What sound card do you use?

Cirga · 04-02-2003, 10:50 AM

I am curious to see what everyoen here uses as a sound card. Personally I have only purchased one sound card ever.. it is a PCI 512 Sound Blaster Card.. and It works like a charm for everything I do.. and I have had it for almost 3 years now.

What is in your PC? What do you find reliable? Is there a reason I should look into a new one? Any advantage in computer gaming or MP3 quality?

**DreamCaster** · 04-02-2003, 11:30 AM

SB here as well. I think it's a live xgamer or something like that. Had it for at least 4yrs

Not sure what I'll get when I rebuild though :?

**jrwap** · 04-02-2003, 12:01 PM

CL SB Live Platinum

Its old, but still suits my needs just fine.

-JRW

Ryathe · 04-02-2003, 02:43 PM

I have a Soundblaster Audigy OEM card. It's the same as the Audigy Xgamer and Mp3 versions except it did't include any of the extra software. I've had it over a year now and it still works like a dream.

I am also running a Hercules Maxi Sound Muse in a secondary machine. IMO it has a better sound quaility than any of the low end SB cards.

berks · 04-02-2003, 03:15 PM

i only use what was on my MOBO it works for what i need!

blackspawn · 04-02-2003, 04:38 PM

I use a SB Audigy (Bulk). I guess these late "high-tech" sound cards only interst 2 kinds of people (well 3).

Some want it because of computer games/multimedia, 3D sound EAX effects and stuff can make the user experience... well more realistic.

Others want some high level sound card when dealing with music and sound all the time (musicians, sound engineers? etc.)

Finally there are those that want the lastest in sound cards because well they have money to spend and having the lastest in computer tech is always a goo way to spend it (since PC tech is constantly changing spending money on PC hardware is a garanteed money exaustion source...)

Personnaly I like the 3d sound when playing ... it gives ambience... but I don't see the diference say.. between SB Live 5.1 and Audigy 2.

john80y · 05-06-2003, 01:19 PM

I have a sound blaster audigy gamer.... Its a sweet card but a sound card is only as good as your speakers.

multi · 05-08-2003, 11:33 AM

i went from a SB awe 64 to a SB live 5.1
have used the sound fonts a little
but not as much as i would like to...
but like having it there for when i need it..
good for doing midi stuff...

webe3 · 05-22-2003, 02:49 AM

Mine is a Soundblaster Audigy 2! I can testify that this thing ROCKS in terms of sound! It is a HUGE leap from the previous soundblasters!

LO There! · 05-22-2003, 11:31 AM

Soundblaster live 1024 i think? in my old p111 pc.
this pc has O/B sound, as i only use it for playing mp3 etc, both are good enough.

RipperRoo · 05-22-2003, 11:49 AM

SB Live 5.1 1024 in my main pc, SB live 5.1 digital in my media machine, the other has onboard sound.

Quote:

a sound card is only as good as your speakers.

so true, why spend a few hundred on an audiology platnum if your using dime store speakers.

cpugeniusmv · 05-23-2003, 03:36 PM

hmm, integrated sound :-)

rastagard · 05-23-2003, 04:15 PM

I had a SB Live 5.1, (still got it) I didn't like it much.

I got a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz, I love it. I can't really put my finger on why. It seems like sound quality is in the ear of the beholder. There was just something about the SB I didn't like. The Santa Cruz was cheaper and still, to my ear, sounds much better.

zombie · 05-24-2003, 12:24 PM

Turtle beach Malibu although a little old still packs a punch

Calyxa · 06-24-2003, 10:39 AM

SoundMax Intergrated Digital Audio
MPU 401 Compatible Mini Device

It seems to be fine w. my pc speakers & the subwoofer, but w. my new headphones (plantronics audio 60 stereo headset) i can barley hear music even if i turn way up. Strange. ~

What sayeth all about:

eVGA.com e-GeForce4 MX 440 SE 64MB SDRAM PCI Graphics Card — 064P1NV62A
PCI interface; 64MB SDRAM memory - $79 priced

IMHO, It seems to price well ..

04-02-2003, 10:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
Cirga Lurking AdMiN Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In my own little world. Buts its ok. They know me here. Posts: 3,245	What sound card do you use? I am curious to see what everyoen here uses as a sound card. Personally I have only purchased one sound card ever.. it is a PCI 512 Sound Blaster Card.. and It works like a charm for everything I do.. and I have had it for almost 3 years now. What is in your PC? What do you find reliable? Is there a reason I should look into a new one? Any advantage in computer gaming or MP3 quality? __________________ Vote For Us! -- It will get you hot chicks. No really It will! ---- www.myTego.com - Give your devices a face! Dont be a conformist!

