SB Live 5.1 VS Audigy

[Zerileous]

Ok im needing a new sound card, i know audigy is alot better but its not like i have that much beef with my current onboard chip, its just gets a little choppy every once and a while. Right now i have the common altec lansing 20 watt OEM 2.0 tower speakers. The nicest speakers i will get (if i ever do upgrade so) are these (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduct.asp?description=36-113-121&depa=1) The SB live that i might be getting is the 34 buck 5.1 chanel card so i think ill be OK with it. If theres a good reason to spend the $30 more for an audigy please tell me, i really dont see one, im not sriving for theare quality sound or anything here.

[hydrata]

i'd save yourself the 30 bucks and go with the 5.1 since you probably really don't need the audigy.

[Zerileous]

thats what i was thinking too, and the 5.1 has an option to use different speaker sets, theres an imput for the front left and right, and reer left and right, i have 2 sets of decent speakers, so i can take my my audio extention cords (used in past PC setups) and hook up my second set in the reer corners of the room.

[Brant]

i have an audigy and i like it you get 24bit sound and 100db snr and firewire.

you should get an extigy, i think it is have true dolby support, meaning it has dolby digital inputs, it also have all the connectors you sould ever need. but i dont think it is worth the extra money yet.

audigy and live 5.1 only have digital outputs no inputs. eh

[Brant]

oh yeah the audigy also has the new EAX witch does some really cool stuff and is great for gaming.

[Zerileous]

According to the specs on the creative labs site the 5.1 also has EAX, and i dont care about firewire, if i want it down the road ill get a 3 port PCI slot for 15 bux.

[NotHisTechiness]

unless you're a hardcore gamer with the need for sound or you do sound editing then you're not really gonna need the audigy. i have 5.1s in both of my computers and they sound perfectly fine when compared to the audigy i put in my aunt's computer. i can't really tell the difference since the only game i really play is starcraft and the only sound i use is from my cds. oh, and the windows start :D