Item: ECHGINA3G
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33 People rated this product :
8 out of 10
6 People wrote reviews
9 out of 10
"Solid performer, right price, enough features for most applications."
Feature:
PCI card and cable. Software CD. Nothing else required.
Quality:
Some static coming from volume knob. but I set this to play at the same level and adjust in software and at the preamp.
Value:
Got it for $275 the first year it came out.
Desirability:
The power output knob is too close the headphones input, making it difficult to adjust with average fingers. If not for that, a 10.
Sound:
I'm into high-end audio, but only own a mid-fi system. I can compare the audio quality for two-channel for the same source music (HDCD, music DVD, etc) and cannot tell the difference. I use an Arcam Alpha9 HDCD source thorugh a Creek passive preamp (Gina plugs in here, too), via Transparent Audio 'Wave 100' speaker cables to Boston Acoustics T930 full range speakers. Now, with the Gina, I'm just as likely to pop in the CD/DVD into my PC and let that be the source! I use Guitar Rig III on this PC thru the Gina and WOW --- so many amps, so little latency (any at all?), and such great sound. It all just works and sounds awesome. I also record through it - Ibanez RG321 with DiMarzio '59s, SHure SM58 mic. Have not used the 5.1, but look forward to doing home theater through it!!
Ease of Use:
I don't recall any difficulty. Helps to read the manual, and revisit the WIndows and Echo consoles a few times if using with Tracktion, for example.
Support:
RMA'd the product for poor phantom power, and later realized it wasn't the issue. At any rate, they did it quick and shipped it back to me in good time.
Submitted: 2/10/2008
Style of Music: very wide, but avoid thrash/death metal and most country
3 out of 10
"Huge disappointment!!! :("
Feature:
nothing special, I don't use pure wave, if you don't use digital ins and outs it has basic features, other cards for example Maudio 410 is much better with features and routing capabilities, but this one has better preamps. Also it didn't come with the Tracktion CD, but who needs Traktion 1 if there is Traktion 3!
Quality:
box and cables look quiet solid
Value:
with the problems I have id doesn't worth it. price is pretty high.
Sound:
it has constant hiss through the rare connectors, headphones are dead quiet, its very annoying and is different to tell if its card or incoming signal hiss while recording, very annoying. but anyway the sound is nice. Preamps are very good and have good gain, even through hiss you can notice the quality of preamps, I use them for guitar direct recording and they do fine job, no noise or something.
Ease of Use:
not the easiest thing on the world, needs some experience to figure out how the console software works.
ASIO doesn't work with WDM, it means that you cannot play guitar through Amplitube and listen to media player at the same time, or use Cubase and media player or even internet explorer if you already entered for example youtube dot com or something.
It always reboots my computer when I answer Skype call.
Sometimes when playing Quake4 the sound stops and then I can not shut down my computer.
Sometimes I get dropouts and strange behavior while recording.
After a week of usage media player 11 stopped working, there is no audio coming out of it, I can playback only via Media Player Classic.
I pared this card with Core2Duo, Intel G965RY motherboard which according to Echo website should work without any problem, but this card gave me only problems.
Support:
i emailed support twice about my problems but still no answer, very bad!
Overall:
overall i needed stability and performance, this card gave me neither. I wouldn't buy it. I did everything to fix problems but they remain. My friend has older version of this card and it works great, don't know what's wrong with this one. Before I bought this one I searched every forum and review about this card, tried Maudio 410 for a while and decided to go for this one for its stability and performance (as others say), it was very stupid deal :(
Submitted: 7/21/2007
Style of Music: fusion
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