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Evening Reading

by Steve Gibson, Aug 09, 2004 6:56pm PDT
Related Topics – Wack News

Pleasant surprise on that CS: Source news as honestly I wasnt really holding my breath on that thing seeing the light of day for a few months. Oh and chocolate covered gummi bears are still hot.

- Big biz becoming Big bro - XBox killings? - Silicon Valley endures - Fark selling out? Prolly not - Earth to E.T. Sup?
Lastly, LaToya Jackson changes her name to Toy. Her brother is still way fruitier. It's a good first step though.






  • I just tried the Zalman 5.1 Surround Headphones I got and so far, well, they sound pretty shit. I wasn't expecting the world but yer, they're pretty crap. If you've currently got a $10 pair of headphones or speakers then they might sound good to you. I'm comparing them to my "decent" AKG's. They're not top end Sennheisers, but they're decent.

    I reckon I get a better idea of positioning with my stereo AKG's. Seriously, and much better quality sound.. and yes I selected 5.1 in drivers/control panel and surround sound in doom3.. I tried Far Cry too.. When you turn on the spot, sound coming from a particular source tends to switch channels ubruptly, instead of smoothly fading from one into the other so you don't notice...

    I've tweaked them a little as the rear speakers were a little softer in doom3. For those with Audigy 2 ZS's who were looking where to balance the channel volumes, you need to install the Surround Mixer..

    If anyones got some tips on tweaking these I'd like to hear it and I'll give it a go.. I wish I could get some z680's or something but I just wouldn't be able to use them at night or even that much in the day... I hardly ever get to use the 4.1's I've got now.

    For the people wanting to get the Zalman's, if you can afford it, listen to all those Sennheiser loving naysayers and get some better quality headphones instead. In my case, I already have some but wanted to give these a go cos they're cheap and I was seduced by the 5.1 possibilities.. They'll probably end up on ebay unless I'm doing something drastically wrong..