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What is this? is it a piece of computer hardware? NO! A set of speakers? NO! It's a mental disorder, that would KICK *** to have!! It's called synesthesia. Means the mixing of senses. Ever hear of it? It's this really SWEET mental disorder that I'd LOVE to have. Music makes colors in your brain, and tastes on your tongue, and colors make taste, and letters make colors and tastes... it's like having a permanent Winamp vis in your brain!!! I just posted this here because a friend on another headphone forum that I frequent has it, and it sounds AWESOME! ------------------ "Feh."

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Bump AGAIN! DANGIT, SOMEONE HELP ME HERE!! I read the informative review of the Acoustic Edge on 3DSoundSurge.com, but, while it was informative, it managed to confuse me and not quite answer my questions. Could you all maybe check it out and help me interpret it to answer my questions? Wow, windstorm, that's a lotta adapters... ------------------ "Feh."

Lil' Bump! Come on guys, I need an answer to some of these questions! *pause* Ooo, I gott a fix some typos... ------------------ "Feh."

Okay, this forum is EXTREMELY biased towards Klipsch. That's not a bad thing, but Klipsch speakers cater to a specific taste, which we don't know if your friend has or not. Go to www.avsforum.com and www.hometheaterforum.com and ask there. Oh, and also, *EVERY* Home Theater Audiophile out there says that Bose sucks. Because they do. BOSE IS EVAHL! EVAHL!!! ------------------ "Feh."

Okay, if you want a GREAT home theater speaker/reciever setup, you're probably going to have to forfit most gameplaying ability, unless you want to buy the Sirocco Crossfires, or something like that. But anyways, if you REALLY want to connect a reciever and a set of Home Theater speakers to your computer, and dont care about games, then there is one thing you need to buy. It is a soundcard called the Audiophile 2496. It kicks normal sound card's collective asses, especially for DVD and CD playback. You hook this up to your reciever (I don't know which one will be good) and connect the reciever to a set of speakers. Also, as an alternative to the Energy Take 5's, you might want a Definitive ProCinema system. ------------------ "Feh."

Hey everyone, I guess I'm kinda deadset on making a DEFINITIVE post for the best ways to hook up an Acoustic Edge to two sets of ProMedias...It's just that there's a lot of information on this subject spread out on this forum, but it's tough to find it all. So, I have a bunch of questions about all of this. Can anyone help me answer them? How about information related to the subjects of this soundcard and using two sets of Pro's with it? Okay... How do you connect two sets of Pro's to the Acoustic Edge? I have heard of problems with getting the 2.1 to work correctly as a center channel (ie, all of the bass going to the right sat, and everything else is going to the left. How do you get the two sats to get the same mono sound, and all the bass to go to the sub?) What are the different ways to make a 6.2 sound setup? How about using some other decoders? Do you need to buy anything from Radioshack to get the 6.2/AE setup to work right? What? If you have a 6.2/AE setup, what are the proper settings for the sound card? I've heard of a lot of problems with bass with the AE--how do you fix this? I have heard there are some problems with quality of CD sound with the Acoustic Edge. Is this true? If so, what are the fixes? If you have this setup, how should you play games and DVD's? Should you choose stereo or Dolby Digital for the DVD's? Does change per DVD? How about games? Stereo, EAX or A3D? If you have the Videologic Digitheatre DTS, can you choose stereo, DD, or DTS, and get 5.1 surround sound with either? What format sounds best with this card? What are the current problems with win2k and the AE? Are these fixed? Where do you get the drivers? How would you listen to headphones with this setup? Would you use the 2.1's or the 4.1's headphone jack? What's the best way to mute the sound coming out of the speakers so you can use headphones with this? Can you add a headphone amp to this setup? Oh, I think I've figured out the best headphones for this setup...the Sennheiser HD 495's. They're comfy for long gaming sessions, sound good, and are under $100 if you shop around, and should be easy for the CP-1 to drive. ------------------ "Feh."

It's one of the software settings. something to do about the fake rear speakers that it can make. it should be off to improve bass. I dont know any more...look around your sound card control panel, and ask insane3d and enigmus, i believe THEY have the same card. ------------------ "Feh."

I posted this on the Sound Cards area, but few people go there, so I'm posting it here too. I haven't heard this much about this sound card. How does it compare to the Sound Blaster Platinum 5.1? It seems that these two cards are competing for the 5.1 digital audio concept...which is gonna be better. The Game Theater's aren't really out yet, and barely anyone seems to be using the Platinum 5.1. I only heard about this product on the Voodoo Computer (not related to the video card) website. Here's what THEY had to say about this card (I didn't understand a word of this rant): From the makers of the award winning Maxi Sound ISIS and MUSE Sound Cards - let's not forget that Guillemot is one of the best soundcard manufacturers in the world. Their specialty was professional sound and top-end graphics when they bought Hercules. Now they're even stronger. This product is absolutely UNREAL for gaming and DVD multimedia. For hardcore gamers: A real sound station for game fans: Including both a PCI sound card and a powerful external rack, the Game Theater XP is the most powerful, innovative and easy-to-use solution ever offered to gamers. - Multiple USB and game port accessible on the front panel lets players plug in several game peripherals simultaneously for multi-player gaming. Connect joysticks, wheels or gamepads and start playing! - The external rack includes a high-speed 4-port USB hub, compatible with all USB devices. - A powerful DSP accelerator for unparalleled 3D sound experience on 2 or 4 speakers leaves your computer free for other tasks. - Included in the extensive suite of high quality software bundled with Game Theater XP, Sensaura Virtual Ear brings gaming reality one step closer allowing you to custom configured 3D gaming sound sound effects to your own ears. For DVD enthusiasts: The ideal solution for PCs equipped with a DVD drive - Experience surround sound on 2, 4 or 6 speakers (5.1 channels) with PowerDVD's certified Dolby Digital decoder. - Using standard stereo headphones, you can enjoy unparalleled Dolby 5.1 surround sound with PowerDVDs certified Dolby Headphone technology. - Dolby Digital and DTS formats supported by PowerDVD on the digital outputs of the Game Theater XP (Coaxial or Optical). For music fans: Convert any kind of audio source to MP3 and play back your tracks using Cirrus Logics SoundFusion DSP MP3 decoding accelerated in hardware without straining your PC. - Connect your USB MP3 player to the USB port for high-speed downloads. - Load digital audio files onto MiniDisc or DAT thanks to the Optical and Co-axial Digital In/Out. - 1/4" Mic pre-amplifier input jack for connection of a high-quality microphone. - Connect your MIDI keyboard to the complete MIDI interface (MIDI-In / MIDI-Out DIN connectors). - Game Theater XP is compatible with all popular music applications: Cubase VST, Cakewalk, Logic Audio and others. Could someone translate that, and tell me how that compares to the Platinum 5.1? Please? ------------------ "Feh."