Choosing sound card - Audigy RX or X-Fi Titanium?

Bender Rodriguez · May 5, 2014

Hi,

I need new sound card that features optical out and decent sound quality with emulated 3D sound in stereo headphones. I've been using Audigy 2 ZS and I'm very happy with sound it produces and wonder if Audigy RX is worth the premium over X-Fi Titanium (around £20 difference on eBay).

Both seem to have hardware accelerated EAX and CMSS-3D (which I like) and both support Win 7 64-bit and 8.1, unless I'm missing something here. It really worth getting newer card? I don't need audiophile music quality from my PC.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Hello man · May 5, 2014

Bender Rodriguez :

If you like what you have, and it has what you need, why upgrade? If you need to however, I would go with the cheaper one because most audio quality is dependent on the size of the files, loss less being the best. MP3s are the worst sounding thing ever created.

Bender Rodriguez · May 5, 2014

Hello man :

My current card doesn't have optical out. I had one on the motherboard, but it simply fell apart (Asrock P67).

I don't care much for music as for good 3D sound and EAX and differences between these two.

maddogfargo · May 5, 2014

Frankly, I haven't used a discrete sound card in years. On-board CODECs are actually very good now as long as you get a quality motherboard.

Both Tom's Hardware and Hardware Secrets have reported/tested this topic in the past year or two. Good reading if you are interested.

Hello man · May 5, 2014

Bender Rodriguez :

maddogfargo :

Look for sound cards with 7.1 mixing capability. More 3D mixed.

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