[grandgotti]

What are the top 3 sound cards?For allover performance,control of your sound,and the best if you'd want to just listen to your cans from the sound card only?Best card in the price range of $75.00-$160.00

 

[oicdn]

Indigo DJ = king IMO.

 

[grandgotti]

Quote:

Originally Posted by oicdn /img/forum/go_quote.gif Indigo DJ = king IMO.

I mean PC Sound Card

 

[willmueller]

I really like my m-delta audiophile 2496


it does lack some options, but its a nice sounding card in my opinion.

cheap too mine only cost me like $120 canadian.

 

[grandgotti]

Quote:

Originally Posted by willmueller /img/forum/go_quote.gif I really like my m-delta audiophile 2496 it does lack some options, but its a nice sounding card in my opinion. cheap too mine only cost me like $120 canadian.

So,tell me how you're using your sound card??

 

[Michgelsen]

I would nominate the M-Audio Audiophile 2496 as well. It's great value for money. You can't use it with headphones directly however, since it has nice, gold plated rca inputs and outputs which I like better than jacks.
The driver/control panel is really good too, ASIO support is good, it sounds good of itself and it is easy to work with with programs such as Audacity.
It's just the perfect soundcard for me.

 

[ROBSCIX]

The X-Meridian 7.1 is definitely one of the top cards @ $169.

 

[Zorander]

Audiotrak Prodigy series is another top performer around the $100 mark.

 

[Cousin Patty]

I've been very happy with my EMU 0404. It sounds nice outputting to my speakers, gives clean digital out to my DAC/amp headphone setup. The patchmix dsp is easy to use, works fine with all the games I play, and it was cheap.

cons: cant run phones directly out of it, but i have no need for that anyway, i dont like the breakout cables, sometimes the drivers can be a tad fussy

other than that i love it, much better all around than the audigy zs platinum i used to have. cheaper too

 

[adanac061]

Juli@ is king.

x-fi (x-treme music)

 

[Seaside]

Juli@

 

[Honken]

I'm also looking for a new soundcard for listening ONLY, it will be connected to a Cambridge Azur 640A V2. Any suggestions, I just want as good SQ as possible.

Sorry if I'm hijacking your thread.

 

[Aevum]

onkyo SE200 might also be a good choice, the problem is that at the price you say, a usb dac might be the best solution, or if you want to solder a bit, a X-fi.

POST 100!!!!!!

 

[grandgotti]

AuzenTech XPlosion 7.1 Channel PCI Sound Card
vs
ChainTech AV710
vs
XtremeGamer

Which of these is better?

 

[cotdt]

if you can find a modded x-fi xtrememusic in the "for sale" forum here, that is your best bet.