Can someone tell me if this card is barrable for gaming when static is concerned?
Also I know 4.05v has no midi bugs , OPL3, plug and play free,
but really isnt a newer sound blaster a better option?
What else is so special about it besides having a mpu-401? I still have to use softmpu for intelligent games
I have both the CT1750 and CT2290 (which is very similar to the CT2230, reviewed here /viewtopic.php?f=46&t=49896)
They are very similar except the CT2290 has a line out on which I found very little noise, and best for powered speakers. OTOH my CT1750 is noisy and picks CPU/system activity.
From my limited testing (DOOM, Duke3D) there is no hanging note bug on the CT2290. One small advantage is the standard CD-IN header which the CT1740/50 does not have.
cde wrote on 2020-12-08, 21:54:They are very similar except the CT2290 has a line out on which I found very little noise, and best for powered speakers. OTOH my CT1750 is noisy and picks CPU/system activity.
It is possible to disable the internal amplifier on the CT1740 with the OPSL and OPSR jumpers, and then the Speaker Out effectively becomes a Line Out, eliminating most of the annoying noise. Only "downside" of doing this is that the volume wheel on the back of the card won't work.
I wish it was possible to do the same on the CT1600 or earlier Sound Blasters...
That's an excellent advice. I just tried it and now the noise is very low. It also almost does not pick CPU/system activity which is great 😀
should i aquire a ct1740 with dsp 4.05? is it a worthy collectors piece ?
Unrealcpu wrote on 2020-12-09, 06:24:should i aquire a ct1740 with dsp 4.05? is it a worthy collectors piece ?
Yes.
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