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    What sound card for me?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by driven4rhythm, Apr 30, 2008.

  1. driven4rhythm

    driven4rhythm Newbie

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    I'm going off to college and have to get rid of my speakers. This will be the first time I'm using head phones. I plan to go big on head phones because I use them a lot. I was looking at the Ultrasone HFI-700 Headphones . I’m not sure which sound card I should be getting so that I can get full use out of the head phones. The options are either

    High Definition Audio 2.0 ~ Included in price
    Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™HD Software Edition ~ $25
    ExpressCard Sound Blaster X-Fi® Xtreme Audio Sound Card ~ $75
     
    driven4rhythm, Apr 30, 2008
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    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Id go with the integrated Audigy.

    Having an expresscard sound card can get annoying
     
    flipfire, Apr 30, 2008
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  3. rsly33

    rsly33 Notebook Consultant

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    The Integrated Audigy is just software - and bad software at that.
     
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  4. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    ^agree,you want notice the difference (i think)
     
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  5. driven4rhythm

    driven4rhythm Newbie

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    Why?

    Why?
     
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    Oldman Notebook Evangelist

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    You have legit questions, I agree
    Nevertheless I'd recommend not to spend more money and stick with on-board sound. All headphones have the quality limitations and on-board sound will be a match
     
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    o really.. i thought the Audigy was integrated into the mobo.

    there are small drawbacks of using an external audio card.

    stick with the good old stock audio card then
     
    flipfire, Apr 30, 2008
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