My Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound card is going to make exit from my rig soon. I love the sound quality and software, but it randomly will completely stop working. It WILL work again after physically switching it to another PCI slot or taking it out, booting, install again, and a third boot. Since this has happened on 2 different systems I'm guessing the card's the issue. Are these known for having certain problems with certain platforms or mobos? (used under 98SE/XP and with a shuttle skt A/ soltek skt 754 board)
The good news is this gives me an excuse to upgrade.
Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. I'm really hoping to hit a combo soundcard/headphones that would be quality without hitting high audiophile costs. (can't afford $250 Sennheisers) Here is the situation:
-stationary, A64 rig has other components installed and solid
-99% of the time headphones will be used instead of speakers
-audio quality for music is the priority, then games, then DVD's etc
-room noise is constant but moderate
-have onboard audio but it's lacking (pops, tinny)
Since I won't be running a 7.1 system or using high-end digital input/output those features would be mostly wasted. (yet are the most advertised features) I'm going for best pure audio from the card to my ears. What's a good solution between $10 BB headphones and $200+ lids? Any replies or general input would be appreciated. (please excuse my audio shortcomings, it's the last piece of my new system)
The good news is this gives me an excuse to upgrade.
Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. I'm really hoping to hit a combo soundcard/headphones that would be quality without hitting high audiophile costs. (can't afford $250 Sennheisers) Here is the situation:-stationary, A64 rig has other components installed and solid
-99% of the time headphones will be used instead of speakers
-audio quality for music is the priority, then games, then DVD's etc
-room noise is constant but moderate
-have onboard audio but it's lacking (pops, tinny)
Since I won't be running a 7.1 system or using high-end digital input/output those features would be mostly wasted. (yet are the most advertised features) I'm going for best pure audio from the card to my ears. What's a good solution between $10 BB headphones and $200+ lids? Any replies or general input would be appreciated. (please excuse my audio shortcomings, it's the last piece of my new system)
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