WAHOO!!! just got my klipsch 4.1s hooked up... someone help me find a good sound card though

[Frosty3799]

these things are sweet, but alls i got right now is a diamond monster mx400 sound card... what are some suggestions for a card around 70 bucks that will make htese sound mmmmmmmmmmm good?

Thanks all

Josh

 

[tornadobox]

turtle beach santa cruz

 

[pillage2001]

Creative audigy but their drivers suck hell hole. A good sound card nonetheless.

 

[MisterDuck]

I second the motion for a Turtle Beach. Damn fine card, and fairly cheap at that too.

Philips accoustic edge is another winner too....much better than an audigy, IMO

 

[Beatles]

The Santa Cruz. The Audigy is atrocious.

 

[resinboy]

Santa Cruz I too use the 4.1's, and they rock- my niece upstairs says it's not fair my computer sound system sounds better than her home stereo

Resinboy

 

[crt1530]

I have a TB Santa Cruz with the Promedia 5.1's. I was not impressed when I tried out my roommate's Audigy.

 

[junthin]

I personally use the Santa Cruz with the Klipsch 4.1's as my HTPC. It's a nice setup.

 

[ramius17]

TBSC!

 

[Ryan]

Another vote for the santa cruz!

 

[Sharkmeat]

Is this an AMD thing.I can hear ants walking across the floor .Intels rules the sound perfromance it be a cruz or booz card.BTW how many of you tried either one lol.Just something someone typed out for you to read,try and buy is the only way to get the best product.Speakers will sound alot diff at home in the little 9x11 rooms you have.


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" Beatles" This was a Joke Right!!!.

 

[Beatles]

<< Is this an AMD thing.I can hear ants walking across the floor .Intels rules the sound perfromance it be a cruz or booz card.BTW how many of you tried either one lol.Just something someone typed out for you to read,try and buy is the only way to get the best product.Speakers will sound alot diff at home in the little 9x11 rooms you have.


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" Beatles" This was a Joke Right!!!. >>



Not whatsoever. I must confess your post is lacking in literacy to such an extent that I'm really not quite sure just what point you're trying to convey.
The "frequency response" of the Audigy can be seen here. It quite humourous actually.

 

Im listening to my klipsch's with my game theater pro xp.

 

[Paladin]

Not that again Beatles....

The Santa Cruz uses the same chip as the Game Theater XP, the Cirrus Logic CS4630. You can see a review here of the Audigy compared to the GT XP. The audigy outperforms it. My Audigy sounds great through the Inspire 5300 5.1 speakers that I have.

 

[Beatles]

<< Not that again Beatles....

The Santa Cruz uses the same chip as the Game Theater XP, the Cirrus Logic CS4630. You can see a review here of the Audigy compared to the GT XP. The audigy outperforms it. My Audigy sounds great through the Inspire 5300 5.1 speakers that I have. >>


Yawn. Yepper Firingsquad are known as being true audiophiles......no measurements either.

 

[Howard]

And THG is? (Not to put down the SC, it's a great card).

Intel does not rule sound performance. They don't even have any products that deal with PC sound. They're having enough trouble with their processors as it is.

 

[Brian48]

My primary use is gaming. I upgraded from a Santa Cruz to an Audigy and I would never go back. The Audigy is a fine all around sound card despite what all the anti-Creative zealots will tell you and I've never had problem with the drivers in the fours systems I've done an installation in (2 of which using WinXP). The Santa Cruz does sound a bit better with .mp3 playback and music, but that doesn't mean the Audigy is bad either.

 

[Sharkmeat]

Beatles
"frequency response" This is done in a controled area,and most public complexes don't have the surounding to get that technical in the sound department LOL.CPU has alot to do with sound check out the codec,for games vers eax and 3d sound.

For you Beatles
As for the gramer I,m out of that stage got enough money too not haft to worry about gramer,of course I could slap the article into wordperfect for proofing and people think I was a smart a$$ LOL.way pertend to be what ye not,what you see is what you get.I have never made out with a woman with an adverb,but I can honestly say I did useing a NOUN .So get off the grammer crap.

BTW YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD ME OVER THE LOUD A$$ FANS YOU USEING,AND TRYING TO LISTEN TO A GOOD SOUND CARD AT THE SAME TIME,WHAT A ,JOKE .

 

[Beatles]

<< Beatles
"frequency response" This is done in a controled area,and most public complexes don't have the surounding to get that technical in the sound department LOL.CPU has alot to do with sound check out the codec,for games vers eax and 3d sound.

For you Beatles
As for the gramer I,m out of that stage got enough money too not haft to worry about gramer,of course I could slap the article into wordperfect for proofing and people think I was a smart a$$ LOL.way pertend to be what ye not,what you see is what you get.I have never made out with a woman with an adverb,but I can honestly say I did useing a NOUN .So get off the grammer crap.

BTW YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD ME OVER THE LOUD A$$ FANS YOU USEING,AND TRYING TO LISTEN TO A GOOD SOUND CARD AT THE SAME TIME,WHAT A ,JOKE . >>


A ringing endorsement for Hooked On Phonics.

 

[Paladin]

<<
A ringing endorsement for Hooked On Phonics. >>



LOL! I don't agree with you 80% of thie time Beatles, but that was just too good!!!!