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enlive   10-26-2009 at 10:38:11 AM

Hey, I have had a Razer Barracuda for a while and notice it is unbelieably bad. Was just wondering if it needs a decent soundcard or if it is just plain bad?

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Bronze Audio Tech badge gamerk316   10-26-2009 at 05:50:01 PM
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...I assume you mean the headphones, and not the Razer Barracuda soundcard...

In practice, the Barracuda's (the headset) sound much better with a soundcard, although other 5.1 headsets I've tried have sounded better overall (although I note, all my headsets since my barracuda's have used digital and not analog).

Really, once you get to 5.1, a soundcard is really needed to get the most out of youre sound system.

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enlive   10-26-2009 at 08:32:52 PM
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gamerk316 wrote :

...I assume you mean the headphones, and not the Razer Barracuda soundcard...

In practice, the Barracuda's (the headset) sound much better with a soundcard, although other 5.1 headsets I've tried have sounded better overall (although I note, all my headsets since my barracuda's have used digital and not analog).

Really, once you get to 5.1, a soundcard is really needed to get the most out of youre sound system.


At the moment using intergrated, and yea I'm talking about the headset. I mean even using my brother's Fatality headset it just seems so much better even though it is a fraction of the price. Would it be better than the Fatality headset with a soundcard do you think?

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Bronze Audio Tech badge gamerk316   10-27-2009 at 01:00:19 PM
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The Fatality is USB right? USB headphones come complete with their own drivers and mini-sound chip, so they always sound better then a headset using an integrated chipset. Going from onboard to a ASUS Xonar D2 really made my old barracudas come to life.

That being said, they always did sound a bit on the flat side, and my Tritton AX Pro's blow them out of the water...

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