Philips Acoustic Edge or SB Audiqy X-Gamer?

[Salvador]

I'm trying to decide between the two. I can get the Audigy for about $5 more than the AE. Which one should I go with and why?

TIA,

Sal

 

[Bimmer318i]

Wondering the same thing between these three cards...
LMK..
i'm leanin more towards the turtle beach and acoustic edge...

 

[pr0d2]

im really interested to know as well, for the people out there with the Philips Acoustic Edge please post you?re opinion as I am selling my SB Live! 5.1 Platinum, and am leanings towards the Audigy, but would like to know how the Philips card compares. It would be nice to get away from Creative?

 

[Bovinicus]

I would also like to know what others have to say. I am leaning toward the Audigy right now, but if I knew a bit more about the other cards it might make me change my mind.

 

[Bimmer318i]

from what I can gather the sound quality on the Philips is better, I just wanna know about the turtle beach card and how it compares..

 

[AA0]

The sound quality of the santa cruz is really good, plus it has the versajack on it, which is the most useful function on any soundcard I've ever seen. I've heard great things about the quality of the acoustic edge, and the quality is very close to the santa cruz, from what I've read. It may be ahead, but I'm basing that as a guess just based on price.

I am staying away from audigy, creative makes a lot of problems for people. Their driver support and updates are they worst, never seen any product as wide spread as Live which didn't receive updates for over a year.

 

[MrBond]

I'd personally go with the AE or a Santa Cruz. I *love* my santa cruz, especially the versa jack.

If you've got an AMD system with a VIA chipset, the AE or the Santa Cruz (or the Game theator XP) are your only choices. The VIA/SBLive incompatibility is still around with the audigy line of cards I'm afraid.

 

[Uuplaku]

Audigy all the way. I've had one for a few months now, never had a problem, and it absolutely SCREAMS on my Klipsch 5.1's. Plus, the game bundle is halfway decent (Deus Ex for free!), and that extra firewire port is cool cool cool!

 

[Insane3D]

I've used all of the Live cards, the AE, and the GTXP (same chip as the SC) and I prefer the AE by far. The sound quality is excellent, and a little better IMHO than the Crystal chip in the GTXP. Also, the AE is the only card that can output any stereo source into 5.1 distinct channels with it's QMSS. Most other soundcards will only output some stereo sources to all speakers, and even then all they do is copy the two front signals to the rear, so it is the exact same thing playing out of the surrounds. I have a nice setup on my main system where I use a H+ DVD card to output DVD's to my TV, and use the AE to output 5.1 sound to my 8.2 Promedia setup. 🙂

 

[anime]

insane3D-How's AE driver support for winXP? I've been satisfied with SC driver updates.

 

[Insane3D]

Driver support has been excellent. The last three drivers released have all worked great for me in XP. There are even beta's released on 3D Soundsurge's website. 🙂

 

[anime]

damn I'm tempted to buy this card right now hehehe

 

[arcenite]

It was explained to me this way SB is to Pentium as Turtle Beach is to Athlon. Price vs. Performance. My vote went for the TB

 

[Mem]

<< If you've got an AMD system with a VIA chipset, the AE or the Santa Cruz (or the Game theator XP) are your only choices. The VIA/SBLive incompatibility is still around with the audigy line of cards I'm afraid. >>



Hmmm I use SB Live in my MSI K7T Pro( VIA KT133) & SB Audigy in my Epox 8KHA+ (VIA KT266A) with no problems and I game a lot both online and offline so am talking from experience.

🙂

 

[ku]

Woot! I'd like to know this too

EDIT: BTW, anyone know a good review for these cards?

 

[TheWart]

I have the AE in XP and I absolutely love it.....the drivers started off cruddy, but I must say, Phillips works VERY hard and they constantly fix things...and the sound quality is pure bliss. For more info goto 3D Sound Surge and then goto forums->Acoustic Edge.