Major Audio Upgrade...Astro A40, JVC HA RX900

Lord Nemesis · #1 (**permalink**) 14 Sep 09, 10:16 PM

Got these in courier from KMD today....

JVC HA RX900 Headphones

ASTRO A40 MIXAMP

TOSLINK CABLES

I had a major bummer after getting these. I found that the Realtek HD supports only 2 channel audio via optical. No Dolby Digital live with the onboard. Seems like I will have to get an X-Fi card to get the most out it.

haider_up32 · #2 (**permalink**) 14 Sep 09, 10:21 PM

price????/

Lord Nemesis · #3 (**permalink**) 14 Sep 09, 10:34 PM

Total damages - 14k

sarang · #4 (**permalink**) 14 Sep 09, 11:18 PM

Congrats mate. Cool upgrades!

tracerbullet · #5 (**permalink**) 15 Sep 09, 01:21 AM

Oops, I guess the HDMI tip in the other thread isn't going to be of much consequence.

Lord Nemesis · #6 (**permalink**) 15 Sep 09, 02:17 AM

I could not test the mixamp on the PC, so I just tried it with the PS3, set the optical out to output Dolby Digital 5.1 and the Dolby Headphone rendition of it spit out by the A40 mixamp is too damn awesome. There is a tonne of difference in the audio from RCA stereo.

|Anish| · #7 (**permalink**) 15 Sep 09, 04:59 AM

you finally got ! Congrats!

burn the JVC for 2 nights and you will enjoy them even more. Btw, what does that mixamp do ?

Lord Nemesis · #8 (**permalink**) 15 Sep 09, 10:35 AM

^^ A40 MixAmp basically takes a Dolby Digital 5.1 signal via Toslink and makes a Dolby Headphone (Virtual surround) rendition of it so that you can get the surround effect on any regular pair of stereo headphones. Its supposedly the best device in the market for positional audio in gaming via headphones and a notch above even the best true 5.1/7.1 headphones like the Tritton AXPro.

Its also capable of mixing mic audio input from the gamers with the in game audio and pretty useful for LAN events etc, but I bought it mainly for the surround sound function and it really delivers in that aspect.

Astro Gaming | Professional Gaming Equipment | A40 MixAmp

MusicisLife · #9 (**permalink**) 15 Sep 09, 03:29 PM

congrats dude...how much did the RX900 cost ?

Lord Nemesis · #10 (**permalink**) 15 Sep 09, 04:48 PM

RX900 is 4.2k

Aman31 · #11 (**permalink**) 15 Sep 09, 05:16 PM

Congrats.......

Dark Star · #12 (**permalink**) 15 Sep 09, 05:32 PM

Congrats

When are you inviting ?

WingZero · #13 (**permalink**) 15 Sep 09, 05:34 PM

Congoz LN...nice upgrades

Rockyme2002 · #14 (**permalink**) 15 Sep 09, 06:23 PM

^^ congo

Was looking to buy a combo as such(havent researched much yet

), so just wanted to know why u didnt go for the roccat's (which you were looking at bfore..true 5.1's). what made u change your mind

.

iceman1 · #15 (**permalink**) 16 Sep 09, 11:41 AM

how much for the A40 MIXAMP ? Is it suitable for music ?

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