Comments for: Asus deal forced Auzentech to ditch X-Meridian

#1. Posted at 02:35 PM on Jul 28th 2008

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rythex

I hope someone starts saying how evil asus is now and killing competition. (I'm making fun of people that hate creative labs)

#1, True, although for a lot of people Asus has a lot of good ka... : Convert (#2) «

#2, I think it's less of an issue now that built-in motherboa... : Scrotos (#5) «

#5, Agreed, but choices would be nice... and it's not like... : continuum (#7) «

#1, They`ll probably spin it so that this is somehow also Creati... : TravelMug (#3) «

#1, I think it would be hilarious, seeing as how Auzentech was t... : deruberhanyok (#29) «

#29, what new high end codec is out of cmedia right now? auzen... : seeker010 (#30) «

#30, Nothing new, but to think something isn't in developme... : deruberhanyok (#31) «

#31, and how that that help Auzentech as of this moment?... : seeker010 (#32) «

#6. Posted at 04:00 PM on Jul 28th 2008

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crabjokeman

Asus is evil and is killing competition (along with Creative). The X-fi and Xonar are poorly supported under Linux. Other CMI-8788 cards work better.

The options for a high-end Linux sound card are becoming few and far between.

#6, What use is a sound card under Linux such as a X-Fi or Xonar... : Skrying (#14) «

#14, I wouldn't call my Xonar XD a gaming card since all too m... : Kaleid (#15) «

#15, Don't get an Xtreme Music. Get the X-Fi card with the ... : wingless (#16) «

#16, I had less driver problems with my xtreme music tha... : l33t-g4m3r (#17) «

#17, Yeah, I know extreme music is not sold anymore. ... : Kaleid (#21) «

#16, So far I haven't played any games that needs the X-... : Kaleid (#20) «

#6, What are you talking about? Xonars are supported just fine i... : deruberhanyok (#28) «

#22. Posted at 04:03 AM on Jul 29th 2008

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LSDX

With the integration of sound capabilities on mobos and now GFX cards, the market for discrete soundcards is getting really tiny.

I still use one in my gaming PC (the Xmystify, which I got then as replacement for the missing soundstorm, when DDL wasn't yet available on other mobos).

Since digital sound transmission to a good AV receiver can now be done via DTS or maybe later 7.1 LinearPCM over HDMI, I don't really the use for those super high end D/A converters anymore.

And for the the 3d calculations of the sound environment, why not use the GPU via CUDA, OpenCL, or whatever. With higher end Mobos having three to four PCIeX16 slots, this should be a performance issue - a very passively cooled second or third lower end GFX card should do the job.

LSDX

#22, So you'd get a second graphics card instead of a dedicated a... : MadManOriginal (#23) «

#23, The 3d sound propagation calculations, the conversion to ... : LSDX (#24) «

#24, They'd have to solve power consumption issues first; c... : Spotpuff (#26) «

#26, I don't know, but maybe a passively cooled 8500/860... : LSDX (#27) «

#12. Posted at 05:59 PM on Jul 28th 2008

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5150

Soundstorm!

#12, Adlib! : bthylafh (#13) «

#13, Disney Sound Source! : FireGryphon (#18) «

#18, I think you win. : bthylafh (#25) «

#19. Posted at 01:11 AM on Jul 29th 2008

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kfc

Boo Hoo says my Xonar DX

#11. Posted at 05:48 PM on Jul 28th 2008

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eitje

Hey! Shout out to Asus! Way to support the Enthusiasts!

http://www.techreport.com/discussions.x/15193

#9. Posted at 05:14 PM on Jul 28th 2008

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Krogoth

This is beginning of the end for mainstream discrete audio cards.

#9, dude the begging of the end was when sb live and audigy driv... : sotti (#10) «

#8. Posted at 04:29 PM on Jul 28th 2008

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herothezero

It's not that Asus can do no wrong, it's that they've not had such a long record of screwing enthusiasts and consumers more broadly compared to Creative.

That said, I'm loving my Xonar, which incidentally replaced an X-Fi that continually snap-crackle-popped on my Vista x64 rig.

#4. Posted at 03:19 PM on Jul 28th 2008

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Corrado

If creative didn't have everyones nuts in a vice, Asus wouldn't be forced to do this!! </sarcasm>

Asus are buttholes. They couldn't have cared less that i had TWO of their motherboard burst into FLAMES within 3 weeks of each other at a job I was working a few years back.