Puppysmith
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The C media oxygen chip is meant to be the answer to Creative.
For years creative dominated, however, have been criticized for the drivers, compatiblity, poor service, the website is a mess, and the documentation is also poor, etc.
C media do a number of chips, this is the result of a small amount of research when I was looking for a new soundcard.
The top of the range chip is the 8788 chip.
A number of companies do soundcards using this, they are:
* Auzentech
* Sondigo
* Bluegears
* HT Omega
* And ASUS do one, now.
All do the same things, may be different in add ones and connectivity, however, its the software and sound we are interested in.
The Sondigo is the pick of the bunch, an absolute steal at less than $90 half the price of the HT, asus and auzentech and 1/5th that of a high end 7.1 amplifier.
It sports 4 AKM AK4396 117dB SNR DACs, six JRC 4580 dual channel op-amps, the same ones found in the $1000 Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD player, plus a Wolfson WM8785 ADC.Review
NewEgg for $79.95
Driver software is actually written by the chipset maker, not the individual board makers/brands, afaik, and is identical, and is meant to work very well.
Not happy with creative, so I am going there myself in my new build.
For years creative dominated, however, have been criticized for the drivers, compatiblity, poor service, the website is a mess, and the documentation is also poor, etc.
C media do a number of chips, this is the result of a small amount of research when I was looking for a new soundcard.
The top of the range chip is the 8788 chip.
A number of companies do soundcards using this, they are:
* Auzentech
* Sondigo
* Bluegears
* HT Omega
* And ASUS do one, now.
All do the same things, may be different in add ones and connectivity, however, its the software and sound we are interested in.
The Sondigo is the pick of the bunch, an absolute steal at less than $90 half the price of the HT, asus and auzentech and 1/5th that of a high end 7.1 amplifier.
It sports 4 AKM AK4396 117dB SNR DACs, six JRC 4580 dual channel op-amps, the same ones found in the $1000 Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD player, plus a Wolfson WM8785 ADC.Review
NewEgg for $79.95
Driver software is actually written by the chipset maker, not the individual board makers/brands, afaik, and is identical, and is meant to work very well.
Not happy with creative, so I am going there myself in my new build.