gannu]

Any other traits you have in common that we should know of?

Seriously though..virtualization effects are the best way to determine quality? I think you should keep safe distance from sangram. Who knows what kind and form of hatred he'll spew for saying that?

Shall let u know if any;

Meanwhile I've clearly laid down the fact M no wannabe-audiophile; M happy with what I have; maybe if I develop a taste to improve I shall;

I respect Sangram sir's values and traits; :cool2:

His name reflects it, moreover;

 

[greenhorn]

no, but gannu, the point is , you cant compare azalia and realtek. Its like saying I prefer DX10 to ATi. Realtek HD audio chips should ( all other things being equal) sound better than an AC '97 chip. in fact my M2A VM's Realtek HD onboard is a few shades better than my old A7N8X's AC 97 realtek chip. but then again, I ran into a very crappy realtek onboard on one of our office PC - a friend was trying to figure out why his newly acquired HD201's sounded like crap. The funny thing was , all the PC's from that batch sounded lame. absolutely no drive, and it distorts like **** if you enable headphone mode , and absolutely now low end.

Boy am i glad my office PC has a sigmatel onboard . The sq literally blew him away :bleh: . he was last seen waiting till everyone left to steal a dell system for himself :lol:

seriously, sigmatel chips rock, and now, they'll be as close to onboard audio nirvana as you can get

 

[Chaos]

All onboard audio sucks though AD sucks a bit less than the rest .

 

[SidhuScorpion]

We have mobos w/o onbaord video, No mobo w/o onboard audio ??

 

[Saiyan]

^ afaik all motherboards have onboard audio. Higher end DFI boards comes with a separate Audio module which can be connected if required.

 

[cranky]

All onboard audio sucks though AD sucks a bit less than the rest .

Try telling Aopen that You'd surely remember this, wouldn't you?

AOpen AX4B 533 Tube Motherboard Review - Page 1 - Introduction

 

[Gannu]

Wow!!! :O

A motherboard with Vacuum tubes onboard??? :O

Unique innovation indeed;

 

[Chaos]

Try telling Aopen that You'd surely remember this, wouldn't you?

AOpen AX4B 533 Tube Motherboard Review - Page 1 - Introduction

Heh heh that was a one off and was quite nice seemingly. 6922/ECC82 tube buffer and audiophile grade caps. Wonder how many of those sold but it was a great try for sure . Those sovteks are not supposed to be great though... mullards and the like were much nicer.