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is this a good soundcard?

post #1 of 4
1/20/11 at 4:31pm
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http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11220BD3197&vpn=70SB073A00003&manufacture=CREATIVE LABS

 

just wondering if this is a good soundcard to get for listenin to music  as a upgrade to my onboard.  if not please leave me some advice on what is a good soundcard to buy. thanks.

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post #2 of 4
1/20/11 at 6:19pm

It depends what your after, If you purely just want audio quality for headphones or something then get something from the Asus Xonar series. But if you have like a 5.1 speaker system and want gaming and home thearte effects than grab the X-fi Titanium. definitely don't get the Gamer though for that price.

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post #3 of 4
1/21/11 at 7:56pm

That card's really mean for gaming, as stated... it's not the best for music. Aside from the Asus Xonar series, you could consider the m-audio audiophile 2496 (though it seems it may have some driver issues depending on your OS, so maybe not such a good idea rolleyes.gif). I was considering both recently but went with a  uDAC-2 (USB DAC/headphone amp), and I'm very happy with it. The improvement over my laptop's onboard is like night and day. If you're interested in it or the m-audio, note that they're 2-channel devices with RCA outputs (so obviously they won't support a 5.1 setup like the X-Fi, and you may need an RCA to stereo cable).

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post #4 of 4
1/21/11 at 8:51pm

CREATIVE LABS is a horrible product for 2 reasons ,

1 massive / bloatware drivers 

2 absolutely NO technical support as in EVER.

 

Go w ASUS 

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