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Stargazer_SG1   03-05-2003 at 04:27:09 PM

Hi there, i needed to buy a sound card and i need some suggestion.

I need one of the absolute best cards (which price doesn't exceed 500$, i don't need some uber 2000$ card just yet) for sound recording and playback quality.

However, i aslo need this card to be stable, relatively problem free as well as pretty decent with games.

Consider that right now i have an Audigy 1 platinum Ex, so i am basically set for all this needs, i just need better :D

BTW, i also need the best set of speakers money can buy (again, without going sky hight), strinkly for sound quality when play music... <P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Stargazer_SG1 on 03/05/03 10:43 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

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umheint0   03-15-2003 at 07:58:30 AM
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You don't really speak as though you know what you want.

The best card for sound recording and playback quality would be the RME Digi96/8. 2/8-channel SPDIF/ADAT digital I/O card cinch/optical. It has it all, and sounds absolutely fantastic. Retails for about $2-300 US.

For the sound, get an external AV receiver and tower speakers. I recommend my setup. Harman Kardon AVR225 (5.1 output, 55wx2/65wx2), two Athena S2 bookshelf speakers and two Athena P3 woofers. I get better than 95dB, and that sounds better than most anything you've ever heard. It all retails at about $2100 US.

This will give you the best stereo imaging you have ever heard.

Good enough for you?

XP 2500+ Barton
A7N8X Dlx
2x512MB Corsair PC3200
MSI GF3 Ti500 w/64MB DDR
16x DVD-ROM
2x80GB 7200RPM Maxtor
Onboard audio

My computer is bigger than your computer....

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