On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 11:42:16 -0400, "Carly"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote::

>Unfortunately my motherboard doesn't have onboard sound and my old
>SoundBlaster Live card is dead. Should I go with another cheap SoundBlaster
>Live to hold me over until I get a new system next year or should I go with
>a newer card like a SoundBlaster Audigy 2 or a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz?
>
>

These days, there's really no point in going with a SB Live unless you
already have one. If I my SBLive Value wasn't still working, I'd
probably grab one of the newer cheapie cards based on the 6 channel
(5.1) C-media chips.

If you want to go with something cheap, there's really no point in
going with the SB Live anymore. The newer cheapo C-media based cards
with 6 channel sound are actually pretty good, and have superior sound
quality to the SB Live OEM cards with similar pricing. I don't know
how they compare to the SB LIVE 5.1 cards, as I've only heard the
difference between the SB LIVE Value and standard OEM cards.

At $10-20 Canadian, I don't really see a downside. If your budget
allows for an Audigy 2, I'm sure you can still afford to buy one if it
doesn't work out for you.


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Thanks,

MCheu
-Recent Grad BSc CompSci. If you're hiring in Toronto, drop me a line.

Depends on what you want to use the card for.If you are like me and are a
gamer and MP3 listener yer best bet is to go w/t a decent sound card (I'm
using a Phillips Accoustic Edge) and sinking the money into a nice set of
speakers (Klipsch here). If you are just using the PC for internet and word
processing then any set of cards/speakers will do.

Gupps

--
God is dead.
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God

"MCheu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 11:42:16 -0400, "Carly"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote::
>
> >Unfortunately my motherboard doesn't have onboard sound and my old
> >SoundBlaster Live card is dead. Should I go with another cheap
SoundBlaster
> >Live to hold me over until I get a new system next year or should I go
with
> >a newer card like a SoundBlaster Audigy 2 or a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz?
> >
> >
>
> These days, there's really no point in going with a SB Live unless you
> already have one. If I my SBLive Value wasn't still working, I'd
> probably grab one of the newer cheapie cards based on the 6 channel
> (5.1) C-media chips.
>
> If you want to go with something cheap, there's really no point in
> going with the SB Live anymore. The newer cheapo C-media based cards
> with 6 channel sound are actually pretty good, and have superior sound
> quality to the SB Live OEM cards with similar pricing. I don't know
> how they compare to the SB LIVE 5.1 cards, as I've only heard the
> difference between the SB LIVE Value and standard OEM cards.
>
> At $10-20 Canadian, I don't really see a downside. If your budget
> allows for an Audigy 2, I'm sure you can still afford to buy one if it
> doesn't work out for you.
>
>
> ----------------------------------------
> Thanks,
>
> MCheu
> -Recent Grad BSc CompSci. If you're hiring in Toronto, drop me a line.