Audigy 2 vs X-Fi

[darktiger]

Okay I have the first Gen Audigy 2. Is it worth upgrading to the X-Fi card? I game when I have the time, and normally use headphones. Once in awhile, I use my Klipsch speakers.

 

[jester1176]

there's no better headphone support out there than what the X-Fi is currently offering.

 

[Phixzet]

I'd buy an X-Fi today... But those nforce4 problems (and all the other non-nvidia based boards as well)... are keeping me away.

(Have an A8N32...)

So I have no idea what to buy... Maybe wait until Creative launches their next product which hopefully doesn't have popping sounds?

 

[Bleedblue12345]

buy the x-fi from like the egg, keep ALL the original stuff, and return it if it crack/pops, but i dont have a prob with my nforce4 board....

 

[hypertek]

I too have a audigy 2 and was debating on weither to get a x-fi..

do this.. score one on ebay. i won this today for $66 plus shipping
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...70030763227&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1

My $45 rebate should be hear in a few days from my ultra x500 psu..
then sell the audigy 2 for like $20bucks shipped or something

card almost pays itself off..

 

[Deleted member 133315]

There is no comparison between the X-fi and the audigy series of cards.

I have the audigy 2zs and x-fi and although the audigy was magic in its day, the x-fi kicks its but big, definetly get the X-fi if you are shopping around for a new sound card, the extreme music is the one to get as the Xram ones which cost like 100$ more for some ram on a card that doesnt even do shit isnt worth it, they all sound the same whether they have the ram onboard or not.

 

[lend82]

I've never heard the audigy series before, but I have the x-fi, and yes, I agree, it OWNS.

Keep in mind that to get the most out of it, you will need a decent headphone, or you might wonder why the x-fi doesn't own as much as I say when it's your headphone is the bottleneck