My only grouse is that it would be great if the product can be a little smaller and come with a retractable/adjustable USB connection. This also has caused them to rethink about going wireless when analogue can actually sound so good. Though old technology and already a defunct model, the whole setup made the same group of friends realise that you do not have to spent thousands to enjoy incredible sound. The pinnacle of sound came when I managed to hook up a Cambridge Soundworks 5.1 megaworks with THX Certification and 500 watts of pure RMS power.
THe whole front area becomes a huge sound stage. Uninstalling all Audio Drivers and Applications Click Start Control Panel Uninstall a program or Add or Remove Programs. They simply could not comprehend that music can sound so good with strong separation of channels and enhanced through stereo surround from 5 speakers. I was using a system (low budget at $55) with a 25 watt RMS subwoofer and the highs and lows, clarity and deep bass from the system has blown my friends away when played as it matches and even surpassed systems that would cost ten times more. This product is best matched to a 5.1 sound system. However, even if you leave everything at default settings, the sound is already enhanced as compared to the onboard sound chip/card of your notebook/PC.
This means that you will never be constrained by the recording quality of any MP3 song or game as you would be able to tune the sound accordingly. Although running 2400Mhz memory with a 1400Mhz cpu/nb is a bit of a waste but that's another story.The product comes with a mini DSP-like array of features that allows you to tune the sound stage the way you would like it to sound. But then I discovered each bar has two halfs, just hold the up arrow on all of them and the right speaker will be turned up. Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Windows Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio. At first this didn't help because the speakers appeared to have volume already.
I managed to sort this by setting the volume with 'alsamixer' in terminal. This package installs the Microsoft Windows XP device driver for the onboard Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio that comes preinstalled in your computer. It was working down the left speakers only. Creative® Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio. So i swapped it into the bottom pci slot and it worked. Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio ( 39.15 MB ) 4 Feb 14. If the cpu/nb frequency is set down to 1400Mhz (where i get no memory errors), the sound blaster would not show up no mater what I did. Before installing, remove all traces of any previous x-fi drivers and all x-fi driver by removing the driver within 'Device Manager'. This download supports the following audio devices only: Sound Blaster X-Fi Go Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1. Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum Fatal1ty Champion Series. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.
A convenient volume control knob, headphone and microphone inputs for a headset are also close at hand. This download is a driver providing Microsoft Windows 10 support for Creative Sound Blaster audio devices. Easy to install, it replaces low quality on-board audio with high quality connectivity options.
Anyway I found that when the cpu/nb is set unstably high, the sound blaster will usually show up on its own after a cold boot. Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro turns your PC or notebook into a 5.1 entertainment system, featuring SBX Pro Studio technology. This download supports the following audio devices only. I'm down to 1400Mhz now and stock is 1800Mhz. This download is a driver providing Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows XP support for Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi series of audio devices.
I have cleaned out the heatsink and re-applied the thermal paste which didn't make a noticeable difference. There is another fault somewhere that is forcing me to slowly lower the cpu/nb frequency year after year to maintain stability.
The reason I installed the sound blaster is because the onboard audio is faulty. Ok that was a bit of a mission and the main problem is faulty hardware.