Is the Audigy REALLY worth it?

gibbon565 · Sep 29, 2002, 04:11 PM

What I mean is should I wait for the audigy 2 or go elsewhere as I have heard of many problems with the card itself which makes me very aprehensive

K6-III · Sep 29, 2002, 04:23 PM

What do you want out of a soundcard???

If gaming, get the Audigy/Audigy2....

The sigmatel dacs they're planning to use introduce a very tinny sound.

I'd much rather suggest the Terratec DMX 6Fire or 6Fire-LT for proper ASIO support, true 24/96 playback and recording (not that the Audigy2 can only do ASIO under 16/48) and is full AC97 free....

Also the Terratec comes with ASIO 2.0 drivers while the Audigy uses ASIO 1.0 drivers.

With Winamp 2.xx and the ASIO plugin, prepare yourself for truly superior soundquality...

And, on top of all that...you get EAX, A3D, DS3D...via the Sensaura Multidrive 5.1 API...

Kelsenellenelvian · Sep 29, 2002, 10:07 PM

hell yes audigy is worth it. I have the one and its the best I've had so far.

e-Seeker · Oct 2, 2002, 09:59 PM

I'd wait for AudigyII; hope it's not as f-up as the first release...

DallasStar · Oct 5, 2002, 12:11 AM

no, its not worth it. i mean.... the gtxp with everything is as cheap as audigy mp3+

.... the platinum audigy is 160 dollars......

...... The only reason I still keep my audigy in my pc even with a santacruz in there is because of EAX3 and Soundfonts (midi). If it weren't for those two features, I'd have given it away or something (to poor deKee

).

e-Seeker · Oct 5, 2002, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dallasstar
...I'd have given it away or something (to poor deKee ).

AAaaa... LMFAO!!

tx. dallas!

Nah, I guess I'd pass it on to someone who never heard of Audigy problems

reno · Oct 8, 2002, 04:01 AM

EAX 3.0 is the future.

24bit/96khz is not.

I'm sorry, but with any speaker system for desktops or midrange home theaters, those buzzwords do almost nothing for sound quality.

It's a freaking computer! If you want "absolute audio fidelity" buy a 100,000 dollar set of electrostatic 7.1 speakers and THX2 custom made amps and decoders.

If you want the lowest CPU usage, the most USEABLE features (EAX3, Soundfonts which rock, and crystal clear 5.1 audio on Klipsch 5.1s or pristine 4 channel surround gaming on logitech z560s), the most you'll probably really need (right now) is an Audigy.

The only real thing any other card could introduce is more EAX, or hardware decoding, which, unlike the uninformed will tell you, the Audigy REALLY DOES DO DOLBY DIGITAL IN HARDWARE.

And for 100 bucks, come on. I spend more money on three tanks of gas. It's worth it for EAX 3 and the BEST soundfonts of joe schmoes consumer sound card.

e-Seeker · Oct 8, 2002, 04:37 AM

Believe it or not, Reno, I totally agree with you!

DallasStar · Oct 8, 2002, 04:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by reno
EAX 3.0 is the future.

24bit/96khz is not.

I'm sorry, but with any speaker system for desktops or midrange home theaters, those buzzwords do almost nothing for sound quality.

It's a freaking computer! If you want "absolute audio fidelity" buy a 100,000 dollar set of electrostatic 7.1 speakers and THX2 custom made amps and decoders.

If you want the lowest CPU usage, the most USEABLE features (EAX3, Soundfonts which rock, and crystal clear 5.1 audio on Klipsch 5.1s or pristine 4 channel surround gaming on logitech z560s), the most you'll probably really need (right now) is an Audigy.

The only real thing any other card could introduce is more EAX, or hardware decoding, which, unlike the uninformed will tell you, the Audigy REALLY DOES DO DOLBY DIGITAL IN HARDWARE.

And for 100 bucks, come on. I spend more money on three tanks of gas. It's worth it for EAX 3 and the BEST soundfonts of joe schmoes consumer sound card.

Read Creative's own FAQ on the Audigy

. Even that says that the decoding is strictly in drivers.

(and IMO, EAX3 is really cool)

RIV@NVX · Oct 8, 2002, 08:36 AM

Agree with dallastar, EAX 3 is fascinating, I remember when I first tried EAX goldmine on 5.1 system... rollz... Must be that because they took some of A3D techs.

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e-Seeker AKA e-Seeker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Zagreb Posts: 943 Rep Power: 0	I'd wait for AudigyII; hope it's not as f-up as the first release... __________________

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DallasStar Junior Join Date: May 2002 Location: Wave Existence Posts: 2,065 Rep Power: 0	no, its not worth it. i mean.... the gtxp with everything is as cheap as audigy mp3+ .... the platinum audigy is 160 dollars...... ...... The only reason I still keep my audigy in my pc even with a santacruz in there is because of EAX3 and Soundfonts (midi). If it weren't for those two features, I'd have given it away or something (to poor deKee ). __________________ "A picture of my existence... would show a useless wooden stake covered in snow... stuck loosely at a slant in the ground in a ploughed field on the edge of a vast open plain on a dark winter night." --- Franz Kafka

Oct 8, 2002, 04:01 AM	#7
reno Painlord of Ichor Join Date: May 2002 Location: bloinkin! Posts: 1,610 Rep Power: 0	fdj EAX 3.0 is the future. 24bit/96khz is not. I'm sorry, but with any speaker system for desktops or midrange home theaters, those buzzwords do almost nothing for sound quality. It's a freaking computer! If you want "absolute audio fidelity" buy a 100,000 dollar set of electrostatic 7.1 speakers and THX2 custom made amps and decoders. If you want the lowest CPU usage, the most USEABLE features (EAX3, Soundfonts which rock, and crystal clear 5.1 audio on Klipsch 5.1s or pristine 4 channel surround gaming on logitech z560s), the most you'll probably really need (right now) is an Audigy. The only real thing any other card could introduce is more EAX, or hardware decoding, which, unlike the uninformed will tell you, the Audigy REALLY DOES DO DOLBY DIGITAL IN HARDWARE. And for 100 bucks, come on. I spend more money on three tanks of gas. It's worth it for EAX 3 and the BEST soundfonts of joe schmoes consumer sound card.

Sep 29, 2002, 04:23 PM	#2
K6-III DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 41 Rep Power: 0	What do you want out of a soundcard??? If gaming, get the Audigy/Audigy2.... The sigmatel dacs they're planning to use introduce a very tinny sound. I'd much rather suggest the Terratec DMX 6Fire or 6Fire-LT for proper ASIO support, true 24/96 playback and recording (not that the Audigy2 can only do ASIO under 16/48) and is full AC97 free.... Also the Terratec comes with ASIO 2.0 drivers while the Audigy uses ASIO 1.0 drivers. With Winamp 2.xx and the ASIO plugin, prepare yourself for truly superior soundquality... And, on top of all that...you get EAX, A3D, DS3D...via the Sensaura Multidrive 5.1 API...

Oct 8, 2002, 04:37 AM	#8
e-Seeker AKA e-Seeker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Zagreb Posts: 943 Rep Power: 0	Believe it or not, Reno, I totally agree with you! __________________

Oct 8, 2002, 08:36 AM	#10
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Agree with dallastar, EAX 3 is fascinating, I remember when I first tried EAX goldmine on 5.1 system... rollz... Must be that because they took some of A3D techs. __________________ -- Vedran