question for audigy users

anton2dan · Sep 16, 2007, 10:06 AM

Right now I am using a SB0222 live 5.1 (with kX dirvers) with logitech x530 speakers... Would i notice a big difference in sound quality if i purchesed an audigy 2 valeu or audigy 4 (also with kX drivers) ?

JGSF · Sep 16, 2007, 01:56 PM

I don't have any logitech x530 speakers, but what I can say is that I can hear a noticeable difference (for better) with the Audigy2.

TravelRec. · Sep 16, 2007, 07:09 PM

Confirmed. Audigy1 sounds slightly better than a Live! card, Audigy 2 ZS sounds a lot better and has higher quality codecs. Don´t buy an Audigy2 Value card, spend some more bucks for a real Audigy2 card. You will never regret it

JGSF · Sep 16, 2007, 07:24 PM

IMHO, the best buy would be an Audigy 2 ZS (sb0350), since it has plenty of ins/outs to play with.

Unfortunaly it has been discontinued some time ago, but I'm sure you can get an used one for a decent price.

anton2dan · Sep 16, 2007, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny1982

IMHO, the best buy would be an Audigy 2 ZS (sb0350), since it has plenty of ins/outs to play with.

Unfortunaly it has been discontinued some time ago, but I'm sure you can get an used one for a decent price.

That's the idea.. I'm trying to find an used one, since in the shops there are only x-fi's these days.
I may be able to pull out an audigy4 oem, though. I'm only aiming for better sound quality, not how many ins and outs the card has. My current DSP setups work very well on the sb live also, so.. which is better in sound quality.. audigy 4 vs audigy 2zs?

JGSF · Sep 16, 2007, 10:11 PM

It should be about the same... same chip, sames converters.

Doug W · Sep 17, 2007, 01:17 AM

In the past few years, I bought an Audigy 1 (SB0090) and an Audigy 2 ZS (SB0350) on Ebay and both worked perfectly. Looks like you can BUY IT NOW on Ebay for around $50 USD.

My advice is to go for the Audigy 2 ZS.

anton2dan · Sep 18, 2007, 10:46 PM

thx for the replies..
one more questin.. is audigy 4 sb0610 fully supported with kx drivers? if not.. what's not supported?

Russ · Sep 18, 2007, 10:51 PM

IIRC, WaveHQ is not currently supported on that model.

popej · Sep 23, 2007, 10:44 PM

Audigy 4 (non-Pro) has better chipset, it can play 44.1kHz without resampling. Unfortunately kX doesn't support this new features.

urmama · Sep 27, 2007, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny1982

IMHO, the best buy would be an Audigy 2 ZS (sb0350), since it has plenty of ins/outs to play with.

Unfortunaly it has been discontinued some time ago, but I'm sure you can get an used one for a decent price.

so u r saying that the SB035 is better than the SB0090 ???

thomasabarnes · Sep 27, 2007, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by urmama

so u r saying that the SB035 is better than the SB0090 ???

Yes.

Thank God! I have a Delta 1010LT, and a Mackie ONYX Sattelite, a Keystation Pro 88 (new model, not the one where the keys stick), a Shure KSM27 Mic, and a pair of KRK RockIt 5 Studio Monitors!

I get stable 2.xms latency with the Delta. I'm loving it, and the sound quality (even at lower sample rates) is very impressive compared to using a Creative Consumer card!

I know I said I was gonna try a Audigy 4 first, but I changed my mind. I did'nt want to waste any more money ( and kX doesn't fully support the Audigy 4, anyway).

Sorry for going off topic here.

Cya all around.

urmama · Sep 27, 2007, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by urmama

so u r saying that the SB035 is better than the SB0090 ???

doooope.... never mind i finally took my SBoo90 out and compared it to the SB035 that a costumer just so happened to be nice and give it to me for biulding him a pc cheap

got it installed now. think ill jump em all together and get a six tracker

Doug W · Sep 27, 2007, 05:56 PM

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got it installed now. think ill jump em all together and get a six tracker

You should have 8 mono inputs with the 2 hooked together properly.

Sep 16, 2007, 10:06 AM	#1
anton2dan DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	question for audigy users Right now I am using a SB0222 live 5.1 (with kX dirvers) with logitech x530 speakers... Would i notice a big difference in sound quality if i purchesed an audigy 2 valeu or audigy 4 (also with kX drivers) ?

Sep 16, 2007, 07:09 PM	#3
TravelRec. Alternative Audioproductions Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Germany / Sachsen-Anhalt Posts: 1,710 Rep Power: 0	Confirmed. Audigy1 sounds slightly better than a Live! card, Audigy 2 ZS sounds a lot better and has higher quality codecs. Don´t buy an Audigy2 Value card, spend some more bucks for a real Audigy2 card. You will never regret it __________________ Always take a look behind.

Sep 23, 2007, 10:44 PM	#10
popej DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 57 Rep Power: 0	Audigy 4 (non-Pro) has better chipset, it can play 44.1kHz without resampling. Unfortunately kX doesn't support this new features. __________________ popej

Sep 16, 2007, 01:56 PM	#2
JGSF HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 452 Rep Power: 0	I don't have any logitech x530 speakers, but what I can say is that I can hear a noticeable difference (for better) with the Audigy2.

Sep 16, 2007, 07:24 PM	#4
JGSF HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 452 Rep Power: 0	IMHO, the best buy would be an Audigy 2 ZS (sb0350), since it has plenty of ins/outs to play with. Unfortunaly it has been discontinued some time ago, but I'm sure you can get an used one for a decent price.

Sep 16, 2007, 10:11 PM	#6
JGSF HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 452 Rep Power: 0	It should be about the same... same chip, sames converters.

Sep 17, 2007, 01:17 AM	#7
Doug W HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Montevideo, MN USA Posts: 973 Rep Power: 0	In the past few years, I bought an Audigy 1 (SB0090) and an Audigy 2 ZS (SB0350) on Ebay and both worked perfectly. Looks like you can BUY IT NOW on Ebay for around $50 USD. My advice is to go for the Audigy 2 ZS.

Sep 18, 2007, 10:46 PM	Thread Starter #8
anton2dan DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	thx for the replies.. one more questin.. is audigy 4 sb0610 fully supported with kx drivers? if not.. what's not supported?

Sep 18, 2007, 10:51 PM	#9
Russ HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 5,563 Rep Power: 62	IIRC, WaveHQ is not currently supported on that model.