Terratec DMX 6Fire 24/96 VS Creative Labs Audigy Platinum

Necrosis · May 21, 2002, 11:44 AM

I found a good article comparing the two cards from Tom's Hardware. Here is a snippet from the intro.

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The DMX 6Fire 24/96 and the Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum are cards designed specifically for budding musicians who want to make the most of their PC's potential without having to pay a fortune. Of course you can always find professional cards of impeccable quality, but, on the average, they cost just about as much as a standard PC system, if not a good deal more. With the DMX 6Fire and the Audigy Platinum, the user has a wide range of possibilities and multimedia capabilities that the more specialized cards don't offer.

The Audigy Platinum relies on its high versatility and claims to excel in fields such as games, music creation and recording, thanks to its all-purpose DSP. The DMX 6Fire 24/96 focuses much more on recording and music as the hub of the whole sound system. It does not bother with extended MIDI functions, but proves to be a proper card that can record and process 24-bit/96-kHz sound.

Virtually identical in price and target users, the DMX 6Fire 24/96 and the Audigy Platinum try to be attractive in different ways. It remains to be seen which is the best, and for which kind of use.

Here is where you can see the whole article Terratec DMX 6Fire 24/96 -- Creative Labs Audigy Platinum DUEL

Trunks0 · May 21, 2002, 12:08 PM

With out reading it I can already tell you the terratec has a leg up on the audigy. Why? Because the audigy isn't a true 24-bit 96kHz card card. The audigy still processes all of its audio functions at 16-bit/48kHz

In other words the Terratec card is the better of the 2 in that sense

Were did I learn that the audigy wasn't a true 24-bit sound card? FiringSquads review. Click here and scroll down to "It's still a 16-bit sound card".

DallasStar · May 21, 2002, 03:07 PM

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Originally posted by Trunks0
With out reading it I can already tell you the terratec has a leg up on the audigy. Why? Because the audigy isn't a true 24-bit 96kHz card card. The audigy still processes all of its audio functions at 16-bit/48kHz

In other words the Terratec card is the better of the 2 in that sense

Were did I learn that the audigy wasn't a true 24-bit sound card? FiringSquads review. Click here and scroll down to "It's still a 16-bit sound card".

How many speakers do you suppose actually can produce the sound of 24bit 96khz?

May 21, 2002, 08:57 PM

well im sure its audible, otherwise why bother.?

DallasStar · May 22, 2002, 02:54 AM

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Originally posted by Billy
well im sure its audible, otherwise why bother.?

I guess they made it so there won't be quality loss with analog file creation/recording/conversion... I don't think that there are many (or any) speakers that can actually produce the sound though. Maybe in the future there will be. I duno if there is an audible difference though.

Trunks0 · May 25, 2002, 08:11 AM

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Originally posted by dallasstar
How many speakers do you suppose actually can produce the sound of 24bit 96khz?

Thats a dumb question. A good pair of speakers would allow you to tell the dif

May 21, 2002, 12:08 PM	#2
Trunks0 Keeping an open mind Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver,B.C.,Canada Posts: 552 Rep Power: 62 System Specs	With out reading it I can already tell you the terratec has a leg up on the audigy. Why? Because the audigy isn't a true 24-bit 96kHz card card. The audigy still processes all of its audio functions at 16-bit/48kHz In other words the Terratec card is the better of the 2 in that sense Were did I learn that the audigy wasn't a true 24-bit sound card? FiringSquads review. Click here and scroll down to "It's still a 16-bit sound card". __________________

May 21, 2002, 08:57 PM	#4
Billy Guest Posts: n/a	well im sure its audible, otherwise why bother.?