Which sound card?

aeiou · 10-22-06, 09:10 PM

I'm trying to decide which sound card to get. I want it to have DD Live over pci and at least 5.1 support. I would also like it to have optical in at least as an option. I have narrowed it down to these 3 cards-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829127001
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829156001
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829127002

The XMYSTIQUE is a little older, I know, but still should be good, I would have to get the daughter card to have optical in

The XPLOSION looks awesome, but it doesn't seem to support optical in at all. True?

The b-enspirer looks nice, but I'm not sure about it. It looks a little cheap in the pictures for some reason.

I will be using this card with logitech z5300's over analog connections, but I want the option of digital in the future.
Other sugestions are welcome, but please, no creative cards.

grumperfish · 10-23-06, 03:28 AM

I've decided that my next sound card will be the b-enspirer and I've heard nothing but good things about it, so I'd say go with that one.

mrgreenjeans · 10-27-06, 11:16 AM

I just recently upgraded from A Gamer 2ZS to the x-Plosion. X-Plosion wins hands down. the DD and DTS upmix work flawlessly and all formats are upmixed to 5.1 optical in your choice of output. I haven't had the need to use the ananlog side, (unlike with the Creative I had to have duplicate inputs, one ananlog, one coax digital so i could get 5.1 differing sources). I give it five stars.

raevien · 10-27-06, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by grumperfish

I've decided that my next sound card will be the b-enspirer and I've heard nothing but good things about it, so I'd say go with that one.

The bluegears card would deffinatly be my first choice.

10-22-06, 09:10 PM	Thread Starter #1
aeiou Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Madison, WI	Which sound card? I'm trying to decide which sound card to get. I want it to have DD Live over pci and at least 5.1 support. I would also like it to have optical in at least as an option. I have narrowed it down to these 3 cards- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829127001 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829156001 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829127002 The XMYSTIQUE is a little older, I know, but still should be good, I would have to get the daughter card to have optical in The XPLOSION looks awesome, but it doesn't seem to support optical in at all. True? The b-enspirer looks nice, but I'm not sure about it. It looks a little cheap in the pictures for some reason. I will be using this card with logitech z5300's over analog connections, but I want the option of digital in the future. Other sugestions are welcome, but please, no creative cards. __________________ 20" iMac 2.4Ghz C2D 4GB ram
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10-23-06, 03:28 AM	#2
grumperfish Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: South Florida	I've decided that my next sound card will be the b-enspirer and I've heard nothing but good things about it, so I'd say go with that one. __________________ Desktop: i7 2600K @ 4.6ghz w/ TR HR-02 + SD 120x38mm // Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P // XFX 6950 2GB 16GB G-Skill RipjawsX 1600mhz // Samsung 830 128GB // 6TB // Thermaltake Armor // Corsair TX750 Server: Q6600 G0 // Gigabyte EP35-DS3R // 4GB G-Skill DDR2 // 4850 512MB // 4.25TB // Corsair TX650 Laptop: Latitude D630 // C2M T7300 // 4GB DDR2 // X3100 // 160GB Smoothwall: P4 2.4C // 1GB DDR // AOpen MX4GVR // 80GB // Corsair CX430 I like HEAT
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10-27-06, 11:16 AM	#3
mrgreenjeans Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Cleveland, GA	I just recently upgraded from A Gamer 2ZS to the x-Plosion. X-Plosion wins hands down. the DD and DTS upmix work flawlessly and all formats are upmixed to 5.1 optical in your choice of output. I haven't had the need to use the ananlog side, (unlike with the Creative I had to have duplicate inputs, one ananlog, one coax digital so i could get 5.1 differing sources). I give it five stars. __________________ "A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing." ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe bios 1009 w/FX-60 on a Zalman Resterator Corsair 2048 TwinX3500LL matched dual channel 1:1 @ 2-3-3-6 BFG8800GTXwc768 DVI~Sharp Aquos LC-46D92U BFG Ageia PhysX card 36g Raptor boot, 150g Velociraptor game drive, and 320g storage drive LG GGC-H20L BR & HD Auzentech xPlosion 5.1 ~ Sony DA3ES Receiver~ Infinity's Silverstone LC-10m w/Silverstone Strider ST60 PSU Win XP pro
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