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08-12-2002, 09:11 AM
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sound quality
Planning on building a new system, I was just wondering how much of an improvent will investing on a good sound card be over just regular on-board sound?... If buying a SC, i'd probably be looking at a regular no 4-channel spkr stuff. Thanks!
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08-12-2002, 01:28 PM
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It doesn't sound like you really desire quality sound. If that's the case, use the on-board stuff.
If you game or listen to music, you'll see a big difference in sound quality. I'd recommend the Turtle Beach-Santa Cruz. Newegg has it for $59.00: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...ry=1431&DEPA=1 |
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08-12-2002, 01:46 PM
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Generally speaking any medium priced sound card (30 to 35 bucks) will provide better sound and performance than the onboard sound will
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08-12-2002, 01:56 PM
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If its for you and you like to play games and listen to music I say go with Santa Cruz I have it on my Dell system and sound quality is very, very good and I would also go with a good speaker system as well. I currently use Altec Lansing ADA885 4 speaker system with super woofer this system is good quality and sounds like the more expensive model put was under $300.
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08-12-2002, 02:02 PM
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hmm at that price... does the TB card support surround sound setups?
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08-12-2002, 02:03 PM
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oops, dragon posted while i wuz writin ^_^, guess ill pick one up too, thanks!
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08-12-2002, 04:24 PM
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I beleive so when I go to santa cruz control panel it supports 4 and 6 speaker setup sounds like surround to me. Like I said the sound quality of the sound card and speakers is out of this world.
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08-14-2002, 02:19 PM
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Soundblaster live 5.1 line are good cards and are medium priced. great sound too
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08-15-2002, 05:32 PM
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08-15-2002, 06:20 PM
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Yes it supports 5 speaker surround. I only have a 4.1 set of speakers with my TBSC, but I love it.
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08-15-2002, 06:35 PM
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Santa cruz all the way at least in my oppinion. Did you check out the Altec line of speakers?
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08-15-2002, 07:07 PM
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Sound Blaster Live! cards sell for $30 OEM including shipping. The older ones are 4.1, but the newer 5.1 cards are only $5 more. See pricewatch.com and click sound cards then click live.
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