FalitaHi, looking for a replacemente for my Xonar DX got to know about the new creative cards and their new line up of AE cards get very good reviews and to my surprise now EVGA makes audio cards with also very good reviews. Currently i'm using a sort of.. hybrid 5.1 system.2 x Mackie Mr5 Mk3 (studio monitors) -Front1 x Klipsch RC-42 II -Center2 x Edifier C6 -Surround1 x Klipsch R-112sw -Subwoofer Software i use:Music: Foobar2000 with an ASIO plugin when i want the best sound possible and not going to use any other audio source since it mutes everything else.Movies/Series: MPC-BC with an ASIO multichannel plugin (buggy but works). The AE series has a feature called "Direct Mode", this is like using ASIO right? bypassing any sort of processing of the audio (something i want), does the Nu Audio has something similar?. Another thing important is the Bass Redirection, since i'm using LFE mode on the sub. i would like to control the dB + crossover frequency, since somethimes i want to listen music with an extra punch. I know foobar has a plugin for this but... if the software on the Nu Audio support this function in a native way it would be better since that would mean i can use it on games too and any audio. (lowering the Hz cross to 60 for example). In price the Nu is a little cheaper, but which one would you recommend?.
VivicectorFalitaHi, looking for a replacemente for my Xonar DX got to know about the new creative cards and their new line up of AE cards get very good reviews and to my surprise now EVGA makes audio cards with also very good reviews. Currently i'm using a sort of.. hybrid 5.1 system.2 x Mackie Mr5 Mk3 (studio monitors) -Front1 x Klipsch RC-42 II -Center2 x Edifier C6 -Surround1 x Klipsch R-112sw -Subwoofer Software i use:Music: Foobar2000 with an ASIO plugin when i want the best sound possible and not going to use any other audio source since it mutes everything else.Movies/Series: MPC-BC with an ASIO multichannel plugin (buggy but works). The AE series has a feature called "Direct Mode", this is like using ASIO right? bypassing any sort of processing of the audio (something i want), does the Nu Audio has something similar?. Another thing important is the Bass Redirection, since i'm using LFE mode on the sub. i would like to control the dB + crossover frequency, since somethimes i want to listen music with an extra punch. I know foobar has a plugin for this but... if the software on the Nu Audio support this function in a native way it would be better since that would mean i can use it on games too and any audio. (lowering the Hz cross to 60 for example). In price the Nu is a little cheaper, but which one would you recommend?.Hi!Direct mode means all the sound "enhancers" are disabled. So it only protects you against Creative's own faults. Bass redirection is a problem with Nu Audio, no redirection exists in the drivers. You'll need to use Windows built-in features for that (and they don't work with Nahimic soft). In theory, Nu Audio just sends whatever is on bass channel to bass. So if plugin does the redirection, it should all be ok. No at all so good with games. So your sub should be able to do the filtering. Sound profile... Well, I haven't tested them face to face, but one reviewer whom I trust, told Nu Audio is more natural while AE9 is more harsh and crisp. At the same time AE9 is less harsh then AE7. So, it depends on you. But keep in mind said difference is very small, way lower then the difference between different acoustics.
DannyW75With the AE-7, you have no way of upgrading the opamps, which you can do on the Nu Audio Pro. I would never buy a sound card without opamp swapping capabilities. If I was buying today, I would just pay more and buy the AE-9 instead. It is the best sound card that currently exists. I am currently on my second Nu Audio Pro 7.1, and this one now has a defective daughter board. My first one was dead right out of the box. I don't recommend buying it.