Discuss (3) -
Posted at 8:13 AM on Monday 07/26/10 by
Ben
Hotness UNHOT
Newegg has the Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card for $35 - $10 off with coupon code EMCYTZT64 - $10 rebate [Exp 8/1] + $4 shipping = $19 shipped. Features 24-bit/96kHz recording and playback with 100dB signal to noise ratio and digital output. [Compare]
  • 1
    dave_c - Posted 11:58 am PDT 07/26/10 (16755 Posts)  Report Spam

    If you don't mind bloated Creative drivers this is a good price on a low-midrange sound card, albeit PCI.

    Note that the 'egg specs do not list support for Vista or Win7 (or non-Win OS either), you might want to check Creative's site if you had plannend to use these OS.

    Might be the cheapest way to get EAX3 for gaming effects?

    Looks like it has an output stage that is opamp plus push-pull transistor pairs in the feedback loop, a better setup for driving headphones than typical $20 cards have. With a few 3 cent resistors you could even bias this toward class A output, though it might produce too much heat doing so with the current needed for low-z cans.

    Why mention that on a cheap non-audiophile card? Because I wouldn't take a soldering iron to an expensive card, plus cheap cards are fun to mod and mods do improve them (depending on the mod of course).

    Was this useful?
    Voting ...
    0 0
  • 2
    seraphim32 - Posted 1:02 pm PDT 07/26/10 (81 Posts)  Report Spam

    what i like about this card is that it will fit in a half height slot. i have a few small towers i use as a media center and it is nice to be able to use 7.1 to my receiver.

    Was this useful?
    Voting ...
    0 0
  • 3
    seraphim32 - Posted 1:08 pm PDT 07/26/10 (81 Posts)  Report Spam

    what i like about this card is that it will fit in a half height slot. i have a few small towers i use as a media center and it is nice to be able to use 7.1 to my receiver.

    Was this useful?
    Voting ...
    0 0

Already a member? Sign in below.

Forgot Password?

Registration takes seconds! Once registered you’ll have members only access to:

  • Favorites bookmark list
  • Fully customizable User Profile
  • Discussions on all products
  • Forums & more
or