Vista 64 Sound Card Question

[MadMalibu]

I have moved to Vista 64 and am looking for a new sound card.

Want to listen to music on my powered studio monitors, and play games with high-end headphones.

I would like to find a card with the following (all under Vista 64 sp1):

• * High-quality sound (no noise, pops on startup, or any of that)
  * Leading 3D game support
  * 3D Sound Emulation via Stereo Headphones
  * Rock Solid Vista 64 Drivers

I initially figured my best bet might be the SB X-Fi Titanium, but after reading some reviews/ comments I am wondering are there any other viable options.

Do you guys know of other cards that have the features I am looking for?

Thanks for any advice you can offer.

 

[Roguestar]

3D-sound effects in Vista with good Vista drivers and you've considered Creative? You're out of luck in that category.

 

[hclarkjr]

have you considered the asus xonar?

 

[zerogear]

Creative drivers for my Elite Pro works fine in my end with Vista x64

 

[ViRGE]

Get the X-Fi (hardware based, not that damn XtremeAudio). The X-Fi is well, well ahead of anyone else when it comes to the HRTF technology necessary for 3D sound via headphones. It's rather sad really, no one else seems to give a damn about headphones users.

 

[sao123]

Isnt EAX broken while using creative cards in vista 64?
I thought the Asus Xonar is the only current card which supports EAX so far through some type of software emulation.

 

[CurseTheSky]

I'm using the card in my signature on Vista x64 without any problems.

A few games can't seem to run EAX effects, but everything else seems to be fine. Sound quality is great, and I haven't seen any crashes.

 

[ViRGE]

What CurseTheSky said. There are very few older games that Alchemy won't solve.

 

[Delusive]

IS this not a good Sound card for Vista I dont have it but thought I read some good reviews on it.
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