Hey, I just bought the logitech Z-5300 THX Speakers. Im using my on board sound card so its not 'real' 5.1 surround and when i turn them up loud when nothing is playing on them i get the snowing sound. I want to buy a decent 5.1 sound card that will fix this and still sound good. I know nothing about sound cards and whats good and whats not. I just spent heaps on these so i dont want anything too expensive just something half decent that will sound good and fix the problem im having.

Price max: Around $150

Cheers in advance :)

Creative SoundBlaster Audigy Digital Entertainment W/1394

around $150 i beleive and a good card

Is this the one your talking about?

Creative Sound Blaster Live Digital Entertainment 5.1SE


Internet Price: $65.00
Retail Price: $73.00


last edited by dynamite at 22:41:53 29/Apr/04

Creative Sound Blaster Live Digital Entertainment 5.1SE

and heres the right link, fixed for dyna -- clicky for umart price

So is that a good card? Does it support my speakers? so i can plug it in and use real 5.1 not emulated 5.1 like atm :P.

Dolby Digital audio decoding to 5.1 speaker channels in analog or digital modes

ya it will work fine, i've heard one going on some surround spk's at work sounds awsome.

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last edited by jmr at 22:53:35 29/Apr/04

Audigy 2 ZS about $180 from Umart

Is there a big difference between the Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS and Creative Sound Blaster Live Digital Entertainment 5.1SE? Since im a new to this sound stuff will i even notice the difference between the two cards? I just dont wanna go spending over another $100 on a sound card which i dont really need.

the maine difference between those to is the ZS would be a f***load better at recording/playback.

Mate go to the Umart site, into their products section and check the specs out for the two cards. The ZS is much more versatile, supports up to 7.1, 192khz/108db snr etc etc...depends on what quality and versatility u want in your playback & low latency of the card.

I am using one with Zalman surround headphones and it rocks in games, is very good in music..havent hooked it up to a set of free standing 5.1 speakers but my money is on that it would be a very good choice for the $$.

I've looked at the specs phsyco but like i said, im new to it all and know nothing what the specs are telling me. All i get is they both play 5.1... haha

What jmr said ^

Not to mention the ZS would support the latest in EAX if your interested in surround sound performance in games.

M-Audio Rev 7.1 is the go

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Whoops didn't see the $150 price limit

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