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    Gorgatron got a reaction from 911^NEmeSis in Razer Mice good for FPS Gaming?   
    Intellimouse 3.0 or Zowie fk
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    Gorgatron got a reaction from boozerc in [Review] Fiio E10   
    Hey guys,
     
    Lately I have been seeing plenty of "What soundcard should I get?" threads. My suggestion? Stop buying soundcards, they suck in my honest opinion. I think in nearly every thread me and a few others recommend an external card. I'm going to explain a little about this magnificent device and why it is awesome. First I'm going to start with the benefits
     
    -USB. Meaning no EMI or annoying static from other components. Great for laptops too! No drivers requried! Just plug-n-play
    -Headphone amp AND lineout. Meaning you can use your headphones, or plug in your speakers in the back with 3.5mm
    - Sample rate 24-bit/96kHz. I don't feel like explaining this right now because I'm at work but I know you audiophiles will like this.
    -Impedance: Supports headphones from 16 to 300 ohms. This means MOST headphones you will use will work just fine.
    -+3dB headphone bass boost. This feature is AMAZING! I have yet to turn this feature off. This makes my Koss PortaPro's SUPERFUN.
    -Coaxial output. For receivers/speakers? Not a huge A/V person so I'm not entirely sure.
    -Small. This thing is small and my package came in a tin can so I consider it easy and portable for travel
    -Price. $63.99 on Amazon right now
     
    Negatives:
    -High gain is +10dB. This nearly destroyed my ears for a second. +3dB is the low gain which is default. Don't change this unless you know what you are doing.
    -When speakers AND headphones are plugged in the audio comes out on BOTH devices. I have yet to test this with Coaxial but I'm assuming this would happen as well.
     
     
    Main product page: http://fiio.com.cn/products/index.aspx?ID=100000028262517
     
     

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    Gorgatron got a reaction from h264 in [Review] Fiio E10   
    Hey guys,
     
    Lately I have been seeing plenty of "What soundcard should I get?" threads. My suggestion? Stop buying soundcards, they suck in my honest opinion. I think in nearly every thread me and a few others recommend an external card. I'm going to explain a little about this magnificent device and why it is awesome. First I'm going to start with the benefits
     
    -USB. Meaning no EMI or annoying static from other components. Great for laptops too! No drivers requried! Just plug-n-play
    -Headphone amp AND lineout. Meaning you can use your headphones, or plug in your speakers in the back with 3.5mm
    - Sample rate 24-bit/96kHz. I don't feel like explaining this right now because I'm at work but I know you audiophiles will like this.
    -Impedance: Supports headphones from 16 to 300 ohms. This means MOST headphones you will use will work just fine.
    -+3dB headphone bass boost. This feature is AMAZING! I have yet to turn this feature off. This makes my Koss PortaPro's SUPERFUN.
    -Coaxial output. For receivers/speakers? Not a huge A/V person so I'm not entirely sure.
    -Small. This thing is small and my package came in a tin can so I consider it easy and portable for travel
    -Price. $63.99 on Amazon right now
     
    Negatives:
    -High gain is +10dB. This nearly destroyed my ears for a second. +3dB is the low gain which is default. Don't change this unless you know what you are doing.
    -When speakers AND headphones are plugged in the audio comes out on BOTH devices. I have yet to test this with Coaxial but I'm assuming this would happen as well.
     
     
    Main product page: http://fiio.com.cn/products/index.aspx?ID=100000028262517
     
     

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    Gorgatron got a reaction from LAwLz in Best external sound card?   
    Fiio E10 since you want to use headphones. It has a lineout in the back for speakers.
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    Gorgatron reacted to ShearMe in Soundcard? Amp? DAC? What? Sennheiser HD 558   
    Stick with the Xonar DG you already have, or go completely external. A FiiO E10 is a good one, but something with it's own power supply is the next step up from USB powered.
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    Gorgatron reacted to Volbet in Ripping and buying FLAC   
    You can buy FLAC files from BandCamp
     
    I use Foobar2000 to rip FLAC files. You need an encoder though, but it's easy to set up.
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    Gorgatron reacted to defunkt in Ripping and buying FLAC   
    To rip FLAC I use foobar2000. Make sure you have the codec: http://xiph.org/flac/download.html
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    Gorgatron reacted to ShearMe in Corsair Vengeance 2000 Mic Issue?   
    Gotta love value-add "features"  :D
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    Gorgatron got a reaction from ShearMe in Microphone problem Essence STX   
    Could be. +24dB on your amp sounds like rape.
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    Gorgatron got a reaction from ShearMe in Is It Time To Get Rid Of The Headset?   
    I would've gotten rid of them even if they weren't malfunctioning. It is time for real headphones.
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    Gorgatron got a reaction from ShearMe in Should I upgrade to Xonar Phoebus?   
    I didn't know headphones let you see a difference.
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    Gorgatron reacted to ShearMe in Need soundcard for ipad mini   
    Still serious - still funny.
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    Gorgatron reacted to ShearMe in Should I upgrade to Xonar Phoebus?   
    No, don't bother "upgrading" until you decide to get an external audio system.
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    Gorgatron got a reaction from ShearMe in Should I upgrade to Xonar Phoebus?   
    No. I suggest you get better headphones as Headsets don't have the greatest sound quality.
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    Gorgatron got a reaction from ShearMe in Sennheiser PC 350 Special edition + Xonar Essence STX?   
    Don't forget a Modmic to go with these.
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    Gorgatron got a reaction from ShearMe in Earphones Under $30   
    That is how you get the sound isolation though.
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    Gorgatron reacted to Kuzma in 770 2gb 1440p   
    DO NOT RECOMMEND THE 4GB VERSION OF THE 770 OR 760!
     
    Now that that's been said (sorry for caps); the extra vram is useless due to the bus size being too small, a basic rule of thumb is 128bits per GB.
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    Gorgatron reacted to Godlygamer23 in Do SSD's slow down as they become more full?   
    Yes. It's because the controller is constantly monitoring the data, so it starts running harder and harder until it can't accept anymore inputs/outputs, thereby causing your read/writes to go down.
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    Gorgatron reacted to Hyydrah in Sennheiser PC 350 Special edition + Xonar Essence STX?   
    Also consider these.
     
    http://www.ebay.ca/itm/SALE-BRAND-NEW-SENNHEISER-HD600-HD-600-ON-EAR-HOME-CINEMA-HI-FI-HEADPHONE-/321024641629?pt=AU_headphone&hash=item4abe8f4a5d&_uhb=1#shId (They're legitimate, I'm listening to them now)
     
    I recommend saving up for a good external amp and DAC later on.
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    Gorgatron reacted to mr moose in Need soundcard for ipad mini   
    I would recommend this, any thing less just does not do justice to the awesomeness of the ipad mini:
     

     
    Now stop playing with the poor people who don't get the joke.
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    Gorgatron reacted to mr moose in Need soundcard for ipad mini   
    I recommend this one, it's an internal sound bus card,
     

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    Gorgatron reacted to ShearMe in Need soundcard for ipad mini   
    It's funny how you're serious.
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    Gorgatron reacted to ShearMe in Need soundcard for ipad mini   
    If you're buying an iDevice, you don't care about price. Also, the apogee duet has a nice ADC as well as a DAC.
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    Gorgatron reacted to Hazy125 in Need soundcard for ipad mini   
    Are you talking about an external or internal card?
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    Gorgatron reacted to ShearMe in Need soundcard for ipad mini   
    The Apogee Duet looks nice.
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