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Best Sound Card
Posted: 11 Aug 2005, 18:50
by NyJonesy26
Which sound card do you think is the best?
Posted: 12 Aug 2005, 15:20
by Stereo
Posted: 12 Aug 2005, 16:01
by Dragon-of-Rune
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS platinum Pro or the new Audigy 4
Posted: 17 Aug 2005, 11:39
by Dr-CiviC
yep dor's got it

Posted: 17 Aug 2005, 12:10
by korge
I may be getting the Audigy 4 sometimes this month. Not sure, bet I need it.
Posted: 18 Aug 2005, 00:17
by Dragon-of-Rune
The audigy 4 is f*ck*ng expencieve and not really that much better then the Audigy 2 ZS platinum pro.
Posted: 18 Aug 2005, 01:11
by Dr-CiviC
i might be getting Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS platinum Pro

Posted: 18 Aug 2005, 01:17
by ^Sparco^
I stick to my AC97 Realtek.
Realtek rules!!!
Life sucks

Posted: 18 Aug 2005, 01:59
by korge
Dragon-of-Rune wrote:The audigy 4 is f*ck*ng expencieve and not really that much better then the Audigy 2 ZS platinum pro.
The Audigy 4 is better. Maybe nothing too extreme, but the details are better. There is a higher sampling rate and a better signal to noise ratio. Definitly what I need for a studio.

Posted: 18 Aug 2005, 03:13
by Dragon-of-Rune
Everything is the same instead for the Signal to Noise Ratio it's 113 instead of 108 like the 2ZS
http://www.soundblaster.com/products/pr ... 4915&nav=3
Posted: 18 Aug 2005, 07:31
by Dr-CiviC
hmmm ima stick with 2 ZS
Posted: 18 Aug 2005, 10:01
by xHaZxMaTx
What is a good, affordable sound card, say under $60?
Posted: 18 Aug 2005, 10:58
by Dr-CiviC
a normal sound blaster is noly $30..
it's actually really good for games and so on...
Posted: 18 Aug 2005, 20:54
by korge
Decent sound cards are cheap. Extreme sound cards are expensive.
Posted: 18 Aug 2005, 23:28
by Dragon-of-Rune
xHaZxMaTx wrote:What is a good, affordable sound card, say under $60?
A normal sounblaster audigy 2 ZS oem should be between 50 and 60 the retail version is between 70 and 80.
Posted: 19 Aug 2005, 00:22
by korge
Dragon-of-Rune wrote:xHaZxMaTx wrote:What is a good, affordable sound card, say under $60?
A normal sounblaster audigy 2 ZS oem should be between 50 and 60 the retail version is between 70 and 80.
Actual a retail Audigy 2 ZS Pro is around 160 USD. That is the Pro edition, not the Gaming version.
Posted: 19 Aug 2005, 01:17
by Dragon-of-Rune
I was talking about the normal version not the pro, platinum or gaming version. And the prizes are euro's BTW.
Posted: 19 Aug 2005, 20:54
by ^Sparco^
This one is the ownage:
http://www.soundblaster.com/products/pr ... duct=14064
Basic Requirements:
- Genuine Intel® Pentium® III 1 GHz, AMD® 1 GHz processor or faster
- Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard chipset
- Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)
- 256MB RAM
- 600MB of free hard disk space
- Available PCI 2.1 slot for the audio card
- CD-ROM/CD-RW or CD/DVD-ROM required for software installation
- Graphics card with DirectX® 9 and OpenGL® compliant 3D graphics accelerator
Posted: 19 Aug 2005, 20:56
by donaldgladden
i dont really care that much.as long as it gives me a free game.Like my Free Hitman 2 game.Aheh.Im cheap arent i?
Posted: 19 Aug 2005, 21:19
by korge
The XFi is pwn all others, but It wont really be worth $500 to me.. Or however much it will cost.
Posted: 19 Aug 2005, 21:24
by Cpt.Razkit
^Sparco^ wrote:Realtek rules!!!
I wish i had tha XFi just to say " I got it!" but i dont actually need that.. so im gonna pass...

Posted: 20 Aug 2005, 17:24
by NyJonesy26
Anyone have an idea when it'll be released?
Posted: 20 Aug 2005, 20:40
by Cpt.Razkit
i think its this month like next week, i saw an advertisement in my PC Magazine....
Posted: 21 Aug 2005, 06:53
by NyJonesy26
any idea on a price?
Posted: 21 Aug 2005, 17:04
by Cpt.Razkit
why dont you look at Sparco's post and check out the website?