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Looking for a sound card

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So I am looking for a sound card for my gaming rig. It will be mostly used for Games, Videos, music, and movies. I heard that the X-fi chip was Great for gaming, because of EAX, but I also people say that creative is not a really good company. So I searched on the internet for x-fi, and I found a company called Auzentech. Are they a respectable company, because I haven't heard of them before.

So, I guess my questions are:

Is Auzentech a good company?
If not, What are some recommendations.
 
auzentech is pretty good personally id go with the Asus Xonar line but if you want good customer service u might want to buy an HT OMEGA sound card cuz theyr well known for their customer service
 
Budget?

And yes Auzentech is a good company.

Honestly I don't find X-Fi to be all that important for gaming anymore.

I use my motherboards Spidf out to a DAC/Headphone Amp with Sennheiser HD-595's and Swan D1080MKII

I have been pretty happy with this setup so far but will probably be upgrading to some better cans in the future.
 
EAX is mostly a non-factor nowadays. What are you looking to drive with the card - headphones, 2.1, a receiver powering 5.1? That makes a difference in the recommendation.
 
Budget? about 300 if needed, but we don't have no go that high.

I will be using this for my speakers ( surround sound), though I might bey some headphones and an amp later.
I am pretty much looking for quality. I don't plan on replacing this for a while.
 
So some people are recommending teh Asus Xonar , but some are recommending the HT OMEGA, which is better?
 
id go with the HT omega... it has a built in head phone amp and a pretty darn good one at that considering its a sound card and a headphone amp in one

oh and i think it only drives headphones that are 8 ohms at best dont expect it to drove some 32 ohm headphones... despite its lack of power it still delivers great sound quality
 
All 3 companies make great cards with built-in headphone amps. I'm surprised that the Xonar ST (PCI) or STX (PCI-E) weren't recommended. The regular Xonar cards are good, but the ST/STX are raved about.

Cards to consider:

AuzenTech Forte & Bravura
HT Omega Claro series
Xonar ST & STX
 
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