Santa Cruz or Live 5.1

[smoothshady]

This is my dilema (nice life huh), The price difference between the santa cruz and the live is only $2. Im pretty sure the santa cruz is better in games, but i think the live might be better with dvds. I have a nice reciever with dts + dolby digital, and the ability to hook them up is key. Which card would you buy?

[Kingslayer]

If you have a VIA chipset get the Cruz and save yourself the suffering.

[Yodums]

I'd go with the Santa Cruz heard they were better..

As for the Via drives I would just get them for the sake of saving yourself from future frustrations.

[Pinky]

The benchmarks I've seen that compared the two put the SB Live well below the Turtle Beach in sound quality and all around performance.

The audigy is a lot better, but for the buck I prefer the Santa Cruz. Good choice IMHO.