and 106 SNR. What is the Fortissimo's? I'd Go with Audigy But The Fortissimo III Has an OPTICAL OUT!! which Creative NEVER DID!!! Whats the SNR on the Fortissimo and what bit is it? And Overall What Sounds Better Audigy 2 Or Fortissimo III? Fortissimo...

Creative Audigy or Hercules Fortissimo 3?. I saw the benchmark tests between the Creative Audigy2 soundcard and the Hercules Fortissimo 3... And they were the same, except in SplinterCell. However, I only intend to get 5.1 surround sound, as opposed to 7.1....

Audigy vs. Fortissimo III. I'm planning to get a sound card to replace the onboard AC97 on my MSI KT3 Ultra. Would an Audigy (with hacked Audigy 2 drivers) or a Fortissimo III be a better choice? I have the Logitech Z-540 4.1 speakers and use them for extensive...

Fortissimo III vs Audigy and vs Audigy 2. Which one will be the best ? i'm using fortissimo III now with my altec lensing speakers and sennheiser HD 500 headphone .....it works great with my speakers but when i use my sennheiser...i can hear that it's poor...

I Finally broke the 12k barrier!! Ok, it looks like a toss-up between the fortissimo III, Audigy ES (OEM without firewire, most basic version), or a Bulk Audigy 2 with firewire (although i'll never use it). I'm most interested in gaming, and I dont intend to...

Sound card Dilema. I am having trouble choosing between CREATIVE SOUNDBLASTER AUDIGY MP3+ and the Fortissimo III or Digi Fire sound card. I play alot of music through my pc but I don't do any mixing. I do play a lot of games as well as watch dvd's on my system....

Fortissimo III 7.1 driver issues. Ok folks here's my dilema. I recently purchased a nice new flashy Hercules Fortissimo III 7.1 sound card. Got it in the mail yesterday. Ok I get home, remove all my SB Audigy crud from my system, then install the Fortissimo....

live for gaming (keeps voice chats cleaner). I want to upgrade my soundcard and am thinking about the Hercules Fortissimo 3 (or maybe the SB Audigy 2). If I do go for the Fortissimo I'll probably leave the SB live in and plug my speakers into it. Am I likely...

Asus A7N8X-X onboard good enough???. I'm a computer noob, but i decided to build a new comp. My question is if the A7N8X-X's on board sound is good enough for the average user, or should I spring for something like Creative Audigy or Hercules Fortissimo...

with its DAC located onboard (thus being more susceptible to RF noise generated by various [moving] devices inside the case, not to mention the onboard DACs aren't anything to write home about). As to what to buy, both Fortissimo 3 and Audigy are great choices...