best audio card [Archive]

mpegripper

01-03-2005, 11:45 PM

Mister X

01-04-2005, 12:27 AM

are they gonna make an audigy 4 non pro
Not that I have heard.
or are there any other cards i should be looking at except for the audigy 2 zs and audigy 4
There is a whole list of "better" products out there but without knowing the application (games or music) and a budget it would be imprudent to recommend one to you. ;)

Deadlierchair

01-04-2005, 02:37 AM

i currently have an audigy and i want to upgrade, i like the audigy line a lot

my question is, are they gonna make an audigy 4 non pro, or are there any other cards i should be looking at except for the audigy 2 zs and audigy 4

TIA

Are you perhaps thinking of the nForce4 non-pro? Maybe confusing it with the soundstorm stuff? There is no Audigy 4...yet :D

saturnine2

01-04-2005, 02:50 AM

I've heard good things about the RME HDSP 9632 Hammerfall card: http://www.zzounds.com/item--RMEHDSP9632.
You may want to upgrade the opamps and the post-DAC filter though.

*Hey, the title said "best audio card" :p Let us know what you plan to do with it.

Evoken

01-04-2005, 03:17 AM

Deadlierchair, there is an audigy 4, its been out for a while, but it costs more than its worth. ..

Deadlierchair

01-04-2005, 09:31 AM

Deadlierchair, there is an audigy 4, its been out for a while, but it costs more than its worth. ..

You're right! My mistake. I guess I haven't heard anyone talking about it so I didn't know it existed. Even so, a couple reviews lead towards the side of saying that the card is way too expensive for not that many more features than the Audigy2. If you're really in to that sort of thing it might be worth it to you though.

Donnie27

01-04-2005, 10:29 AM

You're right! My mistake. I guess I haven't heard anyone talking about it so I didn't know it existed. Even so, a couple reviews lead towards the side of saying that the card is way too expensive for not that many more features than the Audigy2. If you're really in to that sort of thing it might be worth it to you though.

http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=311&product=10853

http://www.gameve.com/gve/Store/ProductDetails.aspx?sku=SC-CR-0027

Donnie

Deadlierchair

01-04-2005, 07:38 PM

http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=311&product=10853

http://www.gameve.com/gve/Store/ProductDetails.aspx?sku=SC-CR-0027

Donnie

Yep, I've got that. I googled it and found some reviews. What puzzles me is why they skipped the Audigy 3 :confused:

Donnie27

01-05-2005, 07:19 AM

Yep, I've got that. I googled it and found some reviews. What puzzles me is why they skipped the Audigy 3 :confused:

Creative is said to be moving to a whole new card for 2005. I don't think they'll even use the Audigy Name anymore.

Donnie