Live Vs audigy convertors ? platinum

mrvomit · Nov 2, 2006, 12:51 AM

i wonder ,never asked that:

Are Conversors /connectors of audigy better of audigy 1/2 live ones? (speaking about platinum drives mos).

Any difference between LIVe/A1 /A2 speaking about HARDWARE quality connectors i mean (noise /signal and so on?),

and above all ,on the connectors comparison of livedrive vs/ audigypanel (if any?).

JGSF · Nov 3, 2006, 09:56 AM

Conversors of the live are miles away from the audigy ones. Behind, of course.

mrvomit · Nov 3, 2006, 11:35 AM

uhm..more specific , please?

The only comparison i heard was about more resources (some more plugins)possible to load on the audigy,but nobody issued about in terms of sound for conversors.

My concern, For example , would be A mic2/line2 less noisy (mine is A LOT).

But spdif should be the same , so just saying "Its miles better" does'nt mean anything at that point.

Ok ,audigy being capable of 96khz,but not fully implementd with kx so i don care.
And anyway i don think it is related to conversors ,and jacks to be more precise.
the point is 44/48 ,and noise/signal ratio.

_______

ANd i hate that (but is another story):if i not pull the switch on of the MIc2_preamplifier(gain) on ,i hear Just sound from the left side .if i switch on i hear both sides.

**dj_stick** · Nov 3, 2006, 11:50 AM

ok when the gain knob is all the way off on the line2/mic, then it's set up as a stereo line in, if it's turned up, it's converted into a mono mic input, so you'll only get one channel out of it

as for the internal converters on the card, there would be a slight difference imo, but not too much of one

mrvomit · Nov 3, 2006, 12:08 PM

hey thanks dj.
What values i have to search for the specs of connectors on technical pages(i'm scrolling the web).
i wonder if I bought an a2 platinum used , (still searching 1 at a resonable price here on my land).

_______Little OT____
And think,i have a "pulsar creamware",and i don use it as is just hassle and issues

Sp is not "elastic",and not configurable as kx,where you meet all your needs (by Dsp).
Those bastards never upgraded drivers..
edit:they did update ,but they want charge 200 bucks more just for nre drivers.
They 'll never get from me.
Pulsar its a card thought not for Home_rec-,but to be connected on a large daw.

JGSF · Nov 4, 2006, 01:37 AM

Yes, the mic line in the audigy is less noisy. The Audigy has a higher SNR than the live.

Yes, I can note the difference in my hi-fi between my audigy and my live. Specially on sounds with lots of reverb and high pitched notes. The Live! card has more digital artifacts.

But hey, I use samples in wav format and shit like that.

Honestly, I think that those who hear some mp3's and play a few games won't note any diference.

I hope this helps... it's all that I know...

mrvomit · Nov 4, 2006, 12:40 PM

thanks johnny

jiiteepee · Nov 5, 2006, 12:16 PM

Some information on
Audigy:
http://www.digit-life.com/articles/a...mex/index.html

Live:
http://www.digit-life.com/articles/s...m51/index.html
http://www.digit-life.com/articles/l...e51/index.html

Also, there are plenty of reviews on both cards you can find by googling.

jiitee

mrvomit · Nov 6, 2006, 03:00 AM

yep THANKS i googled already and found the same links.

But i did'nt understand so much about,
for eample i found snr of audYgy but not for live.
articles were also was more pointed at hi fi _entertainment ,and stroNgly dependant from creative_drivers too.

Going to buy an a2 sb 0240 probably tomorrow if the guy sells me ,and to check for myself.

