I was looking at the Audigy 4 and Audigy 2 ZS... is the audigy 2 a better card? I can get the Audigy 4 local OEM for 59$. Im looking for something to take some of the load off my cpu during games and of course clearer sound then my current onboard im not to happy with. Thanks for any input.
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Help choosing a sound card....
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The Audigy 4 is very similar to the Audigy 2 ZS, except with slightly better circuitry. Which card you should get is mainly dependant on the cards, if there's only a $5 difference then go for the Audigy 4, but if it's a decent gap in price then it really isn't worth spending much more for it.
Moofasa~ said:Actually I believe an Audigy 4 (not the pro edition) is just a "rebadged" Audigy 2 ZS (though I don't have a definitive answer).
Same chip as the ZS but it has superior DACs.
Can you post a pic? I think there was also a crippled SE version of the Audigy 4, which would be far worse than a ZS.Copyright said:Audigy 4 im looking at looks nothing like the Audigy 2 ZS visually. If there isnt much of a difference in the two id rather pick the Audigy 4 up locally.
I dont believe this is the SE version... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102004
Same thing I found locally but OEM.. no remote im sure... dont care about that tho.
Same thing I found locally but OEM.. no remote im sure... dont care about that tho.
Copyright said:I dont believe this is the SE version... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102004
Same thing I found locally but OEM.. no remote im sure... dont care about that tho.
The specs of that card say 106dB SNR so that's the Audigy 2 DACs(if the specs are correct, something Newegg is known to mess up).
That's pretty expensive for that card, but I guess you're paying a premium for buying locally.
amenx, it's highly misleading to call the Audigy 4 Pro an Audigy 4 since it's practically identical to the Audigy 2 ZS aside from slightly better DACs. You're really just splitting hairs.
amenx, it's highly misleading to call the Audigy 4 Pro an Audigy 4 since it's practically identical to the Audigy 2 ZS aside from slightly better DACs. You're really just splitting hairs.