Been a wee while since ive been on these forums: not had much £££
But now i'm looking to upgrade from my crap onboard codec, cant remember what it is, Creative CT5880 apparently.
Anyways I think the output signal on it is rather tinny so I want something better.
UK based, buying from the UK therefore and spending a MAX of £50
Using soundcard for a little gaming & a lot of mp3 listening use
I'd like a card with good Signal to Noise ratio and perhaps a headphone output terminal, 5/6/7.1 surround sound and all that stuff isnt really necessary.
I have the lineout of my current setup into my Sony hifi which is nicely powered (200W RMS).
Options:
Creative Soundblaster 5.1 Live/Digital (£20/£40)
Creative Soundblaster mp3+ (external USB) (£30)
Creative Audigy 1 (not 2, too expensive) (£45)
Philips line of Edge cards (£30 - £70)
Hercules Fortissimo III (£40)
i'd really fancy a M-audio Revolution but its rather pricey (£72) and it isnt too good with games supposedly but if someone can convince me otherwise.
If anyone can convince me on the Audigy 2 and its pricetag (£80) aswell-actually ive just read that Soundblasters have compatibility issues with VIA chipsets??
The Philips line of card seem good-yesno?
I can't seem to find many sites with comprehensive reviews of many soundcards?
Ok so can someone please help me?
But now i'm looking to upgrade from my crap onboard codec, cant remember what it is, Creative CT5880 apparently.
Anyways I think the output signal on it is rather tinny so I want something better.
UK based, buying from the UK therefore and spending a MAX of £50
Using soundcard for a little gaming & a lot of mp3 listening use
I'd like a card with good Signal to Noise ratio and perhaps a headphone output terminal, 5/6/7.1 surround sound and all that stuff isnt really necessary.
I have the lineout of my current setup into my Sony hifi which is nicely powered (200W RMS).
Options:
Creative Soundblaster 5.1 Live/Digital (£20/£40)
Creative Soundblaster mp3+ (external USB) (£30)
Creative Audigy 1 (not 2, too expensive) (£45)
Philips line of Edge cards (£30 - £70)
Hercules Fortissimo III (£40)
i'd really fancy a M-audio Revolution but its rather pricey (£72) and it isnt too good with games supposedly but if someone can convince me otherwise.
If anyone can convince me on the Audigy 2 and its pricetag (£80) aswell-actually ive just read that Soundblasters have compatibility issues with VIA chipsets??
The Philips line of card seem good-yesno?
I can't seem to find many sites with comprehensive reviews of many soundcards?
Ok so can someone please help me?
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