Nov 2, 2006, 12:51 AM	#1
mrvomit HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 261 Rep Power: 0	Live Vs audigy convertors ? platinum i wonder ,never asked that: Are Conversors /connectors of audigy better of audigy 1/2 live ones? (speaking about platinum drives mos). Any difference between LIVe/A1 /A2 speaking about HARDWARE quality connectors i mean (noise /signal and so on?), and above all ,on the connectors comparison of livedrive vs/ audigypanel (if any?). __________________ audio: Audigy 2 platinum SB0240 - amd 939 175 opty- Backup: Sblive 5.1 platinum (w.live drive) Sb060 DVDwriter : pioneer 107, nec 3540A windows XP

Nov 3, 2006, 11:35 AM	Thread Starter #3
mrvomit HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 261 Rep Power: 0	uhm..more specific , please? The only comparison i heard was about more resources (some more plugins)possible to load on the audigy,but nobody issued about in terms of sound for conversors. My concern, For example , would be A mic2/line2 less noisy (mine is A LOT). But spdif should be the same , so just saying "Its miles better" does'nt mean anything at that point. Ok ,audigy being capable of 96khz,but not fully implementd with kx so i don care. And anyway i don think it is related to conversors ,and jacks to be more precise. the point is 44/48 ,and noise/signal ratio. _______ ANd i hate that (but is another story):if i not pull the switch on of the MIc2_preamplifier(gain) on ,i hear Just sound from the left side .if i switch on i hear both sides. __________________ audio: Audigy 2 platinum SB0240 - amd 939 175 opty- Backup: Sblive 5.1 platinum (w.live drive) Sb060 DVDwriter : pioneer 107, nec 3540A windows XP

Nov 3, 2006, 12:08 PM	Thread Starter #5
mrvomit HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 261 Rep Power: 0	hey thanks dj. What values i have to search for the specs of connectors on technical pages(i'm scrolling the web). i wonder if I bought an a2 platinum used , (still searching 1 at a resonable price here on my land). _______Little OT____ And think,i have a "pulsar creamware",and i don use it as is just hassle and issuesSp is not "elastic",and not configurable as kx,where you meet all your needs (by Dsp). Those bastards never upgraded drivers.. edit:they did update ,but they want charge 200 bucks more just for nre drivers. They 'll never get from me. Pulsar its a card thought not for Home_rec-,but to be connected on a large daw. __________________ audio: Audigy 2 platinum SB0240 - amd 939 175 opty- Backup: Sblive 5.1 platinum (w.live drive) Sb060 DVDwriter : pioneer 107, nec 3540A windows XP

Nov 4, 2006, 12:40 PM	Thread Starter #7
mrvomit HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 261 Rep Power: 0	thanks johnny __________________ audio: Audigy 2 platinum SB0240 - amd 939 175 opty- Backup: Sblive 5.1 platinum (w.live drive) Sb060 DVDwriter : pioneer 107, nec 3540A windows XP

Nov 6, 2006, 03:00 AM	Thread Starter #9
mrvomit HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 261 Rep Power: 0	yep THANKS i googled already and found the same links. But i did'nt understand so much about, for eample i found snr of audYgy but not for live. articles were also was more pointed at hi fi _entertainment ,and stroNgly dependant from creative_drivers too. Going to buy an a2 sb 0240 probably tomorrow if the guy sells me ,and to check for myself. __________________ audio: Audigy 2 platinum SB0240 - amd 939 175 opty- Backup: Sblive 5.1 platinum (w.live drive) Sb060 DVDwriter : pioneer 107, nec 3540A windows XP Last edited by mrvomit; Nov 7, 2006 at 02:46 PM.

Nov 3, 2006, 09:56 AM	#2
JGSF HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 452 Rep Power: 0	Conversors of the live are miles away from the audigy ones. Behind, of course.

Nov 4, 2006, 01:37 AM	#6
JGSF HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 452 Rep Power: 0	Yes, the mic line in the audigy is less noisy. The Audigy has a higher SNR than the live. Yes, I can note the difference in my hi-fi between my audigy and my live. Specially on sounds with lots of reverb and high pitched notes. The Live! card has more digital artifacts. But hey, I use samples in wav format and shit like that. Honestly, I think that those who hear some mp3's and play a few games won't note any diference. I hope this helps... it's all that I know...

Nov 5, 2006, 12:16 PM	#8
jiiteepee HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: FI Posts: 400 Rep Power: 0	Some information on Audigy: http://www.digit-life.com/articles/a...mex/index.html Live: http://www.digit-life.com/articles/s...m51/index.html http://www.digit-life.com/articles/l...e51/index.html Also, there are plenty of reviews on both cards you can find by googling. jiitee