Which Sound card to get? SB live 5.1 or Santa Cruz

[kormaster]

I just bought Soundworks DTT 2200 5 speakers with a woofer... yummy!!! I had SB live Value.. i never had a prob with it but i knew i had to get 5.1 card so i ebayed that card. So i need a new sound card but dont know which one is better.. of course cheaper the betterm but i want to make a good investment... SB live 5.1 is around $50 at newegg.com and Mwave has Santa Cruz at 78.

What should i get and why?? Why do people like Santa Cruz more?? Which will make my new speakers happy?

 

[Snoop]

Do a search, but from what i have read the Turtle Beach is worth the extra cash.

 

[Mem]

<< What should i get and why?? Why do people like Santa Cruz more?? Which will make my new speakers happy? >>



The Santa Cruz is your best bet,it sounds better then SBLive and has very good drivers and is easy to install.

 

[NFS4]

Santa Cruz

 

[ArchAngel777]

The DTT2200 series was made for the SBLive 5.1, If you get the cruz, I dont believe you will be able to use that center channel, but don't quote me on that, the SC might have been updated since last time I had it.

IF you dont have the VIA 686B (crap southbridge) then go with the live, if you do have it, then go with the Santa-Cruz.

Sound quality is very similar between the 2 and you would never noticed the differences provided they were both setup with the same based and line out volume.

SoundSurge did a comparison recently, with the SBLive being more efficient so more CPU can go to your programs and not your sound card. So if your a gamer, it will be better.

 

[Quickfingerz]

You can get a Santa Cruz from Dell for $44.99

 

[Huijun]

Are you referring to this card?

Turtle Beach Sound card

Still, I've no idea what refurbished means?