I've made the decision to purchase one of these two cards but now not so sure which one to buy. I rarely use my card for gaming but wouldn't mind the flexibility of doing so occasionally. Mostly use computer for playing audio and I'll only be using the analog out on this card, so the internal...

Well, it appears Realtek has produce a newer audio codec that has significantly better DAC's built in than previously. I found some good information on this chip here: http://sg.vr-zone.com/?i=3546 Any chance anybody here thinks that we're probably talking about a product that from a...

On-Board Audio. I know it's not an exciting topic for the majority of people here but this is an issue that I haven't seen addressed anywhere recently. On-Board audio solutions have "evidently" been creaping up on more advanced products for sometime now. I'm still really confused about...

Okay, I'm not exactly an audiophile, but isn't digital out, pretty much digital out? I plan on running my audio via optical out to my receiver to drive my speakers. Why should there be a difference (significant) between a EMU 1212, SoundBlaster X-Fi, Juli@ and an onboard audio solution if I'm...

I've read the various articles around here on how to setup the AV-710 and I appreciate those taking the time to help out. The problem is that most guides are well over a year old and I'm not quite sure if the "bug" people are talking about where volume gets screwed up is in the latest driver...

I know this is a headphone forum, but I prefer to listen to music through my bookshelf speakers on my desk. I'm looking for a basic quality amp to drive a couple of higher end speakers along with a sub-out. I don't want to buy a cheasy receiver with sub-out. Any good recomendations out there in...

Does anybody out there know anything about this card? Know what kind of DAC's it has on board? Processing chip it uses? I've been considering buying a new sound card (currently an unhappy owner of an Audigy 2 ZS Value) and have been kicking around the following options... EMU 0404 X-Fi Music...

Anybody here who is using the M-Audio Revolution? If so, what drivers are you using? The one's from M-Audio's website are well over a year old and since this is using an ENVY chipset, can't you just download drivers straight from VIA? Thanks, Jon

Okay, I need some advise. (It's a long post, sorry). I'm still having a difficult time trying to understand PC Audio technology despite the fact I've been purchasing sound cards and audio equipment for the past 10 years (Sound Blaster, Turtle Beach Multisound, Logitech SoundMan Wave...