Any improvement on X-Fi bugs???

Hi, I'm testing PoE in this open weekend and I found this nasty bug related to SFX with Sound Blaster X-Fi sound cards.

I've read this http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/24872/highlight/ post and this one is exactly what I'm experimenting right now http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/24229/highlight/

Problem is, I'm already using non official crappy drivers from Creative http://www.hardwareheaven.com/pax-download-pci-x-fi-series/ and even so, reinstalling OpenAL doesn't fix this crackling in every SFX.

Are you guys working to fix this annoying bug?, who is it going?

Ok, I downloaded the lastest PAX drivers for X-Fi and the sound got worse, but I found something quite interesting.

As many people may know, EAX effects on windows or music playing are very unpleasing, so as many people I deactivated EAX. After playing around in PoE I notice that some sounds (even when distorted or with crackling) seen diferent based on camera position, so I activated EAX and re login on PoE and, Vuala!

The SFX distortion is still there, but randomly, not as a constant like before.

Is not perfect, but is still better.

I think the X-Fi Fix is coming in 0.9.13

it hasnt fixed it for me. it is still easy to reproduce.

i loaded PoE (after patching) in borderless window mode.
opened up my browser and started a video -> blue screen.

the browser is exchangeable with every sound using programm that hasnt been running before the PoE start up.

edit:
i solved the problem for me with the registry-fix suggested in the sticky in the bug sub-forum.
i havent looked for any solution as got used to paying special attention what programms i was running.

Negative, with patches 0.9.12G, H, I, J, K and L those nasty sounds are present.

If you have a X-Fi and want to play without sound distortion you must use --softwareaudio.

I still belive it has to be related to EAX effects.

I don't have sound distortion, but I just got BSOD from using my XFi without the nosound option and without the softwareaudio option.

goingt o try playing with the softwareaudio thing now.

EDIT: Didn't get to play long with the softwareaudio option, so I don't know about crashes yet. BUT. The sound mixing (volume of different sounds) is waaaaaay better using the softwareaudio option compared to not using it.

X-Fi Fatalty1 FPS, PCIe.

EDIT2: inserted "Edit" so you konw what I changed.