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Sound Card
Rhett
(Not even a monkey)
in Zocalo v2.0
Well, I am looking for a new sound card (because I am so damn sick of this crappy SBLive! Value card- Ive had nothing but problems), so I am asking what you guys would recommend. I have a 2.1 Boston Acustic Speaker system currently, but I might be getting a 5.1 system in the near future. So what would be a good card? I know Audigy 2 is good, but its pretty expensive. So let me know what your suggestions are (or even just what brand of card to get). Thanks!
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"Hey, lookee, it's a sound card with an integrated motherboard!"
I don't even remember if that model HAS an analog input, if it does, you'll need to hook it up that way..if they don't you are out of luck.
Basically, it's pretty rare for speakers not to have support for analogue in (ie a small stereo headphone plug).
See, there are many different forms of output. Two of the more common can be described as being either Analog or Digital.
Analog is just the pure electrical sound data coming out of the card, whereas digital is simply zeros and ones. THe nice thing about digital is that only one port is needed for however many speakers, as the data is decoded in the speakers or in a Pre-amplifier.
As mentioned above, your card should have one connection that also serves the purpose of a digital output (in addition to whatever primary use it might have).
If I remember correctly, this connecion *might* be the center/LFE output. In the philips control panel, there's an option to switch this betseen Center/LFE and digital output, but since my PC is in pieces, I cannot be of any more help. :P
The onboard on the MSI KT3 Ultra is jim dandy and worthy of admiration. Though I think some advancements must have been made since that board was released. I believe it uses an AC'97 in conjuntion with an Avance chip somewhere. I'm certain someone else can explain it better.
Example: Asus A7N8X (Deluxe) and KT3Ultra.
Their onboard audio is more than decent on each, although way too warm on the MSI board.
I like it very much because I can use surround on it and it got a optical out that I can use to my Minidisk!!
I tought of buying a amplifier and then ELTAX surround speakers!
OK....I'll admit, the bass is up a little high from games, buuut. :)
(As in, Pachelbels cannon has a tendancy to knock items off the shelves...)
Although my next speaker purchase will probably be either the new big logitechs or the Klipsch 5.1 set up :)