Audigy 2 is out!

[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?

 

[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.

 

[psy44]

Does it (or anything other than N-Force) do real-time 5.1 encoding?

I HAVE NO IDEA, you can look at the specs if you want click here

 

[DN]

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.

From what I know, it doesn't do real-time 5.1 encoding..

 

[DN]

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?

Creative is coming out with their 6600's (I think that's the right model) that supports 6.1..

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: DN

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.

From what I know, it doesn't do real-time 5.1 encoding..

 

[WebDude]

Just curious where you saw it for sale, and how much they're asking for it?

WebDude

 

[Funyuns101]

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

 

[tweakmm]

I'm looking forward to the true 24 bit sound and the 109 dB S/N more than anything

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: tweakmm
I'm looking forward to the true 24 bit sound and the 109 dB S/N more than anything

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.

 

[Soulkeeper]

can you actually notice the difference ??
i'm still happy with my sound blaster Live!

 

[Mavrick007]

Originally posted by: tweakmm
I'm looking forward to the true 24 bit sound and the 109 dB S/N more than anything

Does the Audigy2 actually have it? Or is it like the original Audigy?

 

[Adul]

i'll stick with my Turtle SC for now.

 

[tweakmm]

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

Does the Audigy2 actually have it? Or is it like the original Audigy?

from what I understand, the audigy2 is true 24 bit throughout the card, not just 24 bit internaly with 16 bit D/A converters

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: Soulkeeper
can you actually notice the difference ??
i'm still happy with my sound blaster Live!

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...

 

[Maverick]

I see no reason to get if it can't encode dolby digital like the nforce can.

 

[ElFenix]

oh boy, more evil empire products!

 

[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

 

[hinet]

Textfrom what I understand, the audigy2 is true 24 bit throughout the card, not just 24 bit internaly with 16 bit D/A converters

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.

 

[EdipisReks]

Originally posted by: psy44
THe SB audigy 2 is out.

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.

 

[obeseotron]

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

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.

 

[Zoinks]

Audigy 2 is out!

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?

 

[Paulson]

I'm still happy with my audigy...

 

[PhaZe]

I'm still happy with my sblive gamer.

 

[wizdum]

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