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I have a THX-certified Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD sound card. One of the RCA ports on the card came loose when I disconnected the RCA cables, along with all of the other cables, while replacing my GPU on my gaming PC. I am currently waiting to hear from Creative about whether or not they would either be able to repair or replace the card. I have a THX-certified Sound Blaster X-Fi Go Pro USB sound card that I am considering using as an interim solution, but when this summer comes around, I will look at a replacement card if Creative is either unable or unwilling to repair or replace my card. I previously had my Titanium HD card hooked up to a Panasonic home theater system via RCA cables, but I had to deactivate most of the features on the card to get rid of audio distortion. I have come to realize that I may not need the THX features if I am going to hook up my computer to another home theater system. It is possible I may get another home theater audio system this summer. Now, even though I may get another home theater system and control the audio through the home theater system, I would still like to find a suitable replacement sound card, that is either internal or external, provides surround sound capability for movies and games and immersive sound quality for music, and costs around $100 or less, in case I have to switch to computer speakers or headphones. Also, I am uncertain if I should stick with RCA cables or switch to either headphone jack-type audio cables or digital optical audio cables. As far as I am aware, there is no sound card with HDMI capability. Which audio cable would work best?
Two external sound cards from Creative that have caught my attention are:
1. Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro USB Audio System with SBX SB1095
2. Creative Sound Blaster Omni Surround 5.1 USB Sound Card with High Performance Headphone Amp and Integrated Beam Forming Microphone
However, I am open to suggestions for internal or external audio cards from Asus, Creative, or some other reliable brand that I could use as a replacement for my current sound card.
Thanks in advance.
Two external sound cards from Creative that have caught my attention are:
1. Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro USB Audio System with SBX SB1095
2. Creative Sound Blaster Omni Surround 5.1 USB Sound Card with High Performance Headphone Amp and Integrated Beam Forming Microphone
However, I am open to suggestions for internal or external audio cards from Asus, Creative, or some other reliable brand that I could use as a replacement for my current sound card.
Thanks in advance.