On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 11:42:16 -0400, "Carly"
wrote::

Unfortunately my motherboard doesn't have onboard sound and my old
SoundBlaster Live card is dead. Should I go with another cheap SoundBlaster
Live to hold me over until I get a new system next year or should I go with
a newer card like a SoundBlaster Audigy 2 or a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz?



These days, there's really no point in going with a SB Live unless you
already have one. If I my SBLive Value wasn't still working, I'd
probably grab one of the newer cheapie cards based on the 6 channel
(5.1) C-media chips.

If you want to go with something cheap, there's really no point in
going with the SB Live anymore. The newer cheapo C-media based cards
with 6 channel sound are actually pretty good, and have superior sound
quality to the SB Live OEM cards with similar pricing. I don't know
how they compare to the SB LIVE 5.1 cards, as I've only heard the
difference between the SB LIVE Value and standard OEM cards.

At $10-20 Canadian, I don't really see a downside. If your budget
allows for an Audigy 2, I'm sure you can still afford to buy one if it
doesn't work out for you.


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Thanks,

MCheu
-Recent Grad BSc CompSci. If you're hiring in Toronto, drop me a line.