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Originally Posted by geoff5093
It's very good, i had it before and i wish i didnt sell it. I find it to be a much better improvement over integrated if your using headphones, since this supports CMSS-3D.
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if you're interested in only headphones i've heard that something as cheap as the av 710 is better in performance than any sound blaster card, x-fi included. (assuming you're listening to music only.. sound blasters are definitely better for any music or games) i don't see how, but headphone audiophile i've heard from who uses their computer-as-source swear by this.
the av 710 is only $25 at newegg. (it was, i can't find it now)
one of the best options, though, is the emu 0404. i think it's around $100, and it's supposed to be fantastic ..
http://www.zzounds.com/item--EMU8803
just letting you guys know that as much to my surprise as probably your's, even the x-fi doesn't compare to the cards listed above. although i can't tell you from experience, everyone i've ever talked to about it agrees upon it.
again, this is assuming you're only listening to music. movies/games are a different story.