Sound cards?

[dejavu]

ok, i am currently running the Creative soundblaster PCI 128 sound card, and i have had this card since it came out and i was thinking it was time for an update as i have now compiled over 5 GB of mp3's and i want a device that justifies that amount of music

i run win2k (incase thats a factor for a new card)

can anyone suggest a decent card to get for a person with a moderate budget(nothing over £100!!!!!)
ruffly £50 would be brill!

cheers
Deja

[Maxi]

Soundblaster 1024 live! is an excellent card if your on a budget and are looking for a good all round performing card and only comes in at £40.

[dejavu]

cheers m8

any other suggestions?

its been a bit since i got a new card so i was wondering if any other companies had muscled in and deposed creative?

[Maxi]

Sonic fury is supposed to be a bloody great card and thats bout £60

[Graeme*Kustom*]

I`ve got a SonicFury now, sold my Creative SB Live! a while back - the creative card doesnt come close.

The SonicFury has excellent sound quality (really low noise levels) and a 10band equaliser to let you tweak your sound nicely.

And plus the drivers for Win2k are a lot better,

[dejavu]

right

well its good to have an opinion but even better to have a second opinion :)

sonicfury, sounds good :D

[dejavu]

whats is this?
Videologic SonicFury with DB51XG Synth £148.09 £174.00
what is it that makes that £90 more expensive, pictures would be nice :)

[GTi]

Try
www.videologic.com/Products/VL-60444/ProductIntro.asp?Product=VL-60444 (http://www.videologic.com/Products/VL-60444/ProductIntro.asp?Product=VL-60444)

Its just the sonic fury you would be looking at oem or retail, the synth is for the music makers and changers mostly.

[dejavu]

ok cheers, now i need 2 see where i can get it the cheapest

[Afkamm]

Any of these sound cards digital? I fancy putting the digital sound connections on my drives to good use :-)

Marc :-)

[Graeme*Kustom*]

Sonicfury has digital input...

also worth checking out Hercules GameSurround Fortissimo II - this card is better than SoundBlaster Live, and has optical inputs and outputs too ... and its only 39 quid !

[Afkamm]

Originally posted by Graeme @ Kustom:
<STRONG>Sonicfury has digital input...

also worth checking out Hercules GameSurround Fortissimo II - this card is better than SoundBlaster Live, and has optical inputs and outputs too ... and its only 39 quid !</STRONG>


Optical inputs and outputs? What are the advantages of them? ... Oh they for people with expensive musical equipment to plug into? :D

Blah you've forced me to go visit the website, see what they're for now :D

SonicFury is still a bit expensive at £58, might go with the cheaper £34 Hercules lol

Marc :-) <--not cheap, just poor after buying guts lol

[Graeme*Kustom*]

yep, ideal for anyone using minidisc recorders etc.

OEM Model is £34, retail one is £39.

[Afkamm]

OEM version doesn't come with any software does it? The extra £5 between is worth it for all the goodies you get :D :D


Marc :-)

[Sean]

Is the SonicFury any better than the Creative SoundBlaster Audigy Player Pci Sound card - £76.38 incase anyone was interested.

[Graeme*Kustom*]

we're about to put an audigy into one of the demo rigs, so will be able to compare the two cards head to head...wait and see !

[Kev]

well i use 2 sound cards, a soundblaster live pro and a terratec ews 64. both very good cards. i suggest that if u are wiring to any hifi's or minidisks as well as pc speakers( why if u got hi fi tho) u ge a sb live value then u can pick up the live trives for about 10quid on ebay (they work with the value card)

Ps. why would u want digi in unless u were doin pro recording?
Kev

[ 21 October 2001: Message edited by: Kevin Adair ]

[Pimp]

i use the abit AU10... this is cheap (about 40 quid if i remember) it may not be excellant but it comes with windvd2000 and a remote control so you can control volume chapter etc anything that a stand alone dvd player does and control mp3s through the remote... and its also has 5.1 output... sounds kickass with my cambridge soundworks DTT2200 5.1 speakers..... i recomend this sound card....

[Andi T UK]

Anyone know if ou can use a live drive! with an audigy player??

[eXistenZ]

If u want to use the live drive with an audigy player ..... buy the audigy platinum instead as it has the live drive IR so comes with a remote. it's an amazing bit of hardware, ive just got one and am totally impressed with it.

[Andi T UK]

I think I may have to, was going to get a Player and a second hand Live Drive (seen them for as little as £10), but I may have to talk my dad into splashing out the extra ;)

[steve rooney]

question re soundcard
if i upgraded to a decent one could i connect my b and w monitors to them
my :rolleyes:

[Threlly]

I have just put a Hoontech DSP24v, a low latency sound card for software synths, Cubase etc, it rocks !
BUT it's £110 from www.tech-mate.com, (http://www.tech-mate.com,) the Creative Audigy is also a low latency card and is about 4 times more powerful than the previous cards you've mentioned, but sound quality not as tight as the Hoontech.
P.S. Hoontech card works with standard windows stuff too, games etc..