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    What 5.1 adapter should I get?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by Ebs757, Dec 21, 2006.

  1. Ebs757

    Ebs757 Notebook Consultant

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    Ebs757, Dec 21, 2006
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  2. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    I would go for the Turtle Beach Micro since its a reputable brand (Turtle Beach makes decent-high end PCI cards for desktops) and I have had personal experience with it. The USB adapter 'amplifies' the sound and gives a sense of artificial surround sound.
     
    Gautam, Dec 21, 2006
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    If you have the money, don't go for those, get the ones from Creative, or do some more research about those USB sound cards. Creative USB sound card is pretty good.
     
    khanhfat, Dec 21, 2006
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    I think I will give it a try. Do you have one? I heard those ones eat up a lot of usb space or somthin.
     
    Ebs757, Dec 22, 2006
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    Any USB sound card is going to use CPU power, simply because that's how USB works. I have the Creative Audigy 2 NX and love it; it works great with my z5300e speaker system.
     
    mZimm, Dec 23, 2006
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