The NewQ 1379 is a must for anyone who wants to use their PC for games, CDs or movies. Surround sound turns your living room into a home theatre.Invite some friends over for Karaoke or bring your favourite computer game to life through real-time equalization.the choice is yours. This equalizer does it all, enhance your PC audio today! You simply pop this cool equalizer into an available 5.25-inch drive bay and then plug in the rear interface card and you turn a boring computer sound card into a NewQ-clear experience!!! Features/Specifications • Trusurround Provide virtual 6 speakers effects through four speakers• 7 Band Equalizer: from 60Hz to 15Khz• 3D SRS sound• Supports Karaoke• Left / Right LED• Front Panel:• 3D SRS Sound On/Off button• Microphone mini-jack & Headphone Stereo mini-jack• Main Volume control• 7 band equalizer volume control• Microphone Volume control• Rear Panel (of main unit):• 10-pin Interface Card connector• 4-pin power connector• Special Auxiliary Performance:• Mp3 player• Mini Disk• Cassette player• CD player• Rear Interface Card:• Mic.

Future Power NewQ EQ Platinum 3379 Tue Apr 10, 2001 1:43A PermaLink 'Lets start with a simple question. Do you like toyz?! Are you an audiophile?! If so, boy do I have what YOU need!

Audio The audio subsystem of the computer was driven by the Creative Labs Ensoniq 1373, also known as the AudioPCI. As the name implies, this is a PCI sound card (it's a real card, not software driven) and is a very cost effective one at that.

The sound produced by the card is equivalent to that of a Sound Blaster 64 and it is compatible with the Sound Blaster standard. The card is a 2D only solution, meaning it offers no support for 3D sound APIs which is a bit of a disappointment if you're a gamer considering this system. However, since the system isn't targeted at gamers, you can't complain too much. With the Sound Blaster Live!

Value selling at below $100, it would have been nice to have the four speaker output of the Live! But it seems like cost was the bottom line here, and thus the 1373 was the chosen one. The two speaker output of the 1373 is taken advantage of by the bundled Altec Lansing ACS21W speaker set. The set comes with two speakers and no sub woofer. The satellites each feature a 3' driver which get 2.5 Watts of power per satellite for a total of 5 Watts of power (RMS). The satellites can handle frequencies from 110Hz to 18kHz, which is about average for a set of speakers of this class. The two satellites are attached to each other by an integrated (non-removable) stereo cable and the right speaker has the standard 1/8' plug for your soundcard.

The power adapter is integrated into the speaker itself, requiring that only a power cable be present outside of the speakers, which helps remove some of the clunky clutter normally found around a computer. The speakers produce decent sound but, the speakers themselves don't get too incredibly loud and have a tendency to distort at higher volumes, especially during gameplay. While watching DVD movies, the speakers do seem to produce high quality output that is fairly crisp, although, naturally, we've heard better from more expensive speakers. While we mentioned that cost as most likely the determining factor behind the decision to use the 1373 as the driving force behind the Power Series' audio subsystem, what we didn't mention was that the 1373 isn't the sole output device. The system features Future Power's own NEWQ Gold graphic equalizer/stereo amplifier that sits comfortably in the top most 5.25' drive bay. In addition to the basic functions as an equalizer, including preset styles such as Normal, Pop, Rock & Classic, the NEWQ Gold functions as a stereo amplifier.