Dead! Rev 7.1 $65 @ CompUSA after $35 rebate

[sbp]

$99.99 - $35 mail in rebate @ CompUSA b&m
Sunday April 6- April 12th, 2003

Great sound quality although Audigy 2 is best for games.

http://www.tech-report.com/reviews/2003q2/maudio-rev/index.x?pg=1
"Quite simply, the Revolution 7.1 delivers the best sound quality I've heard from a sub-$100 audio card, making it an ideal addition to any PC used primarily for audio, video, or DVD playback."

other reviews: http://www.lanaddict.com/review.php?ID=66
http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/revo/index.php
http://www.geekextreme.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=74

[Apex]

Sweet! I'm definitely going there to pick one up. The m-audio revolution ROCKS.

[Showtime]

Whats a good set of speakers to run with this card?

-jel:halo:

[johnnymk]

Does it make any difference in the settings when you have a POWERED subwoofer on either 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1?

[Apex]

Unless you use the analog outputs, which is what really makes this card special.

[Apex]

Yep, through your receiver or pre/pro.

[johnnymk]

I thought a computer, this sound card and speakers would be all I would need. Me Dumb :rolleyes:

I'll just pass on this item

[Apex]

Computer, sound card, and computer speakers will work too. However, this card is high enough quality that people use it with their home theater as well.

[Johnnymac]

I picked up one last nite. So I guess the HTPC build has begun:)

My wife was wondering why I bought it when I already had a sound card, and I told her that I got it now because it was a good deal and when I start to build my HTPC in the next few months I'll have it.

Her responce was, "So this $65 card will end up costing us $1,500."

DOH!



:D

[DaNewbie]

just bought this...can't give a review b/c my system is down currently, but I'll report back on wednesday! :D

[DaNewbie]

dang chosenfool....you've been consistantly posting i see...8986 posts, lol :P

btw, has anyone tried using the MAD winamp plugin to get true 24bit mp3 decoding? It should be interesting to compare the difference between 16bit and 24bit :)

[Johnnymac]

I got this installed last nite and it worked with my computer speakers but I got nothing when I hooked it up to my receiver. Anyone got any ideas?

[Johnnymac]

I used coax on the digital out and hooked it to a coax input on my onkyo. I just used the cable that had been connecting my CD player so I know the cable is good.

-C

[Aristo]

Man, after reading all the reviews, this sure looks like a sweet card. Does anyone know how well their driver development is?

[sbp]

Aristo: seems good.

Drivers are decent for a new product and should improve as time goes by

[DaNewbie]

http://media.compusa.com/pdfs/0314533.pdf

thats the rebate, just for reference. mail by 4/26