Hi gdjacobs, the output is for speakers. I've tried listening to it both with headphones and with speakers, no change in sound signature. BTW, it seems to play Wave a lot cleaner and louder as compared to MIDI - that's absolutely horrific. This is the card: http://shrani.si/f/3A/gp/19XCqUJb/ …

Hi, I'm having issues trying to get my ESS AudioDrive ES688F (ISA, non-pnp) to work properly. Motherboard is a Matsonic MS7117C. The sound that comes from the output is rather weak, but at the same time, it's clipping/bloated. Here's what I've tried so far, without success: - using another ISA slot …

Hi Gahhhrrrlic; the link you posted doesn't seem to work. Also, would it be possible for you to link to the Minerva tool/demo somewhere? I've tried using the Wayback Machine to get it, but no luck ...

Hi guys; joining this discussion. I have 2 Sensaura capable cards: Terratec DMX Xfire 1024 (if anyone needs the original driver CD image, please let me know) and a recently acquired Diamond Monster mx 400. Unfortunately, I'm having difficulties finding drivers for the mx 400. Version 1.00 on driver …

Just a quick note regarding this: after reading through the FAQ on the "Vortex of Sound" website for Aureal cards under Windows 2000, I noticed that they recommend going to Control Panel /Sounds and Multimedia /Audio and making sure that Performance is set to Full acceleration. I didn't do that. …

Hi Baoran, I just reinstalled my MX 300 today with the 1.02 Diamond drivers, and this is how it went: 1. Uninstall any previous Aureal drivers from Add/Remvove programs. If there is no entry, remove it using Device Manager. 2. Restart your PC. When the "Found new hardware" - "Audio device" dialog …

Hi, after watching Phil's video about SoundBlaster live cards, I went ahead and bought one. Although the model on the picture was a SB0100, I was actually sent a SB0220 instead. These http://vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=809&menustate=42,35 driver's didn't work - Setup reported that no …

Thank you for taking the time and trying to fix this, ZanQuance! I've tried your drivers on my freshly installed Windows 2000 with a Diamond MX300 and can report the following so far: - There is very audible hum - but it can be easily fixed by muting the "CD Audio" box in the audio mixer. - The …

Thank you, Phil! I'm a big fan of your YouTube channel. You're one of the main reasons why I got into retro PC-gaming and I love it. Keep up the good work, it's greatly appreciated! Anyways, after some more testing, I've encountered an issue: certain games seem to have problems with CD-audio (this …

Hi, I recently bought a Turtle Beach Montego II soundcard (Vortex 2) and spent about two weekends setting it up on my Windows 98 SE machine. Here's my advice for anyone who might be installing it for the first time. Note: my motherboard uses the Intel 865 chipset. 1. Physical setup Install the …