Sound card advice needed

[DJS0302]

I have a Creative Labs Soundblaster 16 PCI sound card. The card works okay
with the generic Windows XP drivers but the higher functions in the volume
control panel are either missing or grayed out. If I install the drivers
provided by Creative Labs I have access to the advanced audio functions but the
sound on some of my Windows 9X games is distorted for lack of a better word.
If I roll back the drivers to the XP drivers then the distortion disappears but
then so does the access to the advanced audio functions. I'm seriously
thinking about getting a new card. I have a basic speaker setup, two
satellites plus one subwoofer, so I don't need anything that supports 5.1 or
7.1 surround sound or anything like that. The important thing is sound
quality. I just want something that sounds good and works well with all
versions of Windows from Windows 95 to Windows XP. Any recommendations?

 

[Martin]

I have a Creative Labs Soundblaster 16 PCI sound card. The card works okay
with the generic Windows XP drivers but the higher functions in the volume
control panel are either missing or grayed out. If I install the drivers
provided by Creative Labs I have access to the advanced audio functions but the
sound on some of my Windows 9X games is distorted for lack of a better word.
If I roll back the drivers to the XP drivers then the distortion disappears but
then so does the access to the advanced audio functions. I'm seriously
thinking about getting a new card. I have a basic speaker setup, two
satellites plus one subwoofer, so I don't need anything that supports 5.1 or
7.1 surround sound or anything like that. The important thing is sound
quality. I just want something that sounds good and works well with all
versions of Windows from Windows 95 to Windows XP. Any recommendations?

I had a SB16PCI before i upgraded to a SBLive and found there were LOADS of
different driver versions available for download from various different
sites.

Have a look for different drivers to upgrade to.
www.driverguide.com is a good place to start.
You might find it useful to have the FCC ID number from your SB16 to
identify the exact driver upgrade that you want. You'll no doubt have to
open your pc and examine the SB16 for the FCC ID.
A search on Google with the FCC ID should give some useful info too.

Martin.