Creative Live! external soundcard

Will I hear any difference from my Logitech Z2300 when i use an external soundcard? i just currently use the stock soundcard of my laptop

 

I would say yes well depending on the specifications of the card.My brother uses the Soundblaster XFI I believe and it sounds really good.But I read in another post that the stock sound card will also sound good with a set of external speakers and a sub woofer. Here is a link to it for notebooks(Soundblaster XFI).
http://www.soundblaster.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=208&product=16642

 

yeah. i also saw the x-fi but it isnt compatible with my SZ since i only have the expresscard 34mm not the 54mm which is needed for the x-fi card. any other suggestions? will the soundcard really make a difference in a 2.1 speaker? again, i have the logitech z2300 2.1 speakers

 

Why not use an external USB sound card from Creative?

 

what usb external soundcard do you recommend?

 

With 2.1 speakers your internal card should be fine...I own a Soundblaster external Live! 24-bit USB...its sound quality is ok, i wouldnt say its any better or worst than my internal one, but it lets me use my 4.1 speakers which was what i wanted from the sound card. The Soundblaster NX USB would be the better option. It is pricey...but is definitely better.

 

Agree, no difference heard. However I did manage to knock out a slight ground loop using the optical out to the receiver using a ZE4000 as a worn out music server.

 

I personally wouldn't go with creative, I've got a creative xmod and I'm not impressed with it. But I use mine mostly for headphones, not speakers. Running a speaker set up like that then a creative will do just fine. I'm currently looking at this: http://www.ttvj.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1170
Thats for headphones though and it costs alot more than creatives products.