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Which sound card do you think is the best?
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Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS platinum Pro or the new Audigy 4
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yep dor's got it :D
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I may be getting the Audigy 4 sometimes this month. Not sure, bet I need it.
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The audigy 4 is f*ck*ng expencieve and not really that much better then the Audigy 2 ZS platinum pro.
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Post by Dr-CiviC »

i might be getting Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS platinum Pro :D
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I stick to my AC97 Realtek.

Realtek rules!!!





































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Dragon-of-Rune wrote:The audigy 4 is f*ck*ng expencieve and not really that much better then the Audigy 2 ZS platinum pro.
The Audigy 4 is better. Maybe nothing too extreme, but the details are better. There is a higher sampling rate and a better signal to noise ratio. Definitly what I need for a studio. 8)
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Everything is the same instead for the Signal to Noise Ratio it's 113 instead of 108 like the 2ZS

http://www.soundblaster.com/products/pr ... 4915&nav=3
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hmmm ima stick with 2 ZS
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What is a good, affordable sound card, say under $60?
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a normal sound blaster is noly $30..

it's actually really good for games and so on...
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Decent sound cards are cheap. Extreme sound cards are expensive.
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xHaZxMaTx wrote:What is a good, affordable sound card, say under $60?
A normal sounblaster audigy 2 ZS oem should be between 50 and 60 the retail version is between 70 and 80.
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Dragon-of-Rune wrote:
xHaZxMaTx wrote:What is a good, affordable sound card, say under $60?
A normal sounblaster audigy 2 ZS oem should be between 50 and 60 the retail version is between 70 and 80.
Actual a retail Audigy 2 ZS Pro is around 160 USD. That is the Pro edition, not the Gaming version.
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Post by Dragon-of-Rune »

I was talking about the normal version not the pro, platinum or gaming version. And the prizes are euro's BTW.
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This one is the ownage:

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http://www.soundblaster.com/products/pr ... duct=14064
Basic Requirements:
  • Genuine Intel® Pentium® III 1 GHz, AMD® 1 GHz processor or faster
  • Intel, AMD or 100% compatible motherboard chipset
  • Microsoft® Windows® XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)
  • 256MB RAM
  • 600MB of free hard disk space
  • Available PCI 2.1 slot for the audio card
  • CD-ROM/CD-RW or CD/DVD-ROM required for software installation
  • Graphics card with DirectX® 9 and OpenGL® compliant 3D graphics accelerator
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i dont really care that much.as long as it gives me a free game.Like my Free Hitman 2 game.Aheh.Im cheap arent i?
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Post by korge »

The XFi is pwn all others, but It wont really be worth $500 to me.. Or however much it will cost.
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^Sparco^ wrote:Realtek rules!!!

8) 8)


I wish i had tha XFi just to say " I got it!" but i dont actually need that.. so im gonna pass...:lol:
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Anyone have an idea when it'll be released?
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i think its this month like next week, i saw an advertisement in my PC Magazine....
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any idea on a price?
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Post by Cpt.Razkit »

why dont you look at Sparco's post and check out the website?
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