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Installation & Testing
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So, I finally got around to popping the
Musketeer 3 into my Temjin 6 tower. The internal cables are pretty long, and
even in this massive case there was plenty of slack to work with.
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I actually went through about 3 different
headsets while testing the M3, including the HCT DH-720G, Icemat Siberia,
and a cheapie set of Koss over-ear style headphones. The first thing I
noticed was that the sound was decidedly fuller than when plugged directly
into the headphone jack on my Altec Lansing desk speakers. I found that the
volume would not go up very high at all, even with all the volume options on
my XP Professional system maxed out.
Conclusions
Cooler Master certainly gets lots of points for
even trying to market a device like this…The Musketeer 3 is certainly
breaking ground. The big question is whether it’s enough to really make a
dent in established markets. I think the Musketeer 3 will create its own
niche, mostly with those who still use and work with analog sources. It’s
easy enough to plug a spare record player or tape deck into the M3, but that
almost defeats installing it into a computer in the first place. Cooler
Master has never sat still on any one product for long, so the M3 will
probably get some revisions to further improve on this unique product. EM
Recommended!
More information on the Musketeer 3 can be found
on Cooler Master's
Website.
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Pros |
Cons |
- Vacuum Tube Amp
- Plenty of reach with cables
- Flexible input options (rear
3mm jack)
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- Volume doesn't get very loud
- Only output is on front of
device
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