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    Express Card Audio...

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by acsempronio, May 14, 2009.

  1. acsempronio

    acsempronio Notebook Enthusiast

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    Has anyone attempted using ExpressCard Audio, like this?:

    Creative X-Fi Notebook

    Or perhaps when this one is released (???) <--- not on Creative's website!
    Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio

    If so... is there any significant merit to it?

    I'm also curious if a program like Tunebite will work with these as it does not work with the Sigmatel chips.
     
    acsempronio, May 14, 2009
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  2. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I'e got an X-Fi go - that a tiny USB soundcard - it definitely beats the internal card - you get better audio, and generally loude audio too (max volume that is).

    About your programme - sorry I can't help.

    But you'll definitely be better off with an expresscard one or PCMIA one than a USB one if you want to do something serious with it.
     
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  3. Syndrome

    Syndrome Torque Matters

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    I'd highly suggest the Echo Indigo Express Card for a sound card. I use Echo for all my PC audio needs and I'll never use anything less. And I have found that firewire is best for sound, better than usb or pcmia or express. Maybe its just that the best components are built for firewire.
     
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