12.18.2007

X-bit Labs

Comparing the sound of the Auzen X-Fi Prelude with and without the C.E.C. amplifier, I could note the worsening of the dynamics as well as the precision and dimensions of the scene. The lower the load resistance was, the more evident the amplifier´s advantage grew.... With the C.E.C. amplifier the card sounded fantastically. I couldn´t believe my ears when I heard it first—familiar compositions were so unusual. Scorpions´ Holiday, Gary Moore´s Always There For You, Roger Waters´ Too Much Rope... all acquired new details and surprised me with natural sounding. I listened through all my collection of test compositions and found nuances, previously unattended to, in every one of them. Interestingly, I had no doubt that each nuance that sounded differently was the correct sound while the audio cards I had listened to before were unable to reproduce it with such mildness and harmony. The Auzen X-Fi Prelude creates an unbelievably realistic scene, filling it with the deepest bass and natural reverbs with precisely positioned instruments. Minutest details are reproduced in the sound of each instrument. Coupled with the excitingly accurate reproduction of space and distance, this delivers an unforgettable presence effect.

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