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Topic: Hard Drive Noise in speakers
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Monte L Fullmer
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From: Nampa, Idaho, USA
Registered: Nov 2004
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posted 09-07-2005 05:18 PM
Creative isn't what they used to be-they've really gone cheap as far as I'm concerned.
To really do a trace, borrow another speaker system from a friend, or simply plug in a set of headphones in the speaker jack, and this will check out the soundcard. If this swapout turns out clean with no noise, then it's your amplifer in the Subwoofer cabinet is going to pot.
Creative soundcards aren't too bad, but there are now better ones out there than Creative,but there are some baddies out there as well. I had one do the same (a Logitec speaker system) - bad buzz developed in one of the channels then "ka-pooie!" .. died. In the trash it went...
Computer add-on devices these days are just built to be a throwaway system, not for longetivity and endurance.
HDD noise coming through the audio system could also mean that the HDD maybe thinking of taking a serious, stinky dump in the near future as well...be prepared and burn off as much as you can while you have the chance, for files you can't replace while programs you can.
good luck, Richard. (how are yu handling the 3 buck per gallon on the TA?)
thx-Monte
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Phil Hill
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posted 09-07-2005 05:43 PM
quote: Monte L Fullmer Creative isn't what they used to be-they've really gone cheap as far as I'm concerned.
I certainly don't agree with that... Ya get what ya pay for and Creative has always had good value for the $$ spent.
I use the PCMCIA card Sound Blaster Audigy2 Notebook in my laptop and am totally impressed with it. DVD audio, dts/ES, Dolby/EX, THX, etc. 192kHZ/24-bit sampling, 104dB SNR, 7.1 decoding with analog and optical outputs.
Whether watching a DVD, playing music files, surfing the net/pornos, or listening to KVXL's Friday night netcast, I use it in the 5.1 analog mode for everything and it rules!
Richard: I agree with Monte... While the 5300 is a great 5.1 system, see if you can try a different amplified speaker system AND cables.
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Ron Yost
Master Film Handler
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From: Paso Robles, CA
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 09-07-2005 08:34 PM
I don't think it's true that Creative owns THX or has any financial interest in the company .. other than licensing agreements. But I have no way to prove it one way or the other.
In 2002 it seems there was an article printed in an audio magazine saying rumors were circulating in the industry that Creative was 'invited to invest' in THX, but I've never been able to track down any factual info .. not that I spend a lot of time looking for it. I think the amount mentioned was 8-million USD. All it says on the THX site is that it's 'privately held'.
This from Creative's web site regarding their US acquisitions(extracted from their CORPORATE page):
"....Creative also made strategic investments in a number of US-based companies. Over the years, it has acquired US-based Ensoniq, E-MUŽ Systems, Cambridge Soundworks, Ectiva Inc. (formerly the NetMedia group from OPTi), ShareVisionŽ Technology, Digicom Systems and Silicon Engineering Inc. In 2002, we acquired UK-based 3Dlabs, marking our entry into the high-end professional graphics market. Creative is also a shareholder in US-based Sigmatel, a Nasdaq-listed chip maker that supplies sound chips to manufacturers of MP3 players.
Creative was listed on the US Nasdaq stock exchange in the summer of 1992. We are the first true-blue Singapore company to be listed on Nasdaq. In June 1994, Creative gained a listing on the main board of the Singapore Exchange. ....................
No mention of THX at all.
So, unless someone can come up wit da goods I'd say it's myth.
Yours for more salacious rumours, (sorry Phil) Ron Yost
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