NewQ Gold DSP Review

Well guys, here it is. I finally have the review up of the NewQ Gold DSP. And as far as I know, it's the first one I have seen. That sweet little EQ type thingy you have seen pimped around the internet lately. I have always been an audio enthusiast and when I saw this, I just couldn't resist myself. I had to have one in my box. Thus providing for me the best of both worlds. Excellent PC audio, as well as a smokin' overclocked system. Throw in a 12pack of your favorite beverage, and we have the makings of some of the best things in life.

Introduction: Well guys, here it is. I finally have the review up of the NewQ Gold DSP. And as far as I know, it's the first one I have seen. That sweet little EQ type thingy you have seen pimped around the internet lately. I have always been an audio enthusiast and when I saw this, I just couldn't resist myself. I had to have one in my box. Thus providing for me the best of both worlds. Excellent PC audio, as well as a smokin' overclocked system. Throw in a 12pack of your favorite beverage, and we have the makings of some of the best things in life.

Overview: The first thing I noticed about this unit when I pulled it out of my box, was the quality. I was very impressed with the workmanship with which this was assembled. Basically like a miniature rack system device you would have sitting in your home theater ensemble. I'm going to go over a few functions of this unit here.

"SRS, the Sound Retrieval System, came about many years of research on the psychoacoustics of sound and the dynamics of the human hearing system. SRS retrieves the spatial information from recordings and restores the original three- dimensional sound field. As a result, the reproduced sound is much closer to a live performance. Like live performances, SRS has no critical listening position (sweet spot). Listeners can move around the room and continue to be immersed in full three-dimensional sound."

• Normal Mode

• 3d SRS surround Sound Mode When playing cd-Music, MP3 file and games, it provides not only 3 dimensional surround sound by dynamic sound as well.

• TruSurround Mode When playing DVD titles which are recorded by Dolby Digital Sound, it provides virtual 6 speaker effects with 2 or 3 speakers through TruSurround

• The NewQ (with its 5.25-inch wide Bay) consists of the equalizer unit and interface cards for easy installation. Installing the NewQ is as simple as installing a CDROM drive.

7 Band digital graphic equalizer

(60Hz, 150Hz, 400Hz, 1KHz, 2.4KHZ, 6KHZ, 15KHZ)

• 3 User setting Modes

• 4 Preset Modes (Normal, Rock, Pop, Classic)