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Diamond XtremeSound 7.1/24 bit Sound Card with Dolby Digital Live ( XS71DDL ) |
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Diamond XtremeSound 7.1/24 bit Sound Card with Dolby Digital Live ( XS71DDL )
1.Diamond Xtreme Sound allows the user to experience high level, theater quality sound while watching videos, listening to music, and playing games all in true 7.1 channel surround sound. This is an essential upgrade for anyone interested in increasing their computer audio experience while freeing up valuable computer system resources.2.Features - 24bit/96KHz Playback.8 Channel Audio Output.Karaoke Support.10 Band Equalizer with Presets.Easy Connection to Home Audio Equipment.Special Effects Including Concert Hall and More.Total DVD Theater Surround Sound Experience.
Diamond XtremeSound 7.1/24 bit Sound Card with Dolby Digital Live ( XS71DDL ) Accessories
Diamond XtremeSound 7.1/24 bit Sound Card with Dolby Digital Live ( XS71DDL ) Reviews
I bought this card about 2 months ago to get 5.1 audio from my computer to my entertainment system which only has a Toslink Optical input port, so I got this and hooked it up to my system with a 25 ft optical cable. When I installed it into my Windows 7 x64 machine it was recognized with no problems because I had another PCI card installed with the same chipset manufacturer (but different version).
As stated on previous reviews, the CD on the box comes with practically no drivers for newer machines so I previously did a little research to find out if the chipset manufacturer had any driver for it and the answer was positive (Beta drivers, so try at your own risk).
After I updated the drivers and rebooted the PC It only took me a few minutes to figure out where to find the settings so I could output the sound not by the Analog plugs but the Digital Optical Output. So far (even when is attached with a really long cable) the Audio Quality for 5.1 movies is just great.
I would rate it 5 starts if it didn't require "external" beta drivers to work, but if you are willing to do a little research do not hesitate on getting one of these for Vista or 7 x32 or x64. Really happy with the product.
Purchased this card to use the SPDIF In. Connected PS3 optical out and only was able to get stereo 2 channels. Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 are not supported. You can use this card for gaming, video etc... I have a Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum 2 and its much better in all aspects. Good support, drivers for all systems. The Diamond only has drivers for Windows XP, Vista. The software its ok. Windows 7 will find a beta driver for it but still limited functionality, hard to make things work using the software. I will give this card 3 stars. For the price is ok. For home theater I think there are cards better then this. As I said before Sound Blaster is much better or HT OMEGA. Since it did not worked for me I returned it back. Hope this helps to someone.
I wanted to spend as little as possible for SPDIF 5.1 from games, specifically Crysis, and this board was just the ticket. But being too smart for my own good, I tried to install it with the drivers from the Diamond website, and I got nothing at all out of the SPDIF. I thought I had a bad optical cable. I should have let Vista (32-bit Home Premium) have its head from the start. I then downloaded the right driver from C-Media, the maker of the chip, and, voila! DDL surround sound, pass-through of DD, and only one cable to add to the spaghetti behind my machine. Be aware that in order to get DDL to work, you have to set Windows' Sound to "Speakers" and not "Digital". (!?)
It was a bit of a pain to get it working with Windows 7 64 bit. Other people have listed good instructions in earlier comments. It took a couple of tries before it worked correctly. I'm disappointed in Diamond for not directly supporting 64-bit drivers. I would think twice about buying Diamond in the future because of this. After the painful setup it sounds great using the optical connection. I noticed that the mute feature doesn't work but I haven't looked into it. Overall it is a good value and it creates great sound in 5.1.
this is Junk...Do not buy it
Customer support is absolutely NONE
Buy at your own risk
Junk...JUNK...JUNK
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