Hi, oh wait.... what time is it ? ^^
im no audiophile but i have some concerns about using this soundcard. i hope some of you can clarify some stuff out for me.
So my setup is...
Soundblaster Zxr connected with toslink to my Teufel Decoderstation (Just for decoding to my 5.1 Soundsystem)
I could connect the Speaker system derectly to the card via analog calbles but i use the decoderstation for tv and ps4 too. so everything is connected to the decoder so i can have 5.1 from pc and ps4 as well.
So here are my concerns ( if i use this word correctly ) ^^ (im german^^)
1. When i start playing music its quiet for a second. then audio kicks in... due to no signal on the decoder to 5.1 signal. so its kinda anoying. but when it plays it stays on ^^
2. i cant control volume in windows (master volume) because its digital. have to control via remote for the decoderstation.
3. Sound Blaster Z does not have cms3d stereo surround anymore. i could play stereo music with my auzentech home theater hd and set it up to cmss 3d stereo surround so stereo signal comes out though all 5 speakers the same way... i have to use the decoder station for that now... thank god this has a stereo 5.1 funktion.
4. It feels like my mp3s are jumping when it comes to volume or loudness. When its just singing the volume stays the same... when more is going on like bass and wild stuff the voice seems way more silent... when the terror ^^ stops and just singing again the voice seems to get loud or louder again... its like too heavy dynamic or something.
5. When i play Far Cry 4 for example. Audio comes out as stereo when i recall correctly. I have to set the sound blaster to dolby encoding. like when you want to watch a blueray or something with dolby encoding. then i got real surround in far cry. explosions from behind etc. on my 5.1 system. i wonder if its woking for other games to which using other decoders for surround sound ?
So.... i dont know if my setup pleases me the way i wanted to ... or maybe some of you got some tips to figure stuff out ... or buy new stuff like a better reciever or something.... maybe the volume jumping comes from the decoder station ? i dont know....
i hope we could figure stuff out here....
my little rant 30 ^^
i found the culprit for the sound dynamic issue... seems that when the blaster is set to 5.1 its capped to 96 khz
when i set it to stereo direct and let the decoder station do its stereo surround work sound is good then...