04-02-2003, 11:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
DreamCaster Tune Raider Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: New England Posts: 1,353	SB here as well. I think it's a live xgamer or something like that. Had it for at least 4yrs Not sure what I'll get when I rebuild though :? __________________ Boston Red Sox - 2004 World Champions New England Patriots - '02, '04, '05 Superbowl Champions

04-02-2003, 02:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ryathe eViL Sr. MeMbEr Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 43	I have a Soundblaster Audigy OEM card. It's the same as the Audigy Xgamer and Mp3 versions except it did't include any of the extra software. I've had it over a year now and it still works like a dream. I am also running a Hercules Maxi Sound Muse in a secondary machine. IMO it has a better sound quaility than any of the low end SB cards. __________________ Pure Evil

04-02-2003, 03:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
berks PCTT Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 3,735	i only use what was on my MOBO it works for what i need! __________________ Vote For Us!!!

04-02-2003, 04:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
blackspawn Eternal Spectator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Portugal Posts: 371	I use a SB Audigy (Bulk). I guess these late "high-tech" sound cards only interst 2 kinds of people (well 3). Some want it because of computer games/multimedia, 3D sound EAX effects and stuff can make the user experience... well more realistic. Others want some high level sound card when dealing with music and sound all the time (musicians, sound engineers? etc.) Finally there are those that want the lastest in sound cards because well they have money to spend and having the lastest in computer tech is always a goo way to spend it (since PC tech is constantly changing spending money on PC hardware is a garanteed money exaustion source...) Personnaly I like the 3d sound when playing ... it gives ambience... but I don't see the diference say.. between SB Live 5.1 and Audigy 2. __________________

04-02-2003, 12:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
jrwap Admin Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Gorham Me Posts: 242	CL SB Live Platinum Its old, but still suits my needs just fine. -JRW

05-06-2003, 01:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
john80y Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 261	I have a sound blaster audigy gamer.... Its a sweet card but a sound card is only as good as your speakers. __________________

05-08-2003, 11:33 AM	#8 (permalink)
multi Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 83	i went from a SB awe 64 to a SB live 5.1 have used the sound fonts a little but not as much as i would like to... but like having it there for when i need it.. good for doing midi stuff...

05-22-2003, 02:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
webe3 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 106	Mine is a Soundblaster Audigy 2! I can testify that this thing ROCKS in terms of sound! It is a HUGE leap from the previous soundblasters!

05-22-2003, 11:31 AM	#10 (permalink)
LO There! JUST4fun Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Birmingham, UK, Earth. Posts: 948	Soundblaster live 1024 i think? in my old p111 pc. this pc has O/B sound, as i only use it for playing mp3 etc, both are good enough. __________________ Click4 PCTT-RADIO *View New Posts[] *Your Time !*

05-23-2003, 03:36 PM	#12 (permalink)
cpugeniusmv Computer Genius Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 291	hmm, integrated sound :-)

05-23-2003, 04:15 PM	#13 (permalink)
rastagard Humble Idiot Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,271	I had a SB Live 5.1, (still got it) I didn't like it much. I got a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz, I love it. I can't really put my finger on why. It seems like sound quality is in the ear of the beholder. There was just something about the SB I didn't like. The Santa Cruz was cheaper and still, to my ear, sounds much better.

05-24-2003, 12:24 PM	#14 (permalink)
zombie Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: AmoKK Posts: 252	Turtle beach Malibu although a little old still packs a punch

06-24-2003, 10:39 AM	#15 (permalink)
Calyxa Something is broken Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 303	SoundMax Intergrated Digital Audio MPU 401 Compatible Mini Device It seems to be fine w. my pc speakers & the subwoofer, but w. my new headphones (plantronics audio 60 stereo headset) i can barley hear music even if i turn way up. Strange. ~ What sayeth all about: eVGA.com e-GeForce4 MX 440 SE 64MB SDRAM PCI Graphics Card — 064P1NV62A PCI interface; 64MB SDRAM memory - $79 priced IMHO, It seems to price well .. __________________ "We are a spirit, we are a natural part of the earth, and all of our ancestors, all of our relations who have gone to the spirit world, they are here with us. That's power." - John Trudell

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