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  1. 06-11-2002, 02:38 AM #1
    minihertz
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    Looking for a moderately priced sound card..

    I'm one of those people attempting to copy my whole ancient record collection to my hard drive. Anyone have any suggestions and/or recommendations on a reasonably priced (under $125) sound card that will do the trick? I basically want to have one with a stereo input (if such exists, as I haven't seen one yet). I intend to convert the files to mp3's and burn cd's like most people, and are there any special features (this includes any supporting software) that I should look for that will make this task easier? I am already running a pentium 4 with win 98se computer, so I should have most or all of what is needed in my system... - minihertz
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  2. 06-11-2002, 05:28 AM #2
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    Sound Card

    I would recommend Sound Blaster Audigy MP3. I have the SBA Gamer there the same card just different software is shipped. its reasonabily priced just around $100. i got mine (new boxed) for $65 off the net. Its a great card for the money.

    I'm running an athlon 1.3 t-bird @ 1.5 w/ win2k pro and it does an excellent job of converting files to different sound formats.

    get info here

    http://www.soundblaster.com/products/audigymp3
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  3. 06-11-2002, 09:13 AM #3
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    I have been using the turtle beach Santa Cruz sound card. The newer versions are supposed to be great. However, I think SoundBlaster cards give you more features and for $64 I would grap up that Audigy.
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  4. 06-11-2002, 10:17 AM #4
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    for that price you migh be able to snap up a SB live 5.1 plat with the front panel if you are doing a lot of digital encoding etc which i do th front panel is very useful. I know the Audigy has this option but i couldnt tell you how much they cost but i know the live+panel reaches around $100-$130 ish
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  5. 06-11-2002, 10:21 AM #5
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    Sound blaster

    you can find the audigy platinum on the net somewhere(s) around $150-250

    if go retail (circut city, staples, etc) they might be 199-299 depending on store markup.

    i'd stick to net. ebay, bizrate and so on.
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  6. 06-11-2002, 11:13 AM #6
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    Soundblaster Audigy MP3 on Newegg for $85 RETAIL.....add about 7-10 bucks for shipping and you have an excellent choice and an excellent distributor.

    I just bought the gamer version and it sounds great. Came with a separate Firewire card as well.

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