is this a good sound card

billybobjoe · 07-26-2005, 04:48 AM

i have a Sound Blaster® Live! ® 24-bit sound card for my computer and i was wondering if it is a good sound card or if there are better ones out there
could you please tell me

Polyturk · 07-26-2005, 08:27 AM

You have a good sound card but it is not the best.I think Creative Audigy2 ZS is a better card.

Scrat · 07-26-2005, 11:19 AM

Well as with most Hardware, they can be very good in their own rights but you realy have to judge them according to what you want to do with it!

I.e For some users who just want to hear a 'DING' when new email arives, then an intergrated/on-board sound card is perfectly fine.

However if you are doing Audio editing and need RCA out's & in's then another style is usualy needed.

So basicly, what will your main use/needs be? then we could sugest something.

kof2000 · 07-26-2005, 01:22 PM

if you are gonna get audigy 2+ then you need to invest in some 5.1-7.1 speakers.

DanLatimer · 07-26-2005, 02:01 PM

the card he has can go up to 7.1, it looks pretty good to me. i was considering getting the same one. its only $35 at robotnik.com

billybobjoe · 07-26-2005, 04:04 PM

k thanks

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Scrat Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 27 Posts: 630	Well as with most Hardware, they can be very good in their own rights but you realy have to judge them according to what you want to do with it! I.e For some users who just want to hear a 'DING' when new email arives, then an intergrated/on-board sound card is perfectly fine. However if you are doing Audio editing and need RCA out's & in's then another style is usualy needed. So basicly, what will your main use/needs be? then we could sugest something. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3500+, GigaByte GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Ltd Ed. ATI Radeon GeCube 256Mb 9600XT, Compro DVB-T300 Dig/Analog TV Card 2x 1GB, 2x 512Mb DDR CL3 400Mhz PC3200 - Dual Channel WD 120Gb SATA 7200rpm 8MB, WD 80Gb SATA 7200rpm 8MB Excel 108Mb Wireless PCI, WinXP Prof. Samsung CD-R/RW 52-32-52, Samsung DVD 16x reader, LG DVD MultiBurner Benq 17" FP71E 12ms LCD, Logitech LX700 K&M, Logitech G25 Racing Wheel, Logitech Z-5400 FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND!! Team 44358

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DanLatimer Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sydney, Nova Scotia Age: 22 Posts: 659	the card he has can go up to 7.1, it looks pretty good to me. i was considering getting the same one. its only $35 at robotnik.com __________________ -DAN ____________________________________ MY PC: Windows XP PRO AMD XP 64 3000+ oc to 2.25ghz 1 GB PC2700 Memory Radeon 9600XT 256mbs Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 5.1 surround sound

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07-26-2005, 08:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
Polyturk New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 17	You have a good sound card but it is not the best.I think Creative Audigy2 ZS is a better card.

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billybobjoe banned Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 131	k thanks