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REVIEWER’S GUIDE
10
Te s t i ng The Revolution 7.1
There’s only one way to check out the features of any
audio card, and that’s to install it, load a CD, and
listen to the music.
“
Oh, baby, let the music play”
—
The Doobie Brothers
HEN you work with the Revolution 7.1, it’s important to remember that
you’ll be examining two separate products—the hardware and the driver
software—that work together as one. Several applications ship with the
sound card; they are beyond the scope of this reviewer’s guide.
In this portion of the Revolution 7.1 Reviewer’s Guide, we’ll cover the following:
Test bed considerations
Hardware set-up
Software installation
Listening tests
The Test Bed
The best test of a sound card is to listen to it—just the way a gamer, or music or
DVD enthusiast would use it. You’ll need the following equipment for testing your
Revolution 7.1:
Computer
You can use a Macintosh or a PC as long as it has a free PCI slot and meets the
minimum system requirements. For a PC, Windows Me, 2000, or XP are required.
For a Macintosh, Mac OS 9.2.2 or later is required (OS X 10.2.3 or later is recom-
mended).Speakers
Part
3
W
THE REVOLU-
TION 7.1 IS A
GREAT
CHOICE FOR
GAMERS AND
DVD OR MUSIC
ENTHUSI-
ASTS,
WHETHER
THEY HAVE
EIGHT
SPEAKERS OR
JUST TWO.