Sound Cards

[KraZy_SkitZy]

For curiosity sake, what Sound Card are you using or your personal favorite.



I really think we should have a sound card/speaker forum. :p

[$1500-P4 gamer]

"I really think we should have a sound card/speaker forum. "
Nah wouldnt have enuff posts to it. And most would be sblive driver issues anyhow.:rolleyes: I voted sblive for what I have, but after all its evil- its by far not my fav.

[KraZy_SkitZy]

You shoulda made 2 votes, 1 for what you own, and another for your favorite. What was your favorite?
My Sound Blaster Live! Value, was great, but now I have a Fortissimo 2 ,which kicks a##! The AWE64 was the peak of the SoundBlaster Family in my opinion, it paved the way for EAX with its' Hardware "3D Envirmental Effects" ability. :t

[BlackTruckRyder]

I have the PCI 512.:t

[gibsinep]

I like my Turtle beach card so that got my vote. :eek:

[Bizkitkid2001]

IWILL C-Media:t This is really really good for onboard sound. Gots the 6 channel surroung sound support. I can also go and get the Digital Fiber Optics pack too if I wanted but don't know where to buy the adapter:(

[Giblet Plus!]

I have an Audigy OEM, but I also like:

Phillips Accoustic Edge

Turtle Beach Santa Cruz

Nforce 1 and 2 integrated audio :)

[$1500-P4 gamer]

Phillips Accoustic Edge

Turtle Beach Santa Cruz

I've looked at both. Def wanting to ditch this one when I can. But for now its a thing I put off. The phillips looks good by the few reviews I saw. But this is new turf to them and am skeptical just yet of long term driver support. The Turtle beach, I hear lots of good stuff about. Kinda leaning that way I think.

"You shoulda made 2 votes, 1 for what you own, and another for your favorite. What was your favorite?"

Cant vote twice on these ;) It wont let you. Fav. not sure yet. Last ones before this'en were older tech. so no comparison. Other than they worked under all cercumstances. Ahhh the days of DOS.:D Still searching for the perfect sound card WITH 5.1 digital and analouge.:(

[KraZy_SkitZy]

Originally posted by $1500-P4 gamer
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"You shoulda made 2 votes, 1 for what you own, and another for your favorite. What was your favorite?"

Cant vote twice on these ;) It wont let you. Fav. not sure yet. Last ones before this'en were older tech. so no comparison. Other than they worked under all cercumstances. Ahhh the days of DOS.:D Still searching for the perfect sound card WITH 5.1 digital and analouge.:(

I have the Poll set so you can have multiple picks. :t

[omega31]

I'm still using my Turtle Beach aureal based card in my P3 750. For my XP 1600+ I'm using the onboard sound. I might get the Santa Cruz, or the Hercules Digifire or Fortissimo III or earlier Hercules models.

[Bigjakkstaffa]

SB PCI 512 and PCI 64 in the second oldie machine

--Jakk:t

[KraZy_SkitZy]

It seems SoundBlaster is either everyone's favorite or just the current sound card, yuk! Com e on people, where's the love for Hercules? or Aureal? come on, SoundBlaster... :rolleyes:

[gibsinep]

It is only winning by one.

[KraZy_SkitZy]

Can't believe there aren't any Hercules fans besides me... :(

[AllGamer]

Audigy all the way :D :t

[KraZy_SkitZy]

It seems the LIVE! series was the peak for soundblaster. :t

[krusad3r]

Im also a hercules fan! :D
My system has the Game Theater XP 6.1 :)

[jcsston]

SoundBlaster AWE64 ISA, works with all those great old games.

[AllGamer]

Originally posted by jcsston
SoundBlaster AWE64 ISA, works with all those great old games.

Over All AWE-64 Gold ISA is the best card around

i have 1 Gold, and 2 OEMs

I would have still be Using them IF THE **** NEW MOBOS had an ISA slot for me to use it :(


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so you can say i was Forced to move on to the PCI crappy sound cards )-|

[KraZy_SkitZy]

Woulda been nice if newer mobo's had at least 1 or 2 ISA slots, I loved my old AWE64, and ISA 56k modems kicked PCI modem's asses
Sux newer mobo's don't have an ISA slot or two. :(

[extreme_gamer]

i have had my good experiences with the sound blaster live sound card, i still have it, and would prefer to go audigy 2:D

[gibsinep]

ISA? bah I am glad those days are done. ;)

[Gripsz]

sound blaster 8 bit

[Gripsz]

excuse me, pro audio spectrum!

[KraZy_SkitZy]

wow, soundblaster really took the lead, I guess they the primaty sound company out there, but in my opinion their only two good cards where the Awe64, and the Live! series, the Audigy when i TRIED it was good sounding but poor compatability, ans soundblaster's tech support sux too.

[Logan[TeamX]]

SiS Onboard sound... not bad, not bad at all!

[KraZy_SkitZy]

Yuck onboard! :rolleyes:

[gibsinep]

KraZy_SkitZy- I hear that.

;)

[challenger]

Live all the way!

Wow, first post in forever. Where have I been?

[extreme_gamer]

texas:p

[challenger]

Originally posted by extreme_gamer
texas:p

You guessed it!

[causticVapor]

Audigy 1
SB Live!
VIBRA 16X ISA
VIA onboard sound

[KraZy_SkitZy]

C'mon people, divirsify! Break of from Creative, and be original :p , Creative gets the most supporters and the most complaints, I know what creative says, goes.... I dunno, I was only impressed with their earlier products like their Awe64, and Live! Audigy wasn't worth the $

[NJEnviroguy]

Voted other even though I have c-media onboard

Goin to pick up a terratec in the next couple weeks.

[KraZy_SkitZy]

Why couldn't mobo company's have kept at least one ISA slot in all mobo's? I like the Creative AWE series of sound cards.. A little off topic but ISA modem where great too.

[Excreter]

Turtle Beach has been very good to me. Toes in the sand with drink in my hand!

[Rugor]

I voted for the Live because that's what I have, and didn't know you could do multiple picks.

I really like the nforce DSP but you can't get that as a standalone solution and I can't afford a new mobo right now. For standalone I want to try the Acoustic Edge, or maybe something on the new Via Envy chipset.

I think Creative's dominance in the vote is because there are a LOT of them out there.

[Bigjakkstaffa]

1)Soundstorm(Nf2 onboard)
2)Sblaster Live! 5.1 (a friends got one it its good)
3)Soundblaster PCI512
4)SOundblaster PCI64(cheap no frills, does the trick)

--Jakk:t

[KraZy_SkitZy]

This seems lieka good thread/poll to bump! :t

My Fortissimo 2 is still standing strong and sounding great paired with my Logitech Z-680's :t

[MadPistol]

How does the Sound Blaster Live! win? It sucks for gaming. It doesn't even have full EAX support. sounds like **** on Games like Halo and Call of Duty.

I have an Audigy 2 ZS and it is incredibly realistic. I love it. If you don't have an Audigy 2, you're running a sound system that is second rate. Surround Sound is very believeable and accurate.

[tasty danish]

i hate to be so mainstream, but the audigy 2 zs is pretty friggin sweet. very good surround

[Sparky Lang]

A MadDog 5.1 I got for $10 after rebate! Works great!

[rusty4x4]

T B S C

[Big Will]

Audigy 2zs baby


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