FYI: revo @ $195

[adhoc 0]

hi guys,

 

today the friendly customer service officer at sinamex called me up to inform me that the m-audio 7.1 revolution is back in stock!

 

for those that want one of the best available consumer audiophile sound cards at a reasonable price ($195), the revo cant be beat.

 

out dear great leader, kim jong ablaze, owns one! be cool like him!

 

 

www.sinamex.com for more details..

 

 

this has been a public service announcement by the talking head. thank you for your attention.

[Blues 0]

it's just too bad m-audio doesn't produce revo in USB format

lappy users like me have no chance of hearing good sound

[evil-zen 0]

m-audio does have something in USB. sonica or sonica theatre.

 

out dear great leader, kim jong ablaze, owns one! be cool like him! 

adhoc is going crazy already...

[Blues 0]

yeah.. but I read like sonica isn't that good compared to the revo leh.

Haiz but then who needs revo when we have cdp liao rite

Should've gotten the soundcard before I got the cdp.

I got mired in the dark side liao

[ablaze 0]

out dear great leader, kim jong ablaze, owns one! be cool like him! 

adhoc is going crazy already...

 

 

[adhoc 0]

[ablaze 0]

aw man..you didn't have to change your custom title too

[erickoh 0]

it's just too bad m-audio doesn't produce revo in USB format

lappy users like me have no chance of hearing good sound

I got the wind from sinamex about the new revo stock too, and went down to get one yesterday :-)

 

Blues, they have the new USB Audiophile 2496 in stock though.

[ablaze 0]

eric, please post a comparison of the Revo's output vs your PDAC's output!

[gryphon1972 0]

Eric.....Do they also have the mobilepre USB and the USB audio duo? And the list price is so different from the price you quoted here

 

btw ablaze, what happened to your DAL card deluxe??

 

Sold?

Edited July 18, 2003 by gryphon1972

[erickoh 0]

Hi Gryph,

 

I didn't quote any prices :?

The revo is S$195, other prices can be found here:

http://www.sinamex.com/Store/M-Audio.htm

 

Just give them a call to see if the product you're looking for is in stock.

 

 

Ablaze, the m-revo analog outs are excellent. Good enough to match it with my hifi setup. However, it didnt seem to have enough 'ummph' to drive my DT880s. Revo digital out to my PDAC to DT880 certainly sound better (less muddy bass is obvious). Still, the revo is very quiet, and I think they will match well with the less demanding headphones like the grados. (havent tried it with mine yet though)

 

[ablaze 0]

gryphon, sold it cos the Carddeluxe, like other professional-level cards disable windows' volume control. I need the damn volume control if not my remote control can't adjust the volume

 

eric, so the PDAC gives it more 'oomph'? maybe its just the amp circuit built into the PDAC thats responsible for that. anyway, thanks for the response

[erickoh 0]

My PDAC is powered using 10xAA batteries. The amp circuit does have very good power regulation, and with the EL2001 buffers and AD8620 opamps it should certainly outperform the default revo. The DAC chip of the sostenuto is also better rated and operate in a cleaner electronic environment than the CPU casing.

 

But sadly, I must admit the improvement in sound quality from using the PDAC as opposed to just the m-revo does not justify its price tag

[gryphon1972 0]

Oh sorry eric....I was thinking of the audiophile 2496.

 

Ablaze: I was late