Value speaker and sound card ...

[Vorret]

Heya...

I currently have 2 speakers and sub .. lately i've feel the urge to get a new sound system but I don't want to pay 500$ bucks for everything. My question is, what is the best 5.1 speaker set I can get for around 100-150$CAN and the best value soundcard (I don't really know the pricing on those but... not too expensive... as long as it runs 5.1.

Thanks for the help


BTW, I'm also looking for good headphones with a mic attached to it... any idea on these ?

Thx

 

[Mike Williams]

5.1 speakers

sound card

Don't let the price of the speakers fool you. I own them and they surprised me when I first listend to them.

 

[Vorret]

why a 7.1 card when i only have 5 speaker and a sub ?


Sorry i dont know anything in the speaker... I plug them in... and if it works im happy

 

[XBLiNKX]

the speakers are good but you could go with an older SB Live 5.1 card if you want really cheap

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=29-102-165&depa=0

 

[Vorret]

ok.. but whats the difference between the live 5.1 and the 7.1 if I use 5 speakers and a sub ?

And what about sound quality ?

 

[Wixard]

From what ive heard with my ears, a 5 dollar sound card that support 5.1 is the same as a 50 dollar soundcard that supports 5.1. Except, the higher end soundcard is probably going to be creative, and have more software bundled with it. Generally even a cheap as anything sound card supports eax/d3d/a3d. (cpu utilization should be approx the same, i noticed no differance personally)

Personally i think creative is overpriced and overrated. I had a live for a few years and it was nothing but headaches.

(actually a 5.1 a-open aw850 i think was the model sounded clearer and more crisp to me than the 5.1 live.)

 

[LabRat]

You can pick up a Via ENVY 24HT-S based card for around $30. I have no personal experience with them, but have heard nothing bad about them.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=29-120-103&depa=0

 

[the_village_treky]

z640's and im not shure about the sound card, but if they still made it id go with the game seround fortissimo 3(which is what i have, and it kicks ass for around 50 bucks when it came out, probably stoped at around 30.. such a good card)