Poll: About new sound card

YOyoYOhowsDAjello

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Thanks for the replies guys, you confirmed what I was originally planning on buying, I just wanted to cover all my bases to see if I was missing anything.

This new sound system is going to rule :)
 

Mem

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<< I've never had any problems with my Sta. Cruz and it sounds great >>



Same here with my Audigy ;).
 

Brian48

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I've both cards. Pretty much a toss up. The Audigy is a much better gaming card (although the latest Santa Cruz drivers narrow the gap abit) and it does have alot of features the Santa Cruz doesn't. This might be a significant advantage if game developers start using the new EAX Advanced HD features and there's no reason why they won't, considering how quickly they jumped on the EAX bandwagon when the SBLive first came out. Also, despite the complaints, I've never found any problems with the Creative drivers and PlayCenter 3.0 is actually an excellent (and fast) CD ripper.

The Santa Cruz on the other hand, sound incredible when playing music or .mp3's and in fact, does feature hardware .mp3 decoding when using players that support it (ie. the included Audiostation or MS Media Player). To me, it's very noticable hearing music reproduction from either card and if you're into .mp3's and similiar audio entertainment, this is certainly the better card to own.

Personally, I'd be hard pressed to give up either one (which is why I have both :) ).

 

MistaTastyCakes

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I'll put in a vote for the Santa Cruz.. I diteched Creative for this thing and never looked back. MP3 and audio playback is great, and for games, I can't tell the difference between this and my friend's Audigy. I do like the Audigy's FireWire port, though..
 

erub

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ppl on these boards hate the market leader, that's why a lot are recommending the SC. The Audigy is the newer card, and Creative is the market leader; there is no reason to believe that the Audigy won't be around (with great support) for years to come. That's why I chose it.