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You love enjoying Hollywood movies on your desktop computer and would love to have the original audio that the producer intended to reproduce in the theater. But most computer sound cards don't have enough channels to reproduce the sound, do they? Today we’ll free your ears with this wonderful Striker 7.1 channel sound card from HT Omega.
This Striker sound card features 8 discrete outputs in a well arranged layout. An up-mix matrix technology turns any 2 channel audio into 7.1 surround sound. It means you can turn your sound files like WMA, MP3, CD and other audio files into multiple channels, and you have a true-to-life audio experience. Enjoy multi-channel digital output with the encoding features of Dolby Digital Live and DTS:interactive to external digital speakers.
No matter whether you're playing games, listening to music or watching movies, with this HT Omega Striker sound card, you have an incredible audio experience.
Front Panel Audio With the onboard front panel audio connector, the Striker roots uncompromised audio to your case's front panel, combining premier audio quality and access convenience. The auto detection function mutes analog outputs automatically when headphone is plugged to the front panel for hassle-free private listening.
Dolby Digital Live The on-board Dolby Digital Live real-time content encoder generates a Dolby Digital bit stream (48kHz at 640Kbps) from any PC sound source to unleash the full surround sound potential of your home theater system. Simply connect your PC to a Dolby Digital enabled AV receiver or devices via a single cable connection and start enjoying thrilling surround sound from 3D games, DVDs, music and more.
DTS Interactive DTS Interactive encodes any digital sound source into DTS Digital Surround for transport and playback through any DTS-enabled system via a signal cable connection, such as powered PC speakers, an A/V receiver or any other DTS- compatible surround decoder sound system, eliminating the hassle of multiple cables and ensuring audio signal integrity.
DTS NEO:PC A perfect companion to DTS Interactive, the NEO:PC turns any 2-channel stereo audio into 7.1 channel sound. With the Striker, experience the true surrounding music never before!
Pros:
-DTS and DD mixing for games
-Integrates well with my home theater
-Gold plated connections
Cons:
-Ugly. (I have windows on my case, and prefer more "dressing" on my cards).
-The software for this card was an absolute nightmare to get working right.
-Mixes EVERYTHING in DTS or DD. There is no passthrough mode. So when you want to watch a moviie with it's normally encoded audio source, the card will automatically re-encode it to whatever digital signal you're using.
-Optical connection doesn't stay "awake". Like many other Xonar cards. this one does not leave the optical port live all the time. Therefore, there is a slight delay in the beginning of every sound. To most people, it would be negligible, but to an audio nut, it's unacceptable. As long as an audio source on the PC is active, the issue doesn't exist (gaming, movie watching). Windows sounds and short audio tones are mainly affected. There is a workaround available (silence generators) but it's almost as annoying to have to turn additional software on as is dealing with the delay.
Other Thoughts: Great card, and seems to work better then most (although it seems sound cards are an unappreciated market, and therefore most are just mediocre and get the job done).
Pros: Made in USA. Sturdy construction, professional sound quality, perfect for optical 7.1 surround. Cannot believe New Egg stopped selling these :( Sad when my new motherboard didn't have legacy PCI and had to say goodbye to this card. sniff sniff
Cons: None.
Other Thoughts: see pros.. says it all
Pros: It spits out the sound in DTS for optical. (all speakers are used) That's what I wanted.
Cons: I should have gotten the PCI-Express smaller version. I had to sacrifice my Crossfire to get this card in my box
Other Thoughts: The interface to set things up is in the control panel and not quite user friendly. But once you figure it out, it's sounds good. :)
Pros: 1. Great Sound Quality. Huge boost for under $100 bucks to the on-board.
Cons:
1. Driver's are terrible for Win7. Consistent problems after install.
2. First card died after 3 days. RMA'd
3. Second card died after 3 months.
Other Thoughts:
DO NOT BUY THIS CARD.
I've wasted over $100 on sending this card back for an RMA only to have the new one die shortly after.
Pros:
Crystal clear sound quality and plenty of in/output options.
It comes with a fiber optic cable.
Cons: None
Pros:
- great sound quality
- nice options for surround
- easy UI interface for settings
Cons:
- CD that comes with it doesn't work with Windows 7
- UI still doesn't startup with Windows sometimes
- bit pricey for the quality of the product
- still hard to figure what slots to input your speakers (no labeling in UI interface or on product)
Other Thoughts:
You can tell that the company that made this product is a bit shoddy - they're selling function and no support it seems like.
Overall I've been pretty happy with this. I used a 5.1 Logitech system before and now using a 2.1 system and both worked pretty great on it. I used this card to replace my Sound Blaster that had some major driver issues since it was 5+ years old.
I'd say I'm still looking for a better version of this card in the near future hopefully, but worth buying this to hold you over.
Pros: This thing really cranks out the sound. Drivers are lightweight, WORKS on windows 7 64-bit. No reservations making this buy
Cons: A little worried about the pop from headphones on startup/shutdown. The manual confirms it can cause speaker damage if the speakers are left on. (using driver version 7.12.8.1742). Going to have to remember to turn them off
Other Thoughts:
ASRock P67 EXTREME4 GEN3 P67
Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz
ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-R
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600
Crucial M4 2.5" 128GB SATAIII SSD
SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 7770 GHz 1GB GDDR5
HT | OMEGA STRIKER 7.1
COOLER MASTER HAF 912
hec Zephyr MX 750W
2x COOLER MASTER R4-L2R-20AC-GP 120mm
2x COOLER MASTER Megaflow 200mm Blue LED Case Fan
Windows 7 64-bit
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Pros: gold plated, sound quality, expandability
Cons: user interface
Other Thoughts: Great card, sounds better than any other card I have purchased. Wish the user interface for it was more productive like creative's, but it's not a big enough deal to take an egg off for it.