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Audigy 2 is out!

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psy44

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THe SB audigy 2 is out. I noticed that they support 6.1 channel sound. Does anyone know of sub $300 6.1 quality speakers?
 
Does it (or anything other than N-Force) do real-time 5.1 encoding?

The soundcard market has been pretty stagnant for quite some time.
 
Originally posted by: ObiDon
Does it (or anything other than N-Force) do real-time 5.1 encoding?

The soundcard market has been pretty stagnant for quite some time.
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From what I know, it doesn't do real-time 5.1 encoding..
 
Originally posted by: psy44
THe SB audigy 2 is out. I noticed that they support 6.1 channel sound. Does anyone know of sub $300 6.1 quality speakers?
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Creative is coming out with their 6600's (I think that's the right model) that supports 6.1..
 
i refuse to upgrade from the audigy1 gamer, it's more than good enough and those extras included w/audigy2 like THX, dolby digital, and DTS don't really mean much except a higher price tag. plus i can't afford 6.1 speakers to take advantage of it, except for the cheap creative speakers which i just don't like
 
Originally posted by: tweakmm
I'm looking forward to the true 24 bit sound and the 109 dB S/N more than anything
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You may want to check out the Terratec(sorry, no linky 🙁 ). It has true 24/96 support and is approx the same price as an Audigy Platinum.
 
Originally posted by: Mavrick007
Originally posted by: tweakmm
I'm looking forward to the true 24 bit sound and the 109 dB S/N more than anything
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Does the Audigy2 actually have it? Or is it like the original Audigy?
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from what I understand, the audigy2 is true 24 bit throughout the card, not just 24 bit internaly with 16 bit D/A converters
 
Originally posted by: Soulkeeper
can you actually notice the difference ??
i'm still happy with my sound blaster Live!
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Same here. It would be practically worthless for me to upgrade the the Audigy 2 (let alone the original Audigy), since all I ever listen to music through is my rca wireless headphones (they aren't particularly quiet in the background noise dept.) I would get some decent speakers and use them, if only I could convince my parents that the music I listen to (mostly classic rock and metal) isn't evil... 🙁
 
Creative owns 30% of Dolby.. So that DTS and THX stuff in Audigy 2 might not be like the REAL DTS or THX system.. You know Creative..

Pure marketing..

I bet Audigy 2 is gonna have more troubles than use like the Original Audigy
 
Textfrom what I understand, the audigy2 is true 24 bit throughout the card, not just 24 bit internaly with 16 bit D/A converters
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Actually its the other way round. The Audigy has 24bit DACs, but its only 16bit internally right before the DAC...I haven't seen any reviews of the Audigy2 yet, so I guess the jury's still out on its audio capabilities.
 
Originally posted by: psy44
THe SB audigy 2 is out.
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w00t......? nothing too exciting, really. just a bolt on to the Audigy. if you want a nice 6.1 speaker setup you should go to an audio place and put one together. i don't think that any PC 6.1's (if they exist) would be high enough quality to bother with the extra channel.
 
Originally posted by: The0iL
Creative owns 30% of Dolby.. So that DTS and THX stuff in Audigy 2 might not be like the REAL DTS or THX system.. You know Creative..

Pure marketing..

I bet Audigy 2 is gonna have more troubles than use like the Original Audigy
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I'm hardly a fan of Creative, but considering that Dolby has nothing to do with THX, which is a Lucasfilm certification or DTS which is a competitor to Dolby's DD5.1.
 
Audigy 2 is out!
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Not that I want to interfere with the Creative bashing (they deserve it) - Is this thing actually out?
I mean is there anyplace with one in stock that I could actually buy?
 
All I have is a SB Live! 5.1 SC and I've heard an audigy card but seems to be no difference. Plus, sound really isn't THAT important to me. I'm all about the FPS. 😀DDDDDDDD
 
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